topic Re: ACS & Active Directory Integration in Network Access Control https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037085#M200510 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">Hi Miller,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">The main advantage is that you don't have to create users/password in ACS. When we have many users its easy to map it to Active Directory rather then setting users manually in ACS. </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">It make Administrator's job easier.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">The only disadvantage is when connectivity between ACS and AD breaks, users won't able to login.<BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">Regards,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">~JG </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">Do rate helpful posts!<BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:15:58 GMT Jagdeep Gambhir 2012-08-29T21:15:58Z ACS & Active Directory Integration https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037084#M200497 <P>Hi Everyone,</P><P></P><P>I'm currently working on an ACS deployment that will be utilized only for user authentication to network devices and was wondering if there were any advantages or disadvantages in integrating ACS with Active Directory.&nbsp; Does anyone know if there are advantages to keeping both technologies separate?&nbsp; Does the integration help simplify management?&nbsp; Any information and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated.</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:28:51 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037084#M200497 millerdl 2019-03-11T02:28:51Z Re: ACS & Active Directory Integration https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037085#M200510 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">Hi Miller,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">The main advantage is that you don't have to create users/password in ACS. When we have many users its easy to map it to Active Directory rather then setting users manually in ACS. </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">It make Administrator's job easier.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">The only disadvantage is when connectivity between ACS and AD breaks, users won't able to login.<BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">Regards,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">~JG </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #3366ff;">Do rate helpful posts!<BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:15:58 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037085#M200510 Jagdeep Gambhir 2012-08-29T21:15:58Z ACS & Active Directory Integration https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037086#M200526 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> Hi JG,</P><P></P><P>That is kind of what I figured.&nbsp; Thank you for the insight.</P><P></P><P>Best Regards,</P><P></P><P>Dan Miller</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:23:15 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/acs-active-directory-integration/m-p/2037086#M200526 millerdl 2012-08-29T21:23:15Z