Chapter 9 NAC Configuration Scenario

Step 4: Set Up Administration Control

Step 3 In the Administrator Details area, specify the following information:

Option

Description

 

 

Administrator Name

Enter the login name for the ACS administrator account. Administrator names

 

can contain 1 to 32 characters, but cannot contain the left angle bracket (<), the

 

right angle bracket (>), or the backslash (\). An ACS administrator name does

 

not have to match a network user name.

 

 

Password

Enter the password for the administrator to access the ACS web interface.

 

The password can match the password that the administrator uses for dial-in

 

authentication; or, it can be a different password. ACS enforces the options in

 

the Password Validation Options section on the Administrator Password

 

Policy page.

 

Passwords must be at least 4 characters long and contain at least 1 numeric

 

character. The password cannot include the username or the reverse username,

 

must not match any of the previous 4 passwords, and must be in ASCII

 

characters. If you make a password error, ACS displays the password criteria.

 

If the password policy changes and the password does not change, the

 

administrator remains logged in. ACS enforces the new password policy at the

 

next login.

 

 

Confirm Password

Reenter the password that you entered in the password field.

 

 

Account Never

If you want to override the lockout options set up on the Administrator

Expires

Password Policy page (with the exception of manual lockout), check the check

 

box next to Account Never Expires. If you check this option, the account never

 

expires, but the password change policy remains in effect. The default value

 

is unchecked (disabled).

 

 

Account Locked

If you want to lock out an administrator who is denied access due to the account

 

policy options specified on the Password Policy page, check the Account

 

Locked check box. When unchecked (disabled), this option unlocks an

 

administrator who was locked out.

 

Administrators who have the Administration Control privilege can use this

 

option to manually lock out an account or reset locked accounts. The system

 

displays a message that explains the reason for a lockout.

 

When an administrator unlocks an account, ACS resets the Last Password

 

Change and the Last Activity fields to the day on which the administrator

 

unlocks the account.

 

The reset of a locked account does not affect the configuration of the lockout

 

and unlock mechanisms for failed attempts.

 

 

Step 4 Click Grant All.

This grants all privileges to the new administrator; or, specifies to which groups or actions this administrator is granted access.

Note For more information on administrative privileges, see the “Add Administrator and Edit Administrator Pages” section in Chapter 11 of the User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control Server 4.2, “Administrators and Administrative Policy.”

 

 

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