Use this window to add an Extreme Access Control engine to NAC Manager. When you add an engine, it is added to the All NAC Appliances folder in the left-panel tree. Engine icons listed in the tree display status arrows:
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green up arrow -
the engine is up and communicating with the Extreme Management Center (Management Center) server. -
red down arrow -
the engine is down and/or not communicating with the Management Center server. -
orange up arrow - the orange arrow can mean one or more of the following:
- the engine is up, but has lost communication with the Management Center server.
- the engine version is not supported.
- the engine is configured with the wrong management server.
- the virtual engine is not licensed.
| TIP: | For assistance in diagnosing communication problems between an engine and
the Management Center server, launch the engine's administration web page by right-clicking
on the Access Control engine in the left-panel tree and selecting
WebView. On the administration web page, expand the
Diagnostics folder in the left-panel tree, and select the Communication Diagnostics report to view communication
status information and access diagnostic tools. |
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You can access this window by right-clicking the All NAC Appliances folder and selecting Create NAC Appliances from the menu, or by selecting the folder and clicking the Create Appliance button in the right-panel NAC Appliances tab.
| NOTE: | If you are adding an Access Control virtual engine, you need to provide an Access Control
virtual engine license once it is communicating with the
Management Center server. |
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Click areas in the window for more information.
- Name
- Enter a name for the engine. This name displays in the left-panel tree to help you identify the engine.
- Add NAC Appliance to Console
- Select this checkbox if you want to add the engine to the Console database so it displays in the Console tree. Use the drop-down menu to select one of the SNMP profiles that have been defined for device access. The Edit button lets you create a profile if one does not already exist.
- Edit Button
- Opens the Authentication/Device Access window where you can define SNMP profiles and credentials for your network devices.
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