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About This Guide

About This Guide

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February 7, 2008

This preface includes the following sections:

•Audience

•Purpose

•Document Conventions

•New Features in this Release

•Product Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

This guide is for network administrators who are implementing the Cisco NAC Appliance solution to manage and secure their networks. Cisco NAC Appliance comprises the Clean Access Manager (CAM) administration appliance, Clean Access Server (CAS) enforcement appliance, and Clean Access Agent end-user client software. Use this document along with the Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Manager Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 4.1(2) to install and administer your Cisco NAC Appliance deployment.

Purpose

The Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 4.1(2) describes how to install and configure the Clean Access Server to implement the Cisco NAC Appliance (Cisco Clean Access) solution on your network. The Clean Access Server is the enforcement server between the untrusted and trusted sides of a Cisco NAC Appliance network. This guide provides additional information specific to the Clean Access Server, such as how to configure DHCP, perform CAS-specific (local) configuration tasks, and implement High Availability.

See Product Documentation for further details on the document set for Cisco NAC Appliance.

Document Conventions

Item	Convention
Indicates command line output.	Screen font
Indicates information you enter.	Boldface screen font
Indicates variables for which you supply values.	Italic screen font
Indicates web admin console modules, menus, tabs, links and submenu links.	Boldface font
Indicates a menu item to be selected.	Administration > User Pages

New Features in this Release

For a brief summary of the new features and enhancements available in this release refer to the "New and Changed Information" section of the Release Notes for Cisco NAC Appliance (Cisco Clean Access), Version 4.1(2).

Product Documentation

This section lists documents are available for Cisco NAC Appliance on Cisco.com at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6128/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

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Table 1 Cisco NAC Appliance Document Set 

Refer to This Document For Information On:	Document Title
•Which server hardware supports which versions of CAM/CAS software (if using your own server hardware) •CAM/CAS/Agent system requirements •NIC card troubleshooting	Supported Hardware and System Requirements for Cisco NAC Appliance (Cisco Clean Access)
•Which switches and NMEs support OOB deployment •Known issues/troubleshooting for switches and WLCs	Switch Support for Cisco NAC Appliance
•How to install the Clean Access Server (CAS) software on the Cisco NAC network module (NME-NAC-K9)	Getting Started with Cisco NAC Network Modules in Cisco Access Routers
•How to install Cisco NAC network module (NME-NAC-K9 ) in an Integrated Services Router	Installing Cisco Network Modules in Cisco Access Routers
Details on the latest 4.1(2) release, including: •New features and enhancements •Fixed caveats •Upgrade instructions •Supported AV/AS product charts •CAM/CAS/Agent compatibility and version information	Release Notes for Cisco NAC Appliance (Cisco Clean Access), Version 4.1(2)
Complete CAM details, including: •How to install the CAM software •Overviews of major concepts and features of Cisco NAC Appliance •How to use the CAM web console to perform global configuration of Cisco NAC Appliance (applying to all CASes in the deployment) •How to configure CAM pairs for High Availability	Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Manager Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 4.1(2)
CAS-specific details, including: •How to install the CAS software •Where to deploy the CAS on the network (general information) •How to perform local (CAS-specific) configuration using the CAS management pages of the CAM web console, or the CAS direct access console. •How to configure CAS pairs for High Availability	Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 4.1(2)

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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