Cisco Physical Access Manager

Table Of Contents

Release Notes for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.0.3

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Cisco PAM Appliance Requirements

PC Client Software

Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Requirements

Installation Notes

Cisco PAM Installation

Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Installation

Hardware Installation

Part Numbers for the Optional Feature Licenses

Caveats

Using the Bug Toolkit

Open Caveats - Release 1.0.3

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Release Notes for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.0.3

Contents

•Introduction

•System Requirements

•Installation Notes

•Caveats

•Related Documentation

Introduction

These release notes describe important information for Release 1.0.3 of Cisco Physical Access Control.

System Requirements

Cisco PAM Appliance Requirements

Release 1.0.3 of the Cisco Physical Access Manager software.

PC Client Software

A PC is required to access the Cisco PAM client desktop software. The minimum requirements are:

•Microsoft Windows XP or Vista

•Java 1.5 or higher

•2.8 GHz Intel Pentium IV processor or higher.

•1GB RAM or more.

•100 MB hard disk space available for the application, and an additional 20 GB or more disk space for data storage.

Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Requirements

Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Release 1.0.3 is required on all Gateway modules. Upgrade the Gateway firmware after upgrading the Cisco PAM software to Release 1.0.3.

See Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Installation.

Installation Notes

•Cisco PAM Installation

•Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Installation

•Hardware Installation

•Part Numbers for the Optional Feature Licenses

Cisco PAM Installation

For instructions to install and upgrade the Cisco PAM software and firmware, see the Cisco Physical Access Manager User Guide. This guide includes instructions to install the following software components:

•Cisco PAM appliance hardware

•Cisco PAM appliance server software

•Cisco PAM desktop client software

•Cisco VSM Video Player

•EDI Desktop Studio application

Cisco Physical Access Gateway Firmware Installation

Upgrade the Gateway firmware after upgrading the Cisco PAM software.

If a Cisco Physical Access Gateway is running a firmware version earlier than Release 1.0.3, an alarm indicates the version mismatch. Upgrade the Gateway to firmware Release 1.0.3.

For instructions to upgrade the Cisco Physical Access Gateway firmware, see the Cisco Physical Access Manager User Guide and the Cisco Physical Access Gateway User Guide.

Hardware Installation

For instructions to install the Cisco Physical Access Control hardware modules, see the Cisco Physical Access Gateway User Guide. This guide includes instructions to install the following hardware modules:

•Cisco Physical Access Gateway

•Cisco Input Module

•Cisco Output Module

•Cisco Reader Module

Part Numbers for the Optional Feature Licenses

To enable optional features, or additional capacity, purchase and install the Cisco licenses listed in Table 1-1.

Caveats

•Using the Bug Toolkit

•Open Caveats - Release 1.0.3

Using the Bug Toolkit

You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit. To access the Bug Toolkit, you need the following items:

•Internet connection

•Web browser

•Cisco.com user ID and password

To use the Software Bug Toolkit, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1 To access the Bug Toolkit, go to http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs.

Step 2 Log on with your Cisco.com user ID and password.

Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the "Search for bug ID" field, then click Go.

Step 4 To look for information if you do not know the bug ID number:

a. Select Product Category: Select Security.

b. Select Product: Select Cisco Physical Access Control.

c. Software Version menu: (Optional) Select the version number.

d. Advanced Options: Select Use default settings or Use custom settings. The default settings search for severity 1, 2 and 3 bugs, open and fixed bugs, and bugs containing bug details. Use the custom settings to change the severity and status parameters, or to search for keywords within the bug headline and description.

Tip For information about how to search for bugs, create saved searches, create bug groups, etc., click Help in the Bug Toolkit page.

Open Caveats - Release 1.0.3

The following defects are unresolved for Cisco Physical Access Control Release 1.0.3. For a complete list of defects, including resolved issues, refer to the instructions in Using the Bug Toolkit.

Related Documentation

•Cisco Physical Access Manager User Guide

•Cisco Physical Access Gateway User Guide

•Cisco Physical Access Manager Mercury Hardware User Guide

•Cisco Physical Access Manager Quick Start Guide

•Cisco Physical Access Gateway Quick Start Guide

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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This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.

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