NAC systems

[abdulwalicisco7]

Dear all

I need your advice  about  NAC systems

I have two options  for NAC one is   from juniper  (IC-4500) and second is from Cisco  , and all our network environment  switches and routers is cisco . Is there any  advantage or disadvantage  if I use  NAC from different vender  like juniper with  cisco environments ? , and what is the best  option.

What is the best model  of  Cisco NAC   for user from 1500-2000

Thanks

[Farrukh Haroon]

Hello

I would suggest going for one vendor in your scenario to reduce the learning curve and making it easier to integrate and manage the network. Feature wise you would fine anything missing in both camps.

Please see this link for ordering NAC; however it is best to approach a local cisco partner to help you out with this.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5707/ps8418/ps6128/prod_bulletin0900aecd805d0358.html

Please rate if you find the input helpul; Thanks

Farrukh

[Xavier Lloyd]

If you stick with Cisco you'll be able to use the Out-of-band configuration which is extremely useful for large deployments such as the one you're doing. This configuration only works with Cisco switches which you have already.

With an out-of-band configuration, the maximum throughput of the NAC Applicance does not limit the traffic going through the network as it would with a normal in-band deployment.

For details about in-band vs. out-of-band, follow this link (or use Google):

www.cisco.com/go/nac

Hope that helps!

~ Xavier