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- 1. Wireless Clients Describing the Cisco Secure Services Client
- 2. 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
- 3. The Cisco SSC Licenses Non-expiring wired and wireless license Non-expiring wired-only license 90-day trial license License Non-expiring license for full feature set must be purchased Non-expiring license available for wired-only version of the client with a limited feature set. Default license in the download; purchase not required 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. Description
- 4. Cisco Secure Services Client Installation The Cisco SSC client is easy to install. Rebooting the machine after the installation is recommended.
- 5. The Cisco SSC — Configuration No connection Connected
- 6. The Cisco SSC — Creating New Groups Connections are grouped In the SSC, connections are logically grouped. You can easily create new groups, or move connections between groups. You can also add basic wireless connections (PSK-based), but not secured or wired connections.
- 9. The Cisco SSC — Creating New SSIDs Inside groups, create connections The SSC allows the user to create simple connections
- 10. Inside groups, create connections
- 11. The SSC allows the user to create simple connections
- 12. Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility
- 13. 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
- 14. Defines license deployment, connection sequence, and media selection
- 15. Define which authentication policies the user may need (for all the networks to which he/she might associate)
- 16. Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.) Define groups and networks In the SSCAU, you would also manage groups, and network connections inside the groups
- 17. Define groups and networks
- 18. Define groups and networks
- 19. Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.) Enterprise type of security options are present SSC administration utility creates wired and secured wireless profiles beyond SSC end user capabilities.
- 21. Enterprise types of security options are present
- 22. Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.) Basic example of PEAP authentication configuration parameters
- 25. Cisco Secure Services Client Administration Utility (Cont.) Save the profile to a XML file, ready to deploy Similar to ACAU, you save the profiles in a file. It will be of XML type, and it is the administrator’s responsibility to deploy the file to the right location on the clients’ machines.
- 27. Save the profile to a XML file, ready to deploy
- 28. 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
- 29. This SSC instance shows both locally-define and imported profiles But the user can not change the secure profiles
- 30. 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.