Thank you for choosing the TACACS.net TACACS+ Server, the simplest, most flexible, easiest to use, and most cost efficient TACACS+ server for Windows PCs and Servers. This software implements the TACACS+ AAA protocol and integrates it with your Windows PC or Server using local Users and Groups, Active Directory, or users manually configured within the service. 

This software includes the following elements
1.	TACACS.net TACACS+ Server
2.	TACTest TACACS+ protocol testing tool
3.	TACDES for creating DES encrypted passwords
4.	TACVerify Configuration Verification tool

Before using the server, please read the Installation and Configuration Instructions, which can be downloaded from http://www.tacacs.net/.

Start Menu Items
The installation wizard will install the components required for administration in Start > Program Files > TACACS.net.

Installation locations
•	The software binaries are installed at %ProgramFiles%\TACACS.net. 
•	Configuration files are installed at %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application data\TACACS.net\config on Windows 2000 or XP.
•	Configuration files are installed at %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TACACS.net\config in Windows 2003 Server or Vista.
•	The Accounting and System logs can be found at %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application data\TACACS.net\logs on Windows 2000 or XP.
•	The Accounting and System logs can be found at %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\TACACS.net\logs in Windows 2003 Server or Vista. 

Default settings
The default software installation is designed to get you up and running as soon as possible. In most cases, you should be up and running within 10 minutes!
To eliminate common misconfiguration errors during initial setup, the server is installed with the following default settings:
1.	Localhost (127.0.0.1) and RFC 1918 IP address ranges (172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16, 10.0.0.0/8) are already added as clients by default. 
2.	Any user in the Administrators group on the local machine will be authorized.

After you have verified TACACS+ operation, you should modify these settings before deploying the server in a live production environment.

Firewall information
By default, the TACACS+ server uses TCP port 49 to listen for incoming connections. You may need to update network or host firewalls to ensure this port is available to the network elements.

Start Up
When installed, TACACS.net will automatically start and run as a Windows Service. You can modify these settings through the Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. 

Uninstall
The software can be uninstalled through Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. After the software is uninstalled, the configuration and log files are retained. This is so you can install software updates without reconfiguring the server and the logs are preserved in case they are needed in the future. You can manually delete these files and their directories if desired.

Feature Enhancements are available. If you would like a feature that is not currently supported, let us know and we will respond with a quote for development.

For more information, documentation, or answers to frequently asked questions, please visit http://www.tacacs.net/.

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