Network Policy Server (NPS)
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
Network Policy Server (NPS) provides authentication, authorization, and accounting services for network access servers, such as IEEE 802.1X authenticating switches and wireless access points, virtual private network (VPN) servers, dial-up servers, and computers running Windows Server 2008 with Terminal Services Gateway (TS Gateway).
Aspects
The following is a list of all aspects that are part of this managed entity:
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Network Policy Server (NPS) receives accounting request messages from configured RADIUS clients. Depending on the accounting configuration of the server running NPS, the accounting request will be logged in either a log file or a SQL Server database. |
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Network Policy Server (NPS) contacts domain controllers to perform authentication and authorization for connection requests received from configured RADIUS clients. If NPS cannot contact domain controllers, it cannot perform authentication and authorization, and network access authentication will fail. |
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When Network Policy Server (NPS) is configured as a RADIUS server, it performs authentication, authorization, and accounting for connection requests received from configured RADIUS clients. If authentication and authorization are successful, users and computers are granted access to the network resources for which they have permissions. |
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The Network Policy Server (NPS) configuration must comply with the Windows operating system license restrictions for the component. |
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Network Policy Server (NPS) processes connection requests that are received from RADIUS clients. |