This guide is for network administrators who are implementing Cisco NAC Guest Server to provision guest access on their networks. Cisco NAC Guest Server works alongside Cisco NAC Appliance, Cisco Unified Wireless Networks and other Cisco Network Enforcement devices which provide the captive portal and enforcement point for guest access.

Purpose

The Cisco NAC Guest Server Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to install and configure the Cisco NAC Guest Server appliance. It describes the simple initial installation of the appliance via CLI and the configuration and administration of the Guest Access Portal through the web-based interface.

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 Guest Server, Release 2.0.5.

Product Documentation

lists documents that are available for Cisco NAC Guest Server on Cisco.com at the following URL:

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

Tip To access external URLs referenced in this document, right-click the link in Adobe Acrobat and select "Open in Weblink in Browser."

Table 1 Cisco NAC Appliance Document Set
Document Title	Refer to This Document For Information On:
Release Notes for Cisco NAC Guest Server, Release 2.0.5	Details on the latest Cisco NAC Guest Server release.
Cisco NAC Guest Server Installation and Configuration Guide (this document)	Hardware information, initial installation, setup and configuration instructions for Cisco NAC Guest Server.
Cisco NAC Appliance Service Contract / Licensing Support	Information on service contract support, licensing support and RMA support for Cisco NAC Appliance, Cisco NAC Profiler and Cisco NAC Guest Server.
Cisco NAC Appliance Product Literature	Online links to Ordering Guide Bulletins, Data Sheets, Q&A and Chalk Talk presentations.
Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Manager Installation and Configuration Guide Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Server Installation and Configuration Guide	Configuration guides for the Clean Access Manager and Clean Access Server.
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide, Release	Configuration information for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (version 4.0.219 and later).

Documentation Updates

Table 2 Updates to Cisco NAC Guest Server Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 2.0.5
Date	Description
7/26/12	Cisco NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.5 document updates Updated "search" API parameter in search
5/10/12	Added supported environment to Configuring Active Directory Single Sign-On
4/10/12	Cisco NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.4 document updates •Added Configuring AD SSO on Multiple Domains •Added Generating Self-Signed SSL Certificates Through CLI
12/22/11	•Updated Configuring Active Directory Single Sign-On
11/01/11	•CSCtt46892 — Configuration guide should give all ports that needs to be open for replication. –Added the additional ports in Configuring Replication.
07/06/11	•CSCtr31879 — NGS doc should state that not all time-profiles can be deleted. –Added a note in Deleting Time Profiles.
06/28/11	•CSCtr15223 — NAC Guest does not support wildcard certificate. –Added a note in Uploading Certificate Files. •CSCtq71625 — Clarify use of preauthentication ACL. –Added text for preauthentication ACL in Integrating with Wireless LAN Controller.
11/30/10	Cisco NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.3 document updates and resolved caveats: •Added External Guest Authentication. •CSCtj72333 — The configuration guide does not mention any restrictions regarding Cisco NAC Guest Server replication. Cisco NAC Guest Server doc should mention replication must be done in same version. –Added text under Replication and High Availability. •CSCti65248 — Cisco NAC Guest Server Guest Access Report page documentation shows non-existant field. –Updated a screenshot in Access Reports. •CSCth92419 — Emails encoded with quoted-printable mime type. –Added a Note in Configuring Email Notification.
11/30/10
8/17/10	Updated the NAC-3315 chassis rear panel view: Figure 2-4.
5/25/10	Document updates for Cisco NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.2: •Added new Hardware support and additional screenshots to Chapter 2 "Installing Cisco NAC Guest Server".
2/23/10	NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.2 document updates and resolved caveats: •Added Uploading a Private Key. •Added the following sections to Chapter 12 "Configuring Hotspots": –Integrating with Wireless LAN Controller. –Integrating with Switch. –Creating a Login Page (Switch). –Adding Realms Support (Switch). –Creating a Self Service Page (Switch). •Added Time Format. •CSCte99509 — Cisco NAC Guest Server: getVersion returns extra <bugFixVersion> –Modified the Example in getVersion Example Use. •CSCte99544 — Cisco NAC Guest Server: Missing Category dropdown in System Logs>Audit Logs & App Logs –Modified the screenshots and description in Audit Logs. •CSCtb77554 — Cisco NAC Guest Server guides do not explain how to install SSL certs with intermediate CA –Added a Tip at the end of Generating Temporary Certificates/ CSRs/ Private Key. •CSCtd07955 — Need to state in documentation that Radius authentication is PAP –Added a Note in Adding RADIUS Clients. •CSCtc19817 — Cisco NAC Guest Server doc should explain better how to configure WLC to redirect to portal –Included the Web Auth Type and URL in Integrating with Wireless LAN Controller. •CSCtc28032 — Document how to upload the private key •Added the procedure to upload private key in Uploading a Private Key.
2/23/10
1/12/10	Resolved Caveat for Cisco NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.1: •CSCtd60813 — Cisco NAC Guest Server Config Guide Wrongly States RADIUS Acco Attr Can be Requested by Cisco NAC Guest Server –Description of RADIUS Attributes has been updated in Step 6 in Editing RADIUS Clients.
9/23/09	NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.1 document updates and resolved caveats: •Added TimeZone, From Creation options Configuring Time Profiles. •Added Additional Attributes procedure Configure CAM to Format RADIUS Accounting Data. •Added additional special variables to be used in the HTML code in Editing the Print Template and Editing the Email Template. •Added the following sections to Chapter 12, Configuring Hotspots: –Creating a Login Page (WLC). –Creating a Billing Page (WLC). –Creating a Password Change Page (WLC and Switch). –The ngsOptions Configuration Object. –Default Error/Status Messages. –Default Form Labels. •Added SNMP MIB Files. •Added Screenshot for Change Password. •Added Report Settings. •Added Managing Guest Accounts. •Added search API for Guest Account Details. •CSCsz54931 — Cisco NAC Guest Server: buildNumber & buildOn elements will be removed for getVersion. –buildNumber & buildOn elements removed .getVersion Example Use •CSCta01186 — Install SSL Cert on HA Cisco NAC Guest Server server located behind load balancer. –Added the procedure to Configuring SSL Certificates. •CSCtb28473 — Cisco NAC Guest Server guide, "Receive Email Confirmation" behavior is wrong. –Description updated for "Receive Email Confirmation" checkbox in Change Default Settings. •CSCsy79092 — Need to specify Access Plan are mandatory for hotspot. –Add Access Plan button description updated Adding Hotspot Sites, below Figure 12-5. •CSCsy79298 — Update Special variable list in user interface Templates. –Special Variables %DURATION% and %ALLOWEDWINDOW% added to Editing the Print Template, Editing the Email Template, and Editing the SMS Template. •CSCsy85684 — Cisco NAC Guest Server: Admin Radius Login needs to be administrative. •IETF Service-Type attribute set to 6 (admin). The text admin has been changed to administrative. Configuring RADIUS for Administrator Authentication.


4/16/09	Added new section Time Format.
2/10/09	•Added new section Configuring Boot Settings on NAC-3310 / NAC-3315 Based Appliances. •Added additional screenshot to Creating Multiple Random Accounts.
2/9/09	Cisco NAC Guest Server Release 2.0.

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:

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

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Document Conventions


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

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