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Cisco switches - Centrally managed MAC authenication network access
I have a somewhat isolated network environment that is made up of 5 different closets with stacked Cisco 3750 switches. This is a network designed for a manufacturing line.
We want to keep this network secure, for example they want to stop vendors from coming in and testing some config/code changes without proper authorization.
What I would like to implement is a centrally managed mac-authenication network access solution. We do currently have Cisco ACS boxes in our environment that we are using for wireless PEAP. If possible, I would like to use a ACS solution.
I heard about Cisco NAC but I don't need all the features that it is able to provide, such as anti-virus detection and verifying windows patches that have been installed on a machine. So, I think this might be a little overkill for my situation.
As I mentioned above, I just need a mac-authenication network access that I can manage at a central location like Cisco ACS. Does know of any documentation or information on what I could use for implementation?
Thanks
We want to keep this network secure, for example they want to stop vendors from coming in and testing some config/code changes without proper authorization.
What I would like to implement is a centrally managed mac-authenication network access solution. We do currently have Cisco ACS boxes in our environment that we are using for wireless PEAP. If possible, I would like to use a ACS solution.
I heard about Cisco NAC but I don't need all the features that it is able to provide, such as anti-virus detection and verifying windows patches that have been installed on a machine. So, I think this might be a little overkill for my situation.
As I mentioned above, I just need a mac-authenication network access that I can manage at a central location like Cisco ACS. Does know of any documentation or information on what I could use for implementation?
Thanks
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Where would the list be centrally managed?
802.1X Port-Based Authentication
you can set this up to use a radius server for the authentication?
you can set this up to use a radius server for the authentication?
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Switches / Hubs
A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.
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this can be centraly managed if you set it up correctly.. Is this the kind of thing you are looking for? if so let me know and i will see if i can find the documentation for it.