There are several specific questions to answer when designing a NAP architecture, and they can be put into three categories:
What are the current capabilities of the network infrastructure and computers?
Which is more important: the cost or the robustness of the solution?
How do the client computers connect to the network: directly, or through a virtual private network (VPN)?
NAP is a new platform and solution that controls access to network resources based on a client computer’s identity and compliance with corporate governance policy. NAP allows network administrators to define granular levels of network access based on who a client is, the groups to which the client belongs, and the degree to which that client is compliant with corporate governance policy. If a client is not compliant, NAP provides a mechanism to automatically bring the client back into compliance and then dynamically increase its level of network access.
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