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Wireless Clients
Describing the Cisco Secure Services Client
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The Cisco SSC Overview
The Cisco Secure Services Client is an 802.1X authentication supplicant
Both wired and wireless
Manages user and device identity
Cisco SSC suite comprises:
– Cisco Secure Services Client
– Cisco Secure Services Client administration utility
– Cisco Secure Services Client log packager
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The Cisco SSC Licenses
License Description
90-day trial license 90-day trial license available for full wired and wireless feature set. After 90-days, valid license key must be purchased. 90-day trial license key posted in download section. Must be entered through the activation screen of the client.
Non-expiring wired-only license Non-expiring license available for wired-only version of the client with a limited feature set. Default license in the download; purchase not required
Non-expiring wired and wireless license
Non-expiring license for full feature set must be purchased
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Cisco Secure Services Client Installation
The Cisco SSC client is easy to install. Rebooting the machine after theinstallation is recommended.
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The Cisco SSC—Configuration
No connectionConnected
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The Cisco SSC—Creating New GroupsConnections are grouped
In the SSC, connections are logicallygrouped. You can easily create new groups,or move connections between groups.You can also add basic wireless connections(PSK-based), but not secured or wiredconnections.
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The Cisco SSC—Creating New SSIDs
Inside groups, create connections
The SSC allows the user
to create simple connections
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.)
Define which authentication policies the user may need
(for all the networks to which he/she might associate)
Defines license deployment, connection sequence, and media selection
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.)
Define groups
and networks
In the SSCAU, you would alsomanage groups, and networkconnections inside the groups
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.)
Enterprise type of security options are present
SSC administration utility creates wired and secured wireless profiles beyond SSCend user capabilities.
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.)
Basic example of PEAP authentication configuration parameters
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.)
Save the profile to a XML file, ready to deploy
Similar to ACAU, you save theprofiles in a file. It will be of XML type, andit is the administrator’s responsibilityto deploy the file to the right locationon the clients’ machines.
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Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.)
This SSC instance shows both locally-defined and imported profiles
But the user can not change the secure profiles
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Summary
Cisco SSC allows secure management of wired and wireless connections, with a Cisco card (or a card from another vendor).
It exists in limited to 90-day full licenses, wired-only, or wired and wireless unlimited licenses.
Its installation is straightforward and requires reboot.
The SSC allows users to create groups of connections and pre-shared key-based wireless network profiles.
The SSC administration utility allows creation of more complex rules and profiles.
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