Cisco Acs 57 User Guide

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Network Devices and AAA Clients
Network Devices and AAA Clients
You must define all devices in the ACS device repository that access the network. The network device definition can be 
associated with a specific IP address or a subnet mask, where all IP addresses within the subnet can access the network. 
The device definition includes the association of the device to network device groups (NDGs). You also configure whether 
the device uses TACACS+ or RADIUS, and if it is a...

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2.Do any one of the following:
Click Create to create a new network device. See Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Network Devices, page 9.
Check the check box the network device that you want to edit and click Edit. See Creating, Duplicating, and Editing 
Network Devices, page 9.
Check the check box the network device that you want to duplicate and click Duplicate. See Creating, Duplicating, 
and Editing Network Devices, page 9.
You can...

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To export a list of network devices:
1.Choose Network Resources > Network Devices and AAA Clients.
The Network Device page appears.
2.Choose the filter condition and the Match if operator, and enter the filter criterion that you are looking for in the text 
box.
3.Click Go.
A list of records that match your filter criterion appears. You can export this list to a .csv file.
4.Click Export to export the records to a .csv file.
A system message...

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Before you begin the bulk operation, ensure that your browser’s popup blocker is disabled.
1.Click File Operations on the Users, Network Devices, or MAC Address page of the web interface.
The Operation dialog box appears.
2.Click Next to download the .csv file template if you do not have it.
3.Click any one of the following operations if you have previously created a template-based .csv file on your local disk:
Add—Adds the records in the...

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The Network Device page appears.
2.Choose the filter condition and the Match if operator, and enter the filter criterion that you are looking for in the text 
box.
3.Click Go.
A list of records that match your filter criterion appears. You can export these to a .csv file.
4.Click Export to export the records to a .csv file.
A system message box appears, prompting you for an encryption password to encrypt the .csv file during file 
transfer....

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Your new network device configuration is saved. The Network Devices page appears, with your new network device 
configuration listed.
Related Topics
Viewing and Performing Bulk Operations for Network Devices, page 5
Configuring Network Device and AAA Clients, page 10
Configuring Network Device and AAA Clients 
To display this page, choose Network Resources > Network Devices and AAA Clients, then click Create.
Table 32 Creating Network...

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IP Subnets Choose to enter an IP address range. You can configure up to 40 IP addresses or subnet masks for 
each network device. If you use a subnet mask in this field, all IP addresses within the specified 
subnet mask are permitted to access the network and are associated with the network device 
definition.
When you use subnet masks, the number of unique IP addresses depends on the number of IP 
addresses available through the subnet...

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Single Connect Device Check to use a single TCP connection for all TACACS+ communication with the network device. 
Choose one:
Legacy TACACS+ Single Connect Support 
TACACS+ Draft Compliant Single Connect Support 
If you disable this option, a new TCP connection is used for every TACACS+ request. 
RADIUS Check to use the RADIUS protocol to authenticate communication to and from the network device.
Uncheck this option if you use an IPv6...

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Displaying Network Device Properties
Choose Network Resources > Network Devices and AAA Clients, then click a device name or check the check box a 
device name, and click Edit or Duplicate.
The Network Devices and AAA Clients Properties page appears, displaying the information described in Table 33 on 
page 13: Download peer 
authorization policy 
every: Weeks Days 
Hours Minutes 
Seconds Specifies the expiry time for the peer authorization...

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IP Address
The IP addresses and subnet masks associated with the network device. Select to enter a single IP address or to define a 
range.
Single IP Address Choose to enter a single IP address. 
In ACS 5.7, you can configure a network device with a single static IP address that can be part of a IP 
subnet or range configured on another network device. For more information, see Using Single Static 
IP Addresses That Are Part of IP Subnets...