Installation and User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS User-Changeable Passwords
Preface

Table Of Contents

Preface

Audience

Conventions

Product Documentation

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information


Preface


This guide describes the installation, configuration, and use of User-Changeable Passwords for Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS), version 3.3.

Audience

This guide is written for network administrators who need to install and configure User-Changeable Passwords for use with Cisco Secure ACS, version 3.3. It also contains information for network users who access the User-Changeable Passwords web site to change their Cisco Secure ACS passwords.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Item
Convention

Commands, keywords, special terminology, and options that should be selected during procedures

boldface font

Variables for which you supply values and new or important terminology

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Displayed session and system information, paths and file names

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Information you enter

boldface screen font

Variables you enter

italic screen font

Menu items and button names

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Indicates menu items to select, in the order you select them.

Option > Network Preferences



Tip Identifies information to help you get the most benefit from your product.



Note Means reader take note. Notes identify important information that you should reflect upon before continuing, contain helpful suggestions, or provide references to materials not contained in the document.



Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage, loss of data, or a potential breach in your network security.


Warning Identifies information that you must heed to prevent damaging yourself, the state of software, or equipment. Warnings identify definite security breaches that will result if the information presented is not followed carefully.


Product Documentation


Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.


Table 1 describes the product documentation that is available.

Table 1 Product Documentation 

Document Title
Available Formats

Release Notes for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine

Printed document that was included with the product.

On Cisco.com.

Release Notes for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server

Printed document that was included with the product.

On Cisco.com.

Installation and Setup Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine

PDF on the product CD-ROM.

On Cisco.com.

Printed document available by order (part number DOC-7816532).1

Installation Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server

PDF on the product CD-ROM.

On Cisco.com.

Printed document available by order (part number DOC-7816529=)1

User Guide for
Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine

PDF on the product CD-ROM.

On Cisco.com.

Printed document available by order (part number DOC-7816534=).1

User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server

PDF on the product CD-ROM.

On Cisco.com.

Printed document available by order (part number DOC-7816592=).1

Installation and User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS User-Changeable Passwords

PDF on the product CD-ROM.

On Cisco.com.

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine

Printed document that was included with the product.

PDF on the product CD-ROM.

On Cisco.com.

Supported and Interoperable Devices and Software Tables for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine

On Cisco.com.

Recommended Resources for the Cisco Secure ACS User

On Cisco.com.

Online Documentation

In the Cisco Secure ACS HTML interface, click Online Documentation.

1 See Obtaining Documentation.


Related Documentation


Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.


Table 2 describes a set of white papers about Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server; however, much of the information contained in these papers is applicable to Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine. All white papers are available on Cisco.com. To view them, go to the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/sqsw/sq/tech/index.shtml

Table 2 Related Documentation 

Document Title
Description and Available Formats

Building a Scalable TACACS+ Device Management Framework

This document discusses the key benefits of and how to deploy Cisco Secure ACS Shell Authorization Command sets, which provide the facilities for constructing a scalable network device management system using familiar and efficient TCP/IP protocols and utilities supported by Cisco devices.

Catalyst Switching and ACS Deployment Guide

This document presents planning, design, and implementation practices for deploying Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server in support of Cisco Catalyst Switch networks. It discusses network topology regarding AAA, user database choices, password protocol choices, access requirements, and capabilities of Cisco Secure ACS.

Deploying Cisco Secure ACS for Windows in a Cisco Aironet Environment

This paper discusses guidelines for wireless network design and deployment with Cisco Secure ACS.

EAP-TLS Deployment Guide for Wireless LAN Networks

This document discusses the Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) authentication protocol deployment in wireless networks. It introduces the EAP-TLS architecture and then discusses deployment issues.

Guidelines for Placing ACS in the Network

This document discusses planning, design, and implementation practices for deploying Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server in an enterprise network. It discusses network topology, user database choices, access requirements, integration of external databases, and capabilities of Cisco Secure ACS.

Initializing MC Authorization on ACS 3.1

This application note explains how to initialize Management Center authorization on Cisco Secure ACS.


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Submitting a Service Request

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Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.

Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.

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