External Posture Validation Audit Server Setup

Chapter 9 NAC Configuration Scenario

Step 7: Configure Posture Validation for NAC

Configure the External Posture Validation Audit Server

You can configure an audit server once, and then use it for other profiles.

To configure an audit server:

Step 1 In the Posture Validation Components Setup page, click External Posture Validation Audit Setup. Step 2 Click Add Server.

The External Posture Validation Audit Server Setup page appears, as shown in Figure 9-28.

Figure 9-28 External Posture Validation Audit Server Setup Page

Step 3 To configure the audit server:

a.Enter a Name and Description (optional).

b.In the Which Hosts Are Audited section, choose what hosts you want to audit. You can enter the host IP or MAC addresses for the hosts that you want to audit or for a host that you do not want to audit.

c.For the hosts that will not be audited, choose a posture token from the drop-down list.

d.Scroll down to the Use These Audit Servers section.

Figure 9-29shows the Use These Audit Servers section of the External Posture Validation Server Setup page.

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Configure the External Posture Validation Audit Server

Figure 9-28 External Posture Validation Audit Server Setup Page

Figure 9-29shows the Use These Audit Servers section of the External Posture Validation Server Setup page.

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