Designing Access Controls

Choose RADIUS Servers

Integrated server/proxy to turnkey server—RADIUS servers are built in to PEPs. The built-in RADIUS servers proxy requests to one or more external RADIUS servers, which store all credentials and policies. IDM is a good option for configuring policies on the turnkey RADIUS server. Again, IDM can manage credentials for NAC 800s only.

Table 3-59. Integrated Server/Proxy to Turnkey Server Combination

PEPs with Built-in PDPs

Proxy PDP with Policy/Credential Repository

AP 530

Software RADIUS server using a local

Wireless Edge Services Module

 

credential database and managed by IDM

 

 

NAC 800 managed by IDM

 

 

 

 

Fully integrated—Endpoints connect to PEPs, each of which includes a built-in RADIUS server and stores all credentials and policies locally.

Table 3-60. Fully Integrated Combination

PEPs with Built-in PDPs and Policy/Credential Repositories

AP 530 (up to 100 users)

Wireless Edge Services Module (up to 500 users)

Note that the integrated server options can combine with the general option to accommodate PEPs that do not include built-in servers.

Table 3-61. Alternate Integrated Server/Proxy Combination

PEPs (Optional)

PEPs with built-in

Proxy PDPs

Policy/Credential

 

 

PDPs

 

 

Repository

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch

AP 530

Software RADIUS

Directory service

AP

Wireless Edge

 

server

 

 

 

 

Services Module

NAC 800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3-62. Alternate Integrated Server/Proxy to Turnkey Server Combination

PEPs (Optional)

PEPs with Built-in PDPs

Proxy PDP with Policy/

 

 

 

 

Credential Repository

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch

AP 530

Software RADIUS server

AP

Wireless Edge Services

 

managed by IDM

 

 

 

Module

NAC 800 managed by IDM

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can now consider the best choices for your environment:

1.How many users do you have in your network?

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