Cisco CSACSE-1111-K9 - Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine User Manual

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Installation Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.1
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Chapter 1 Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine Overview
ACS SE Hardware Description
Figure 1-1 shows the ACS SE operating context.
Figure 1-1 ACS SE Context Diagram
The administrative console in the context diagram represents any data terminal equipment (DTE)
capable of supporting administrative connection via a serial port connection and is generally referred to
as a console in this guide.
For more detailed information on ACS SE features and capabilities, see the User Guide for Cisco Secure
ACS Release 4.1 and the Release Notes for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine.
ACS SE Hardware Description
ACS SE is a rack-mountable 1U box. The sections below describe the Cisco 1113 device, which runs on
a Quanta S27 system.
Serial Port
The integrated serial port on the back panel of the appliance uses a 9-pin, D-subminiature connector.
Serial Port Connector
If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need information regarding the pin number and signal for
the serial port connector.
Figure 1-4 illustrates the pin numbers for the serial port connector, and defines
the pin assignments and interface signals for the serial port connector. (Pin numbering proceeds bottom
to top and right to left, as illustrated.)
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Network
Cisco Secure
ACS Appliance
External User
Database(s)
Serial Port
Connection
HTTPS
Radius or
TACAS+
Encrypted
TCP
Encrypted
TCP
FTP
Administrative
Console
Administrative
HTML Interface
AAA clients
Solaris Server with
Solaris Remote Service
Windows Server with
Windows Remote Service
FTP Server

Cisco CSACSE-1111-K9 - Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine Specifications

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