Product Requirements

Partner Product Requirements: Cisco VPN Client

Memory

Storage

34MB

50MB

Operating System

Platform

Windows XP

Windows 2000

Windows Vista

Required Patches

SP2 or later

SP2 or later

All versions as of date listed above

Additional Hardware Requirements:

The Cisco VPN Client is compatible with the following Cisco products

Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrator Software Version 3.0 or later

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(8)T or later

Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version 7.0 or later

Cisco ASA 5500 Series Software Version 7.0 or later

The Cisco VPN Client integrates with the RSA Software Token and RSA SecurID 800 token so that users only have to enter a PIN; where the tokencode is automatically pulled into the client. The following table shows what Cisco products support this feature.

RSA Software Token and RSA SecurID 800 Integration Compatibility Matrix

Cisco Product

Native RSA SecurID

RADIUS Authentication

Authentication

 

 

 

Cisco VPN 3000 Series

Yes

Yes*

Cisco IOS Software

N/A

No

Cisco PIX Security Appliance

Yes

Yes*

Cisco ASA 5500 Series

Yes

Yes*

 

* Needs RadiusSDI set to 1 for

this to function. See the Cisco VPN client

 

profile configuration section for information.

Important: The RSA Software Token and RSA SecurID 800 Integration is a Windows only solution.

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