C H A P T E R 9

NAC Configuration Scenario

This chapter describes how to set up Cisco Secure Access Control Server 4.2, hereafter referred to as ACS, to work in a Cisco Network Admission Control environment. This chapter contains the following sections:

•Step 1: Install ACS, page 9-1

•Step 2: Perform Network Configuration Tasks, page 9-2

•Step 3: Set Up System Configuration, page 9-5

•Step 4: Set Up Administration Control, page 9-17

•Step 5: Set Up Shared Profile Components, page 9-20

•Step 6: Configure an External Posture Validation Audit Server, page 9-31

•Step 7: Configure Posture Validation for NAC, page 9-35

•Step 8: Set Up Templates to Create NAPs, page 9-44

•Step 9: Map Posture Validation Components to Profiles, page 9-69

•Step 10: Map an Audit Server to a Profile, page 9-71

•Step 11 (Optional): Configure GAME Group Feedback, page 9-72

Step 1: Install ACS

This section describes the installation process that you perform to run ACS, which runs on a Windows 2003 server or on a Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine (ACS SE).

For detailed information on ACS installation, refer to the:

•Installation Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Release 4.2

•Installation Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine Release 4.2

Configuration Guide for Cisco Secure ACS 4.2

 

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4.2 specifications

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