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This section discusses the objectives, audience, and organization of the CiscoSecure ACS 2.4 for Windows NT Server User Guide.
The objective of this document is to help you configure and use the CiscoSecure Access Control Server (CiscoSecure ACS) 2.4 software and its features and utilities.
This publication was written for system administrators who are using the CiscoSecure ACS software and are responsible for setting up and maintaining accounts and dial-in network security.
| Chapter Title | Topics Covered |
|---|---|
The audience, organization, and conventions of this book | |
An overview of CiscoSecure ACS and its features, network diagrams, and system requirements | |
An overview of the CiscoSecure ACS architecture | |
How to configure CiscoSecure ACS for use with the various user databases | |
How CiscoSecure ACS handles unknown users | |
How the web-based HTML interface is designed and functions | |
Information about CiscoSecure ACS distributed systems, including fallback on rejection, centralized and remote logging, and authentication forwarding | |
Information about CiscoSecure ACS database replication and remote database management system (RDBMS) synchronization | |
Information about the logging and reporting features of CiscoSecure ACS | |
Instructions for configuring CiscoSecure ACS using the HTML user interface (HTML interface) | |
Sample configurations for CiscoSecure ACS | |
How to identify and solve any problems you might have with CiscoSecure ACS | |
A list and explanation of system messages you might encounter | |
A list of supported TACACS+ AV pairs and accounting AV pairs | |
A list of supported RADIUS AV pairs and accounting AV pairs | |
Instructions for using the database import utility, CSUtil, to import an ODBC database, and back up, maintain, or restore the CiscoSecure ACS database | |
An introduction to Virtual Private Dial-up Networks (VPDN), including stripping and tunneling, with instructions for enabling VPDN on CiscoSecure ACS. |
| Convention | Description |
|---|---|
boldface font | Commands and keywords. |
italic font | Command input that is supplied by you. |
[ ] | Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are optional. |
{ x | x | x } | A choice of keywords (represented by x) appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one. |
^ or Ctrl | Represent the key labeled Control. For example, when you read ^D or Ctrl-D, you should hold down the Control key while you press the D key. |
| Examples of information displayed on the screen. |
boldface screen font | Examples of information that you must enter. |
< > | Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, appear in angled brackets. |
[ ] | Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets. |
Note | Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to additional information and material. |
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| This symbol means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
You will need the documentation for your network access server (NAS). You might also want to consult Cisco Systems' Internetworking Terms and Acronyms publication.
Your CiscoSecure ACS also includes three quick reference cards to help you quickly install the software.
You should also read the README.TXT file and any release notes for additional important information.
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Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco's customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, product documentation, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.
CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously: a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and it is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.
You can access CCO in the following ways:
For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.
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