Enterasys Networks 9034385 User Manual
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About This Guide
The NAC Design Guide describes the technical considerations for the planning and design of the
Enterasys Network Access Control (NAC) solution. The guide includes the following information:
Intended Audience
This document is intended for experienced network administrators who are responsible for
designing and implementing network access control on their network.
Related Documents
Before reading this design guide, Enterasys recommends that you read the Enterasys Network
Access Control Whitepaper available at the following website:
The manuals listed below provide additional information regarding the Enterasys NAC solution.
They are available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following website:
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NAC Controller Hardware Installation Guide provides product descriptions and installation
instructions for the NAC Controller.
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NAC Gateway Appliance Installation Guide for the installation of the Enterasys NAC Gateway
SNS‐TAG‐HPA and SNS‐TAG‐LPA hardware appliances.
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NAC Gateway Appliance Installation Guide for the installation of the Enterasys NAC Gateway
SNS‐TAG‐ITA hardware appliance.
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An overview of the Enterasys NAC Solution and
a comparison between the inline NAC Controller
and the out-of-band NAC Gateway appliances.
The four different NAC deployment models and
their requirements.
Four NAC use scenarios that demonstrate the
deployment of inline versus out-of-band network
access control.
Design planning steps including identifying your
deployment model, evaluating your
infrastructure requirements, and deciding
whether to deploy inline versus out-of-band
NAC.
Design procedures and considerations for
deploying both out-of-band and inline NAC on
an enterprise network.