Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume I: NAC Framework Architecture and Design

Chapter 7Planning and Designing for Network Admission Control Framework

This chapter covers the following topics:

• NAC Framework lifecycle process
• Preparation phase
• Planning phase
• Design phase
• Implementation phase
• Operation and optimization phases

You must consider many things before deploying a Network Admission Control (NAC) Framework solution into your network. As with most security solutions, if it is not carefully planned and designed, when implemented, it could cause more disruption to your users than from the malicious activity you are intending to protect them from.

After NAC is implemented, the work is not done. You must be prepared to monitor its effectiveness and tweak the policies and rules to stay current with the latest updates ...