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Chapter 9 Configuring Cisco NAC Appliance for Agent Login and Client Posture Assessment
Setting Up Agent Distribution/Installation
a directory on the client machine along with an Agent configuration XML file (NACAgentCFG.xml)
containing the appropriate Discovery Host address telling the client machine where to look for the Cisco
NAC Appliance network.
Step 1 Download the nacagentsetup-win.msi or nacagentsetup-win.zip installer file from the Cisco Software
Download Site at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/index.shtml.
Step 2 Place the nacagentsetup-win.msi file in a specific directory on the client machine (for example,
C:\temp\nacagentsetup-win.msi):
• If you are copying the MSI installer directly over to the client, place the nacagentsetup-win.msi
file into a directory on the client machine from which you plan to install the Cisco NAC Agent.
• If you are using the nacagentsetup-win.zip installer, extract the contents of the .zip file into the
directory on the client machine from which you plan to install the Cisco NAC Agent
Step 3 Place an Agent configuration XML file specifying the appropriate Discovery Host address in the same
directory as the Cisco NAC Agent MSI package. For information on the Agent configuration XML file
and its parameters and syntax, see Cisco NAC Agent XML Configuration File Settings, page 9-23.
As long as the Agent configuration XML file exists in the same directory as the MSI installer package,
the installation process automatically places the Agent configuration XML file in the appropriate Cisco
NAC Agent application directory so the Agent can point to the correct network location when it is first
launched.
Note The Discovery Host field can be made editable or not by changing the DiscoveryHostEditable parameter
in the Agent configuration XML file. See Cisco NAC Agent XML Configuration File Settings, page 9-23
for more details.
Step 4 Open a Command prompt on the client machine and enter the following to execute the installation:
msiexec.exe /i NACAgentSetup-win.msi /qn /l*v c:\temp\agent-install.log
Note The /qn qualifier installs the Cisco NAC Agent completely silently. The /l*v logs the
installation session in verbose mode.
The Cisco NAC Agent is installed on the client machine and automatically launches in the background
using the Discovery Host supplied in the Agent configuration XML file to contact the Cisco NAC
Appliance network.
If you are using Altiris/SMS to distribute the MSI installer, perform the following to enforce Agent
Customization.
• Place the Agent customization files in a sub-directory named "brand" in the directory
“%TEMP%/CCAA”.
• When the NAC Agent is installed in the client, the customization is applied to the Agent.
• To remove the customization, send a plain MSI without the customization files.
To know more about the Agent customization files, see Agent Customization File Settings, page 9-33.