Cisco Cisco NAC Appliance 4.6 Release Notes
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Release Notes for Cisco NAC Appliance, Version 4.6(1)
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System and Hardware Requirements
Release 4.6(1) and Hardware Platform Support
Cisco NAC Appliance Release 4.5 and later only supports and can only be installed on Cisco NAC
Appliance platforms CCA-3140, NAC-3310, NAC-3350, NAC-3390, and
Appliance platforms CCA-3140, NAC-3310, NAC-3350, NAC-3390, and
(NME-NAC-K9).
Note
If upgrading a CCA-3140 appliance from release 4.1(6), refer to
prior to upgrade.
Additionally, Cisco NAC Appliance Release 4.6(1) provides substantial changes and enhancements for
product hardware support, installation and upgrade:
product hardware support, installation and upgrade:
•
A single product installation CD (ISO) provides the option to perform CD installation on CCA-3140
and NAC-3300 series appliance platforms. The installation package detects whether a CAS, CAM
or SuperCAM was previously installed along with the software version.
and NAC-3300 series appliance platforms. The installation package detects whether a CAS, CAM
or SuperCAM was previously installed along with the software version.
•
Web upgrade is no longer supported for upgrade starting from release 4.5. To upgrade your
CAM and CAS from 4.1(x) or 4.0(x) releases, you must copy the
cca_upgrade-4.6.1-NO-WEB.tar.gz file to each CAM and CAS appliance and run the upgrade
script via the command line. Refer to
CAM and CAS from 4.1(x) or 4.0(x) releases, you must copy the
cca_upgrade-4.6.1-NO-WEB.tar.gz file to each CAM and CAS appliance and run the upgrade
script via the command line. Refer to
for details.
•
Neither the installation CD nor the upgrade file will execute if attempting to run them on a
non-supported platform. Refer to
non-supported platform. Refer to
for additional
details.
•
Legacy customers on non-appliance platforms who wish to upgrade to release 4.6(1) will need to
purchase a supported platform to install the release 4.6(1) software. Refer to
purchase a supported platform to install the release 4.6(1) software. Refer to
for additional
details.
See also
for additional information.
Cisco NAC Network Module
The Cisco NAC Network Module for Integrated Services Routers (NME-NAC-K9) is a next generation
service module for the Cisco 2811, 2821, 2851, 3825, and 3845 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) that
is supported starting from Cisco NAC Appliance, Release 4.1(2) and later. The Cisco NAC network
module has the same software features as the Clean Access Server on a NAC-3300 series appliance, with
the exception of high availability. NME-NAC-K9 does not support failover from one module to another.
service module for the Cisco 2811, 2821, 2851, 3825, and 3845 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) that
is supported starting from Cisco NAC Appliance, Release 4.1(2) and later. The Cisco NAC network
module has the same software features as the Clean Access Server on a NAC-3300 series appliance, with
the exception of high availability. NME-NAC-K9 does not support failover from one module to another.
Note
Cisco NAC Network Module does not support Wireless Out-of-Band (OOB). The Wireless OOB feature
introduced in Release 4.5 only supports Layer 2 OOB Virtual Gateway deployments that require no IP
change. The NAC Network Module does not support this topology.
introduced in Release 4.5 only supports Layer 2 OOB Virtual Gateway deployments that require no IP
change. The NAC Network Module does not support this topology.
For further details, including software installation instructions, refer to
.
Note
You must run the same software version (e.g. 4.6(1)) on all CAM/CAS appliances and CAS network
modules in your network.
modules in your network.