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Cisco® announced the availability
of the new Network Admission Control (NAC) Guest Server, adding the Secure Guest service
to several existing Cisco NAC services that include roles-based posture assessment and
profiling. The new Secure Guest service enables any organization to simplify the process of
managing guest network access without overburdening information technology (IT) teams
with the administrative overhead commonly associated with supporting corporate visitors.

The new Cisco NAC Guest Server and its Secure Guest service is appropriate for enterprise
organizations of all sizes, and is suited for businesses that accommodate visitors, such
as customers, suppliers or partners, on a frequent basis. This latest addition further expands
Cisco’s NAC solution, enhancing a company’s ability to protect its organization’s assets,
employees and information from guests and their devices while granting secure, flexible
network access to those same visitors. The Cisco NAC Guest Server, which can operate with
the Cisco NAC Appliance or the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, allows authorized
employees to provision guest accounts and grant access in a simple, secure manner. In doing
so, it offloads substantial administrative pressure from IT.

In addition to enabling authorized employees to sponsor guests, the Cisco NAC Guest Server
records the entire process, including a detailed history of guests accessing the corporate
network. The server stores this information and can deliver reports to further enhance security
management on an ongoing basis and for audits. Because the server operates in conjunction
with the Cisco NAC Appliance and Cisco wireless local-area networks, providing mobile
guest access within dynamic office environments can be woven seamlessly into IT’s broader
network security infrastructure.