Cisco Systems 4.2 manual Profile Setup

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Contents

 

Install the CA Certificate 9-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Install the ACS Certificate

9-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Up Global Configuration

9-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Up Global Authentication

9-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Up EAP-FAST Configuration

9-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure the Logging Level

 

9-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Logs and Reports

 

9-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: Set Up Administration Control

 

9-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add Remote Administrator Access

9-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5: Set Up Shared Profile Components

9-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Network Access Filtering (Optional)

9-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Downloadable IP ACLs

 

9-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding an ACL

9-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding an ACE

9-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saving the dACL

9-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Radius Authorization Components

9-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6: Configure an External Posture Validation Audit Server

9-31

 

 

 

 

Add the Posture Attribute to the ACS Dictionary

9-31

 

 

 

 

 

Configure the External Posture Validation Audit Server

9-32

 

 

 

 

Step 7: Configure Posture Validation for NAC

9-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Internal Posture Validation Policies

9-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure External Posture Validation Policies

9-38

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure an External Posture Validation Audit Server

9-40

 

 

 

 

Add the Posture Attribute to the ACS Dictionary

9-40

 

 

 

 

 

Configure the External Posture Validation Audit Server

9-41

 

 

 

 

Authorization Policy and NAC Audit

9-43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 8: Set Up Templates to Create NAPs

9-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample NAC Profile Templates

9-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample NAC Layer 3 Profile Template

9-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profile Setup

9-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protocols Policy for the NAC Layer 3 Template

9-47

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Policy

9-48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Posture Validation Rule

9-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample NAC Layer 2 Template

9-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profile Setup

9-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protocols Settings

9-53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Policy

9-54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Posture Validation Rule

9-55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample NAC Layer 2 802.1x Template

9-55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration Guide for Cisco Secure ACS 4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4.2 manual Profile Setup

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