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Cisco NAC Appliance - Clean Access Manager Installation and Administration Guide
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Chapter 11 Distributing the Clean Access Agent
Overview
Distribution
The Clean Access Agent Setup Installation file is part of the Clean Access Manager software and is
automatically published to all Clean Access Servers. To distribute the Agent to clients for initial
installation, you require the use of the Clean Access Agent for a user role and operating system in the
General Setup > Agent Login tab. The CAS then distributes the Agent Setup file when the client
requests the Clean Access Agent. If the CAS has an outdated version of the Agent, the CAS acquires the
newest version available from the CAM before distributing it to the client.
automatically published to all Clean Access Servers. To distribute the Agent to clients for initial
installation, you require the use of the Clean Access Agent for a user role and operating system in the
General Setup > Agent Login tab. The CAS then distributes the Agent Setup file when the client
requests the Clean Access Agent. If the CAS has an outdated version of the Agent, the CAS acquires the
newest version available from the CAM before distributing it to the client.
Auto Upgrade
By configuring Agent auto-upgrade in the CAM, you can allow users to automatically upgrade to the
latest available version of the Agent upon login.
latest available version of the Agent upon login.
Installation
You can configure the level of user interaction required when users initially install the Agent.
Out-of-Band Users
Because out-of-band users only encounter the Clean Access Agent during the time they are in-band for
authentication and certification, Agent configuration is the same for in-band and out-of-band users.
authentication and certification, Agent configuration is the same for in-band and out-of-band users.
Rules and Checks
With pre-configured Cisco checks and rules, or custom checks and rules that you configure, the Clean
Access Agent can check if any application or service is running, whether a registry key exists, and/or the
value of a registry key. Cisco pre-configured rules provide support for Critical Windows OS hotfixes.
Access Agent can check if any application or service is running, whether a registry key exists, and/or the
value of a registry key. Cisco pre-configured rules provide support for Critical Windows OS hotfixes.
Clean Access Agent Updates
Through the Updates page of your CAM web console, Cisco tracks and provides multiple updates per
hour, including the latest versions of Clean Access Agent Upgrade Patches as they become available.
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hour, including the latest versions of Clean Access Agent Upgrade Patches as they become available.
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for complete details.
Configuration Steps for Clean Access Agent
The basic steps needed to configure distribution of Clean Access Agent are as follows:
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configure Agent requirement scanning and remediation.