Overview
Clearpass OnGuard is a University provided software that ensures your computer can join the UR network by verifying security settings such as the current firewall, OS update, and antivirus status. It is required to be installed on all macOS and Windows PCs that connect to 'urwin'.
Once installed, ClearPass must check in with a Healthy status in order to complete connection to the network. In addition to ClearPass, Crowdstrike Falcon (students) or one of our preferred free antivirus options (Faculty and Staff personal computers) needs to be installed on your computer.
Details / Instructions
Install ClearPass on macOS
- Log in to the Software Download page with your Netid and password. Click on ClearPass OnGuard for macOS.
- Click on Download File.
- When you are prompted to open the download file, click Save File and open the installer once the download is complete.
- In the next window that appears, double click to open the installation package.

- Click Continue to allow the software to be installed and follow the steps to complete installing the software

- When the installation is complete, click Close.

- The ClearPass OnGuard window will then appear showing that it is collecting the health information about your machine (firewall, updates, and antivirus).

- When the health check is complete, if your system is healthy you will see a message like the window below. You should now be able to connect to urwin. If your system should come back that it isn't healthy, it will tell you what you need to do to pass the health check.

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