Setup guide

Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
Initial Configuration
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To configure the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance, follow these steps:
Step 1 Establish a serial console connection to the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance; for
details see Establishing a Serial Console Connection, page 3-14.
Note If the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance 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 is displayed above the login: prompt:
Cisco Secure ACS: [version number]
Appliance Management Software: [version number]
Appliance Base Image: [version number]
Status: Appliance is functioning properly
The ACS Appliance has not been configured.
Logon as “Administrator” with password “setup” to configure
appliance.
Step 3 At the login: prompt, type Administrator and then press Enter.
Note When you boot the system for the first time, it is not configured. Logging in as
Administrator allows you to configure the system.
Result: The system displays the
password: prompt.
Step 4 At the password: prompt, type setup and press Enter.
Note The password is case sensitive.
Result: The system displays the following message on the console:
Initialize Appliance.
Machine will be rebooted after initialization.
Entering Ctrl-C before setting appliance name will shutdown the
appliance
Step 5 At the ACS Appliance name [deliverance1]: prompt, type the name you intend
to use for your Cisco Secure ACS Appliance, and then press Enter.