Cisco Systems Cisco 1700 Cisco Secure User Registration Tool, Hardware, Browser for Web Login

Chapter 5 VPN and Security Products

Cisco Secure User Registration Tool

Cisco Secure URT is a virtual LAN (VLAN) assignment service that provides LAN security by actively identifying and authenticating users and then associating them only to the specific network services and resources they need through dynamic VLAN assignments to Cisco Catalyst® Switch networks. URT v2.5 introduces many innovative features, including a Web-based logon from Windows, Macintosh, and Linux clients, RADIUS and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication, and a secure link between the client and the VLAN Policy Server (VPS). It also includes a security feature based on the Media Access Control (MAC) address that prevents users from accessing the network if they are not using authorized machines. Web based LAN authentication allows for user mobility within the LAN environment.

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•Web Client Logon Interface—Supports customizable Web-based authentication for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux client platforms

•MAC-Based Security Option—Provides extended security to protect user access to the logon VLAN from unregistered PCs

•RADIUS Authentication and Accounting Support—RADIUS authentication is offered for Web logon

•Secure Link Between Cisco Secure URT Client and VPS Server—Security authentication and data encryption have been added to URT v2.5 to enable a more secure connection from the user

•LDAP Support (Active Directory and NDS directories)—Cisco Secure URT v2.5 supports Windows’ Active Directory and Novell’s NDS LDAP servers

•Multiple Users Per Port—Previous versions of Cisco Secure URT support only a single user logon on a single port

•Display of Windows NT Groups—The URT Administrator interface is enhanced to display the users belonging to a Windows NT group

•MAC Address Events History—With URT v2.5 MAC-address-based logon/logoff events are added as an option and reported to the history events tool

Specifications

Client Software RequirementsWindows 98 (2ndE), Windows NT4 Workstation/Server (SP6A), Windows 2000 (SP2) Professional/server, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home (Web Client Only), Mac OS 10.1 (Web client only), Linux Redhat/ SuSE/ Mandrake/ VA (Web Client only)-Min H/W for Web client (Pentium II, 256MB DRAM, 65 MB of disk space), Min H/W for traditional client (Pentium II, 64MB DRAM, 1MB of disk space)

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