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Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Configuration Guide, Release 4.7(5)
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About This Guide
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Introduction
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Planning Your Deployment
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Configuring Layer 3 Out-of-Band
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Configuring the CAS Managed Network
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Configuring DHCP
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Integrating with Cisco VPN Concentrators
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Local Traffic Control Policies
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Configuring Active Directory Single Sign-On
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Local Authentication Settings
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Local Certified and Floating Devices
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Administering the CAS
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Open Source License Acknowledgements
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Index
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Table Of Contents
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
About This Guide
Revised August 21, 2011, OL-19355-01This preface includes the following sections:
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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 Agent end-user client software. Use this document along with the Cisco NAC Appliance Hardware Installation Guide, Release 4.7 and Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Manager Configuration Guide, Release 4.7(5) to install, configure, and administer your Cisco NAC Appliance deployment.
Purpose
The Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Configuration Guide, Release 4.7(5) describes how to configure the Clean Access Server to implement the Cisco NAC Appliance 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, configure your deployment to work with AD SSO, and perform CAS-specific (local) configuration tasks.
See Product Documentation for further details on the document set for Cisco NAC Appliance.
Document Organization
Table 1 Document Organization
Provides a high-level overview of the Cisco NAC Appliance solution
Discusses planning considerations for deploying the software
Provides a general overview of the configuration needed for Layer 3 Out-of-Band deployment
Describes how to set up the Clean Access Server's managed domain
Describes how to configure each of the DHCP modes of the Clean Access Server
Describes the configuration required to integrate the Clean Access Server with Cisco VPN Concentrators
Describes how to set up traffic filtering rules in the Clean Access Server
Chapter 8 "Configuring Active Directory Single Sign-On (AD SSO)"
Describes how to configure Active Directory (AD) Single Sign-On (SSO) for the Cisco NAC Appliance
Describes Authentication tab settings in the Clean Access Server management pages
Describes local settings that can be configured at the Clean Access Server level for Clean Access implementation
Chapter 11 "Administering CAS Certificates, Time, and Support Logs"
Describes Clean Access Server (CAS) administration
Contains Open Source License information for Cisco products
Document Conventions
New Features in this Release
For a brief summary of the new features and enhancements available in this release refer to Documentation Updates and the "New and Changed Information" section of the Release Notes for Cisco NAC Appliance.
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 3 Cisco NAC Appliance Document Set
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Support Information for Cisco NAC Appliance Agents, Release 4.5 and Later
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Getting Started with Cisco NAC Network Modules in Cisco Access Routers
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Cisco NAC Appliance Hardware Installation Guide, Release 4.7
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Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Manager Configuration Guide, Release 4.7(5)
Complete CAM details, including:
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Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Configuration Guide, Release 4.7(5)
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Cisco NAC Appliance Migration Guide - Release 4.1(8) to Release 4.7(0)
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Documentation Updates
Table 4 Updates to Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Configuration Guide, Release 4.7(5)
8/22/11
Minor text updates
8/19/11
Release 4.7(5)
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9/23/10
Updates for Release 4.7(3)
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6/14/10
Minor text updates
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Updates for Release 4.7(2)
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11/24/09
Updates for Release 4.7(1)
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10/21/09
Minor update to CAS Fallback Policy and Local Heartbeat Timer
9/29/09
Release 4.7(0)
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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