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Installation and Setup Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
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Chapter 1 Cisco Secure ACS Appliance Overview
Cisco Secure ACS Appliance Hardware Description
For more detailed information on Cisco Secure ACS Appliance features and
capabilities, see the User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Appliance and the Release
Notes for Cisco Secure ACS Appliance Version 3.2.
Cisco Secure ACS Appliance Hardware Description
The Cisco Secure ACS Appliance is a rack-mountable 1U box with the following
configuration:
• Intel 3.06 GHz Pentium 4 processor with a 512-KB level 2 ECC cache
• Two built-in NC7760 PCI gigabit server adapters
• 40-GB ATA hard drive
• Floppy drive
• CD-ROM drive
• Serial port
The parallel port, video, keyboard, and mouse controllers are not used.
Technical specifications are detailed in Appendix A, “Technical Specifications.”
This section contains the following sections and subsections:
• Front Panel Features, page 1-3
• Back Panel Features, page 1-5
– Serial Port, page 1-6
– Ethernet Connectors, page 1-7
– Network Cable Requirements, page 1-7
Front Panel Features
The Cisco Secure ACS Appliance front panel contains switches, indicators, and
the CD-ROM drive. Figure 1-2 shows the front panel switches and LED
indicators. The functions of the switches and LED indicators are described in
below the illustration.