{"id":10065,"date":"2025-12-09T08:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/?p=10065"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:03:56","slug":"harvesting-autumns-insights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/harvesting-autumns-insights-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A cloud-managed network requires a new kind of access management!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10065\" class=\"elementor elementor-10065 elementor-10063\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3f801a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3f801a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a942e1\" data-id=\"6a942e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d9ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d9ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Cloud-managed networks require a new kind of access control.<\/em> <em>Cloud services bring savings in terms of IT infrastructure, but also new challenges to security. Cisco Access Manager is a modern, cloud-based access control solution integrated into the <a href=\"https:\/\/aboveit.fi\/en\/the-power-of-meraki-cloud\/\">Meraki ecosystem<\/a>, which facilitates secure network access without complex configurations. In this blog, I will introduce Cisco Access Manager, the new access control solution for Cisco Meraki networks.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-680bf5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"680bf5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a43f738\" data-id=\"a43f738\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a611ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a611ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cisco Access Manager \u2013 Key Features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4dccd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4dccd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43e6e43\" data-id=\"43e6e43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2e4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2e4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud management is today&#8217;s standard, but network security cannot lag behind. Access Manager offers an easy and scalable way to manage access without separate Radius servers or complex configurations. Everything happens in the familiar Meraki Dashboard.  <\/p>\n<p>Cisco Access Manager was only recently made available for wholesalers to sell, and my own expectations regarding it were mainly related to <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.meraki.com\/Platform_Management\/Access_Manager\/Design_and_Configure\/EAP-TLS_Certificate-Based_Authentication_with_Entra_ID_Lookup\">integration with Microsoft Entra ID directory<\/a> and pricing. I heard about the upcoming product over a year ago, and at that time I was a bit startled by the estimates related to future prices. As a correctly priced product, the solution could change the market and pave the way for further cloud adoption. I was positively surprised when I heard the final price. I decided to buy NFR (Not for Resale) licenses immediately so that I could familiarize myself with the technology!    <\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the key benefits of Cisco Access Manager:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zero Trust security:<\/strong> Every user and device can be identified before accessing the network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Easy deployment:<\/strong> No physical NAC (Network Access Control) devices, everything in the cloud.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integration with Microsoft Entra ID:<\/strong> User and group context directly from identity management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Versatile authentication methods:<\/strong> EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, iPSK, and MAC Authentication Bypass for IoT devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identity-based segmentation:<\/strong> Prevents lateral movement and restricts access only to necessary resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd04c2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd04c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e342937\" data-id=\"e342937\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e36d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e36d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical experiences and limitations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83d289e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83d289e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-505ffd8\" data-id=\"505ffd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb6547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbb6547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It has been a pleasure to immediately test this new technology that has entered the market and to offer a Meraki-branded solution to our cloud-oriented customers. However, I have made a few observations about the solution. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cisco Access Manager is not intended for the very smallest organizations. <\/strong>The service requires MR access points and MS switches that support the technology. Above IT&#8217;s own small Teleworker Gateway and its integrated Wi-Fi access point do not currently recognize Access Manager as a Radius service, and the same is likely true for other smaller security devices with integrated Wi-Fi. Fortunately, we found an MR36 access point on our shelf, so I was able to test Access Manager with it.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>A certificate service is still required separately.<\/strong> It&#8217;s great that a cloud-based access control service has finally been integrated into Meraki cloud management, which integrates directly with the Entra ID cloud directory. However, if you want it to be a service that truly authenticates workstations to the network, certificates are needed. It would have been great if Access Manager had baked in some kind of lightweight cloud-based PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) solution to support the smallest organizations. This would have directly solved the access control needs of SMEs independently in the cloud. Now a separate PKI service is needed, either on a server or in the cloud. Fortunately, these are also available in the market as a cloud service, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/intune\/intune-service\/protect\/microsoft-cloud-pki-overview\">Microsoft&#8217;s own Cloud PKI included in Intune Suite licensing<\/a>, which will be included in Microsoft 365 E5 licensing in the future &#8211; Thus, this is at least accessible to larger companies. As a good observation, however, many third-party cloud PKI services also include built-in cloud Radius services, so will they take market share from Cisco Access Manager? Well, at least Access Manager integrates fully into the Meraki cloud without separate configurations.       <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>For dynamic network configuration of switch ports, more expensive Advantage licenses are required for the switches<\/strong>, which may force companies to upgrade their Meraki network device licenses to a more expensive tier \u2013 if this is the part of the technology they wish to utilize in Meraki networks.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>However, the technology is more than a welcome addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/meraki.cisco.com\/\">Meraki portfolio<\/a>. In my own experiments, integrating cloud-based identities with Entra ID for access control needs was easy. Now, with the upcoming changes to Microsoft 365 E5 licensing, I can imagine the technology, together with Microsoft&#8217;s Cloud PKI, bringing significant improvement to the security of cloud organizations concerned about network security!  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa8e4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa8e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfb292c\" data-id=\"bfb292c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656f717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"656f717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is this solution for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af8d955 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af8d955\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0673479\" data-id=\"0673479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ed158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ed158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.meraki.com\/Platform_Management\/Access_Manager\">Cisco Access Manager<\/a> is now finally generally available (GA). Licenses are available on a subscription model, with prices starting roughly from about <g id=\"gid_1\">\u20ac6.50\/user\/year<\/g>, which makes the solution a very cost-effective alternative compared to traditional NAC solutions or self-maintained Radius\/NPS servers. The solution does indeed require certificate services in the background, but for those who don&#8217;t find this problematic, Access Manager brings an excellent addition to the security of Meraki networks.  <\/p>\n<p>Cisco Access Manager is a modern solution for organizations that want to combine <strong>Zero Trust security<\/strong>, <strong>the ease of cloud management<\/strong>, and <strong>the Meraki ecosystem<\/strong>. It does not yet solve everything on its own, but for Microsoft 365 organizations already utilizing Meraki networks \u2013 it is definitely a technology worth implementing to enhance security! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10900e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10900e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9d27a7\" data-id=\"c9d27a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab5344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab5344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f449.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\"><\/em><em> Does your IT department want to solve local network access management? We have experience and insight into several cloud-based network access management and certificate solutions available on the market, as an integral part of cloud-based Microsoft 365 environments. We are also a Cisco partner specializing in environmental responsibility, at your service!  <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cloud-managed network requires a new kind of access management. Cloud services bring savings in terms of IT infrastructure, but also new security challenges. Cisco Access Manager is a modern, cloud-based access management solution integrated into the Meraki ecosystem, which facilitates secure network access without complex configurations. 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