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NAC Version 4.1(3)

4.1.3 is available and you can download it here:

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4.1.3 Release Notes
As with all NAC Upgrades, the release notes are extremely important!

4.1.3 CAM Installation & Configuration Guide

4.1.3 CAS Installation & Configuration Guide

Enhancements in Release 4.1(3)

General Enhancements

• Cisco NAC Web Agent

• Support for Clients with Multiple Active NICs

• Clean Access Server HA Heartbeat Link Enhancement

• Clean Access Manager HA Configuration and Heartbeat Link Enhancements

• Guest User Login and Registration Enhancements

• LDAP Authentication Enhancement

• Clean Access Server and WSUS Interaction Enhancement

• Agent Restricted User Access Enhancement

• Device Filter List Display and Import/Export Enhancement

• Agent Report Information Display and Export Enhancement

• VPN SSO Login Enhancement

• Syslog Configuration Enhancement

• Debug Log Download Enhancement

• cisco_api.jsp Enhancement

• CSRF Protection

• Proxy Support Enhancements

• ARP Broadcast Packet Handling Improvement

• Clean Access Server HA ARP Broadcast Enhancement

• Deprecated "Retag Trusted-side Egress Traffic with VLAN (In-Band)" Feature

• Previously-Deprecated Features Removed from CAM/CAS Web Console Pages

• Supported AV/AS Product List Enhancements (Version 67)

Out-of-Band Enhancements

• Access to Authentication VLAN Change Detection Enhancement

• SNMP Inform Notification Enhancement

• SNMP "MAC Move Notification" Switch Port Configuration Support

Clean Access Agent Enhancements

• Clean Access Agent Auto Remediation

• Windows Clean Access Agent Version 4.1.3.0

• Mac OS X Clean Access Agent Version 4.1.3.0


Look out for more detailed explainations and configuration examples from the new features and functionality.
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