The following list details how Novell ZENworks Network Access Control handles static IP addresses:
Inline Mode — Novell ZENworks Network Access Control can detect, test, and quarantine static IP addresses. The end-user cannot circumvent a quarantine.
DHCP mode
Novell ZENworks Network Access Control can detect and test static IP addresses but cannot quarantine static IP addresses.
Novell ZENworks Network Access Control can detect static IP endpoints in two different ways:
Any type of traffic from the endpoint can be detected if that endpoint has any network traffic visible by Novell ZENworks Network Access Control
By using the Agent Callback feature (see Section 5.1.1, Agent Callback).
An endpoint with a static IP address can be automatically tested only if the endpoint:
Has credentials stored for agentless testing.
Already has the agent installed.
If you do not use the items in the previous list, you cannot capture the users attention in their browser to force them to supply credentials or install an agent and get tested.
If an endpoint has a static IP address and it can’t be tested automatically, the endpoint shows up as awaiting test initiation in the Endpoint activity window.
Any mode — An administrator can manually test any endpoint by pointing the endpoint’s browser to http://Novell ZENworks Network Access Control Enforcement server IP address>:88. This includes endpoints with static IP addresses.