Cisco Systems DOC-78-17916 Preparing to Install How the Cisco Security Agent Works

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Installing Management Center for Cisco Security Agents 5.2

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Preparing to InstallHow the Cisco Security Agent Works

The Cisco Security Agent provides distributed security to your enterprise by

deploying agents that defend against the proliferation of attacks across networks

and systems. These agents operate using a set of rules provided by the

Management Center for Cisco Security Agents and selectively assigned to each

client node on your network by the network administrator.

This section includes the following topics.

• Cisco Security Agent Overview, page 1-2

• Before Proceeding, page 1-3

• System Requirements, page 1-3

• Environment Requirements, page 1-9

• DNS and WINS Environments, page 1-9

• Browser Requirements, page 1-9

• Time and Date Requirements, page 1-10

• Port Availability, page 1-10

• Windows Cluster Support, page 1-11

• Internationalization Support, page 1-11

• Internationalization Support Tables, page 1-12

• About CSA MC, page 1-17