IBM Tivoli and Cisco manual Next steps, NAC technology, NAC Appliance components

The next steps

Let us take a look at the next steps:

1.Deploy Cisco Clean Access now. Cisco Clean Access allows you to immediately receive the benefits of an admission control solution.

2.Determine whether you will need an architecture-based NAC Framework solution. With Cisco Clean Access in place, you can begin to evaluate whether you also meet a profile for an architecture-based approach. Several factors must be considered when choosing to deploy any NAC solution, including the network where it is to be deployed and the type of organization that is deploying it.

3.Consider getting help. Cisco Advanced Services can assist you with the design, implementation, integration, and deployment of a customized NAC solution.

4.Take advantage of your Cisco Clean Access investment. Cisco Clean Access components can be fully integrated into a NAC Framework solution.

NAC technology

Let us take a look at the components needed for NAC Appliance and NAC Framework.

NAC Appliance components

Cisco Clean Access is comprised of the following elements:

￿Cisco Clean Access Server provides device assessment and enforces access privileges based on endpoint compliance.

￿Cisco Clean Access Manager provides central management of the Cisco Clean Access solution, including enforcement policy and remediation services.

￿Cisco Clean Access Agent is an optional, free client that provides more rigorous endpoint policy compliance assessment and streamlined remediation in both managed and unmanaged environments.

Cisco Clean Access is supported for wireless access via the following technologies:

￿All 802.11 Wi-Fi access points, including Cisco Aironet access points

￿Any Wi-Fi client devices with an IEEE 802.1X supplicant that supports NAC

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