Here is a quickie on what I've seen in 4.6 so far. I was in a new install for customer this week so was able to go straight to 4.6 today when the release occurred. The NAM/CAM seems exactly identical to the 4.5.x releases. I really see no changes in functionality in the GUI and all the timers/filter settings all seem the same. The only difference I have noticed so far is the agent itself. In the NAM you can now specify an XML file which is used to identify configuration parameters when the agent is installed. These settings identify the discovery host and registry parameters we've configured by hand in the past. I had to pull the xml config file and the agent off the NAM using SCP since the web interface wants to install the client outright and not allow the option to save to the local PC (tried in IE and Firefox and may have just overlooked something). Anyway, the agent itself is in fact running as a service and the interface is re-skinned. I did upgrade the HA NAMs and HA NASs without any issues and the database upgraded without any issues as well.
Reading the release notes (found here: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/nac/appliance/release_notes/461 /461rn.html ) it looks like UAC is now supported: Selective Application Privilege Support for Windows Operating Systems In Cisco NAC Appliance Release 4.6(1), to more effectively integrate with the Windows Vista operating system, different functional elements of Cisco NAC Agent have different privilege levels to support Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC). Thanks Jim Jim Thomas Area Networks, Inc. CCIE Security #16674 CCSP,CCNP,CCDP [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Office: 650-242-8050 Cell: 916-342-2265
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