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208 Building a Network Access Control Solution with IBM Tivoli and Cisco Systems
9. The server communication configuration window, shown in Figure 6-78, is
used to provide the client with the location information of the server. In the
Server host name field insert the fully qualified name of the Security
Compliance Manager server (or IP address). The default value for the Server
connection port field is 1951. Unless you have selected a different port
number during the server installation, accept the default.
Figure 6-78 Server communication configuration window
If you selected the push mode in the previous step, you will be given an option
to indicate whether the client uses DHCP.
This is mandatory for clients using
DHCP
but we recommend checking this option even on clients using a static
IP address, as this results in the generation of a 16-byte unique identifier
(fingerprint) for the client.
When you are done, click Next.
Tip: When using a fully qualified domain name, it is always a good idea to
check the DNS names resolution by opening a command prompt window
and trying to ping the server by name.