500-470 Exam Dumps : Cisco Enterprise Networks SDA, SDWAN and ISE Exam for System Engineers

Cisco ISE configuration capabilities include the following features:

• ISE Deployment Assistant (IDA) is a built-in application designed to accelerate the deployment of Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE). IDA guides the user through the initial setup, configuration, and verification of ISE with a step-by-step wizard. IDA also provides best practices and recommendations for common deployment scenarios, such as wireless, wired, VPN, guest, and BYOD1.
• Cisco ISE includes wireless setup wizard and visibility wizard. The wireless setup wizard simplifies the configuration of ISE for wireless access by automating the tasks of adding network devices, creating authorization profiles, and applying policies. The visibility wizard helps the user to enable device profiling and posture services, and to view the endpoint information and compliance status on the ISE dashboard2.
• ISE wizards and per-canned configurations ease ISE roll-out significantly. ISE wizards are interactive tools that assist the user in configuring various features and functions of ISE, such as certificates, network access devices, authentication and authorization policies, guest access, BYOD, and TrustSec. Per-canned configurations are predefined templates that provide common settings and values for ISE components, such as policy sets, authorization profiles, and network conditions. The user can apply these templates to quickly configure ISE for specific use cases, such as 802.1X, MAB, or web authentication3.

The other options, Cisco Active Advisor and ISE command line, are not accurate descriptions of ISE configuration capabilities. Cisco Active Advisor is a separate cloud-based service that provides network health and security checks, device lifecycle management, and best practice recommendations for Cisco devices. It is not directly related to ISE deployments. ISE command line is an interface that allows the user to perform administrative tasks, such as backup and restore, password recovery, and troubleshooting. However, ISE does not require an understanding of the command line for set-up and configuration, as most of the functions can be done through the graphical user interface (GUI). References := : 1: ISE Deployment Assistant (IDA) - Cisco Identity Services Engine - Cisco, 2: Cisco Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 2.7 - Wireless Setup Wizard [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco, 3: Cisco Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 2.7 - ISE Wizards [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco, : Cisco Active Advisor - Cisco, : Cisco Identity Services Engine CLI Reference Guide, Release 2.7 - Using the Command-Line Interface [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco

 Cisco ISE is a comprehensive solution that provides authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services, as well as posture, profiling, and guest access features. These are some of the key features that differentiate Cisco ISE from other RADIUS and NAC products in the market.

• Ability to authenticate and authorize users and endpoints: Cisco ISE supports various authentication methods and protocols, such as 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth, EAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS, and TEAP. Cisco ISE also integrates with various identity sources, such as Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, SAML, and Azure AD. Cisco ISE can enforce granular and dynamic policies based on the identity and context of the users and endpoints, such as device type, location, posture, and time. Cisco ISE can also leverage TrustSec and SGTs to provide software-defined segmentation and micro-segmentation12.
• BYOD provides auto configuration of endpoints: Cisco ISE supports BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) scenarios, where users can register and onboard their personal devices to the network. Cisco ISE provides a self-service portal and a native supplicant provisioning tool that can automatically configure the endpoints with the required certificates, profiles, and settings. Cisco ISE can also apply different policies for corporate and personal devices, and integrate with MDM (Mobile Device Management) solutions to enforce compliance and security34.
• Guest access and guest lifecycle management functionality: Cisco ISE provides a comprehensive guest access solution that allows administrators and sponsors to create and manage guest accounts, and assign different access levels and privileges to guests. Cisco ISE also provides a customizable guest portal that can support various authentication methods, such as social media login, SMS, email, or self-registration. Cisco ISE can also monitor and audit the guest activities and sessions, and enforce expiration and revocation policies .

References:

• : Cisco ISE Features - Cisco
• : Cisco TrustSec Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x - TrustSec Overview [Cisco IOS XE 16] - Cisco
• : Cisco Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 2.7 - BYOD [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco
• : Cisco Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 2.7 - Mobile Device Management [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco
• : [Cisco Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 2.7 - Guest Access [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco]
• : [Cisco Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 2.7 - Guest Lifecycle Management [Cisco Identity Services Engine] - Cisco]

A centralized SD-Access design is where a single fabric domain spans across the main site and all branch sites over the WAN. This design has some challenges, such as:

• Since the traffic is encapsulated in VXLAN headers, SD-WAN features such as application-aware routing, QoS, and security policies cannot be applied to the traffic based on the original IP headers. This means that the SD-WAN controller cannot optimize or route the traffic based on the application or user identity. The traffic is treated as a single class of service across the WAN.
• The centralized design also introduces a single point of failure and a potential bottleneck at the main site, where the border nodes and the control plane nodes are located. If the main site goes down or the WAN link fails, the branch sites will lose connectivity to the fabric domain and the external networks.
• The centralized design also requires a high bandwidth and low latency WAN connection between the main site and the branch sites, which may not be feasible or cost-effective for some scenarios.

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Some possible references are:

• Cisco Enterprise Networks SDA, SDWAN and ISE Exam for System Engineers (ENSDENG) Study Guide
• Cisco SD-Access and SD-WAN Integration Design Guide