Creating a local policy – Cisco 3.3 User Manual

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Chapter 14 Network Admission Control

NAC Policies

appear in the Attribute list. Each attribute is uniquely identified by the vendor
name, application name, and attribute name, displayed alphabetically in the
following format:

vendor-name

:

application-name

:

attribute-name

Operator—Defines the comparison method by which Cisco Secure ACS
evaluates whether the rule element is true. The operators available in the
Operator list vary depending upon the type of attribute selected from the
Attribute list. In addition to common operators, such as >, <, and =, the
Operator list supports a few special operators. For more information about
special operators, see

About Rules, Rule Elements, and Attributes,

page 14-19

.

Value—Specifies the value to which Cisco Secure ACS compares the
contents of the attribute.

Enter button—Adds the rule element defined in the Attribute, Operator, and
Value options to the Rule Elements Table.

Creating a Local Policy

This procedure describes how you can create a local policy.

Before You Begin

Although local policies can be selected for more than one NAC database, the page
for creating a local policy must be accessed through the configuration pages of a
specific NAC database. The NAC database you use to access the Local Policy
Configuration page does not limit which NAC databases can select the new local
policy.

For descriptions of the options available on the Local Policy Configuration page,
see

Local Policy Configuration Options, page 14-22

.

For descriptions of the options available on the Rule Configuration page, see

Rule

Configuration Options, page 14-24

.

To create a local policy, follow these steps:

Step 1

If you have not already done so, access the Local Policy Configuration page. To
do so, follow these steps:

a.

In the navigation bar, click External User Databases.

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