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Installation Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.1
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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.1
Initial Configuration
Tip
You may also use a serial concentrator connection, if desired.
Step 2
Power on ACS SE and the console, and open your terminal emulation communication software on the
console.
Tip
See
Figure 1-2 on page 1-4
for the location of the power switch on the ACS SE.
Step 3
Set your terminal emulation communication software to operate with the following settings:
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Baud = 115200
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Databits = 8
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Parity = N
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Stops = 1
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Flow control = None
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Terminal emulation type = ANSI
Result
:
The
login:
prompt appears.
Configuring ACS SE
You must configure the ACS SE when you boot the system for the first time, and whenever you re-image
the system.
Before you begin to configure the solution engine, you should have the following information:
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Network hostname of the solution engine.
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DNS domain name.
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Administrator name and password.
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Database password.
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Whether you will enable DHCP (enabling DHCP is not recommended).
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IP, netmask, and gateway addresses you will assign to the ACS SE.
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Whether you will be using NTP synchronization and, if yes, the address of the NTP server.
To configure the ACS SE:
Step 1
Establish a serial console connection to the ACS SE; for details see
Establishing a Serial Console
Connection, page 3-10
.
Note
If the ACS SE is not configured (that is, it is new or has been re-imaged) the system displays the
system information, including the software version.
Step 2
Confirm that the following information appears above the
login:
prompt:
Cisco Secure ACS: [version number]
Appliance Management Software: [version number]