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Installation and Setup Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
Initial Configuration
Tip The name can contain up to 15 letters and numbers, but no spaces.
Result: The system displays the following message on the console:
ACS Appliance name is set to xxx.
Step 6 At the DNS domain [ ]: prompt, type the domain name. Then press Enter.
Result: The system displays the following message on the console:
DNS name is set to xxx.com.
You need to set the administrator account name and password.
Step 7 At the Enter new account name: prompt, type the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
administrator account name, and then press Enter.
Tip There is only one Cisco Secure ACS Appliance administrator account at a given
time. The account’s credentials can be changed. For more information see
Chapter 4, “Resetting the Appliance Administrator Password.”
Step 8 At the Enter new password: prompt, type the new Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
password and press Enter.
Note The new password must contain a minimum of 6 characters, and it must
include a mix of at least three character types (uppercase letters,
lowercase letters, digits, and special characters). Each of the following
examples is acceptable: 1PaSsWoRd, *password44, Pass*word. The
password cannot contain the account name.
Step 9 At the Enter new password again: prompt, type the new Cisco Secure ACS
Appliance password, and then press Enter.
Result: The system displays the following message on the console:
Password is set successfully.
Administrator name is set to xxx.
Step 10 At the Use Static IP Address [Yes]: prompt, type Y for yes or N for No, and
then press Enter.