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Enterasys NAC Design Guide vii
About This Guide
TheNACDesignGuidedescribesthetechnicalconsiderationsfortheplanninganddesignofthe
EnterasysNetworkAccessControl(NAC)solution.Theguideincludesthefollowinginformation:
Intended Audience
Thisdocumentisintendedforexperiencednetworkadministratorswhoareresponsiblefor
designingandimplementingnetworkaccesscontrolontheirnetwork.
Related Documents
Beforereadingthisdesignguide,EnterasysrecommendsthatyoureadtheEnterasysNetwork
AccessControlWhitepaperavailableatthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.enterasys.com/company/literature/nac‐wp.pdf
ThemanualslistedbelowprovideadditionalinformationregardingtheEnterasysNACsolution.
TheyareavailableinAdobeAcrobatPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)atthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
• NAC
ControllerHardwareInstallationGuideprovidesproductdescriptionsandinstallation
instructionsfortheNACController.
• NACGatewayApplianceInstallationGuidefortheinstallationoftheEnterasysNACGateway
SNS‐TAG‐HPAandSNS‐TAG‐LPAhardwareappliances.
• NACGatewayApplianceInstallationGuidefortheinstallationoftheEnterasysNACGateway
SNS‐TAG
‐ITAhardwareappliance.
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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.
Chapter 1, Overview
The four different NAC deployment models and
their requirements.
Chapter 2, NAC Deployment Models
Four NAC use scenarios that demonstrate the
deployment of inline versus out-of-band network
access control.
Chapter 3, Use Scenarios
Design planning steps including identifying your
deployment model, evaluating your
infrastructure requirements, and deciding
whether to deploy inline versus out-of-band
NAC.
Chapter 4, Design Planning
Design procedures and considerations for
deploying both out-of-band and inline NAC on
an enterprise network.
Chapter 5, Design Procedures