Designing Access Controls

Choose Endpoint Integrity Testing Methods

Figure 3-4. InstallShield Wizard for the NAC EI Agent

Manually—You can instruct users to access the NAC 800 and download the NAC EI agent manually. The NAC 800 makes the agent available at this URL:

https://<CS or ES IP address>:89/setup.exe

A user might choose this option because he or she does not want to enable ActiveX (required for automatic installation).

After the agent is installed, the NAC 800 can test the endpoint as often as necessary without further end-user interaction.

Requirements for NAC Agent Testing. The agent must be installed on the endpoint. For the NAC 800 to download the agent to endpoints automatically, the endpoints must allow ActiveX content from the NAC 800.

Otherwise, either the IT staff or the user must install the NAC agent on the endpoint before the user attempts to connect to the network.

If a router lies between the NAC 800 and the endpoints, the router must keep TCP and UDP ports 1500 open. In most cases, the NAC 800 can automatically open the correct ports through the endpoints’ firewall.

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