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Chapter 4      Setting Up and Managing Network Configuration
About Distributed Systems
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Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows 2000/NT Servers User Guide
78-13751-01, Version 3.0
Network Device Groups—This table lists the name of each NDG that has 
been configured, and the number of AAA clients and AAA servers assigned 
to each NDG. If you are using NDGs, the AAA Clients table and AAA 
Servers table do not appear on the opening page. To configure a AAA client 
or AAA server, you must click the name of the NDG to which the device is 
assigned. If the newly configured device is not assigned to an NDG, it 
automatically belongs to the (Not Assigned) group.
This table appears only when you have configured the interface to use NDGs. 
For more information about this interface configuration, see the 
.
Proxy Distribution Table—You can use the Proxy Distribution Table to 
configure proxy capabilities including “domain” stripping. For more 
information, see the 
.
This table appears only when you have configured the interface to enable 
Distributed Systems Settings. For more information about this interface 
configuration, see the 
.
This chapter includes sections that provide the concepts and procedures related to 
each of these tables, as follows:
About Distributed Systems
Cisco Secure ACS can be used in a distributed system; that is, multiple 
Cisco Secure ACS servers and authentication, authorization, and accounting 
(AAA) servers can be configured to communicate with one another as primary, 
backup, client, or peer systems. This enables you to use powerful features such as 
the following:
Proxy
Fallback on failed connection