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Course Prerequisites Following are the prerequisites for this course:
   ● Understanding of TCP/IP networking
   ● Standard AAA security concepts and terminology
   ● Basic understanding of security challenges facing networks
   ● Basic Microsoft Windows system administration
   ● Basic Cisco router and switch configuration (CCNA® certification equivalent)
   ● Internet web browser use To locate Cisco courses that cover the listed prerequisites, go to the Cisco Training and Events webpage at www.cisco.com/web/learning/index.html.

Course Outline The course outline is as follows:  Module 1: Identity Management Solution Overview Reviewing Identity Management Understanding Borderless Security  Module 2: Product Overview and Initial Configuration Reviewing RADIUS and TACACS+ Reviewing Cisco Secure ACS v5.x Installing Cisco Secure ACS v5.x Understanding Cisco Secure ACS Attributes and Dictionaries Adding Network Devices to Cisco Secure ACS Configuring Identity Stores and Identity Sequence  Module 3: Advanced Cisco Secure ACS Configuration and Device Management Configuring LDAP External Identity Store Configuring Active Directory External Identity Store Configuring AAA with TACACS+ Understanding Cisco Secure ACS with Certificate Authority Monitoring, Reporting, and Troubleshooting AAA  Module 4: IEEE 802.1x with Cisco Secure ACS v5.x Introducing IEEE 802.1x Reviewing IEEE 802.1x Policy Elements (RADIUS) Configuring IEEE 802.1x and Windows XP, Vista, and 7 Configuring IEEE 802.1x with Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC) Using IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication Troubleshooting IEEE 802.1x  Module 5: System Operations Configuring Distributed Deployment Configuring Cisco Secure ACS System Administration Features

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The course outline is as follows:  Module 1: Identity Management Solution Overview Reviewing Identity Management Understanding Borderless Security  Module 2: Product Overview and Initial Configuration Reviewing RADIUS and TACACS+ Reviewing Cisco Secure ACS v5.x Installing Cisco Secure ACS v5.x Understanding Cisco Secure ACS Attributes and Dictionaries Adding Network Devices to Cisco Secure ACS Configuring Identity Stores and Identity Sequence  Module 3: Advanced Cisco Secure ACS Configuration and Device Management Configuring LDAP External Identity Store Configuring Active Directory External Identity Store Configuring AAA with TACACS+ Understanding Cisco Secure ACS with Certificate Authority Monitoring, Reporting, and Troubleshooting AAA  Module 4: IEEE 802.1x with Cisco Secure ACS v5.x Introducing IEEE 802.1x Reviewing IEEE 802.1x Policy Elements (RADIUS) Configuring IEEE 802.1x and Windows XP, Vista, and 7 Configuring IEEE 802.1x with Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC) Using IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication Troubleshooting IEEE 802.1x  Module 5: System Operations Configuring Distributed Deployment Configuring Cisco Secure ACS System Administration Features

Target Audience This course is for network administrators, network operators, and system administrators responsible for securing their networks to assure authorized access only by authenticated users, with accounting of their activities. The following are the primary audience for this course: ● Network administrators and operators ● System administrators