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Cisco ISE in EVE-NG for access control labs

ISE is already in the Add Node list of every CloudLabBox workspace, ready to sit beside your routers and switches. Use it for RADIUS and TACACS+ policy: device administration, 802.1X and guest access.

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Vendor
Cisco
In Add Node
5 images
Template
ise
Newest
ise-3.1.0.518

Installed versions

Every ISE name in the Add Node image list, exactly as you’ll pick it.

Template ise

ISE

5 images on this template. Newest first.

  • ise-3.1.0.518
  • ise-3.0.0.458.SPA
  • ise-3.0.0.458
  • ise-2.7.0.356.SPA
  • ise-2.7.0.356

Add it to a lab

In Add Node, choose the template, then the image. The template fills in these settings; change them before you start the node.

Add Node defaults for ISE, read from the EVE-NG templates on 28 October 2026
ImageTemplateCPURAMInterfacesConsole
ISEise48192 MB1 interface: G0VNC

EVE-NG admits a node by the CPU and RAM set on it, so a running node counts against your plan at these values. This template starts nodes at 4 vCPU and 8,192 MB, which fits the free demo’s 6 vCPU and 8 GB, so you can start one there and open its console.

See default usernames and passwords Read every node tip

TACACS+ device administration for two routers

Point two IOSv routers at ISE for TACACS+, then build command sets and shell profiles that give a network engineer and a read-only auditor different rights. You practise AAA on the routers and policy sets in ISE.

  • 1×ISE ise4 vCPU, 8192 MB
  • 2×IOSv vios1 vCPU, 1024 MB each

Added with these defaults, the lab uses 6 vCPU and 10 GB of RAM. The smallest plan that fits is Standard, with 12 vCPU and 16 GB: £5 a day, or £1.25 an hour On-Demand.

Choose a planGive nodes more CPU or RAM and you add that instead.

Licences are yours to bring

ISE features sit behind Cisco's licence tiers, and its evaluation period is time-limited. CloudLabBox doesn't provide Cisco licences, so bring your own for anything beyond the evaluation.

The images run only inside your CloudLabBox workspace; they aren’t available to download.

Questions about ISE

What is Cisco ISE?

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is Cisco's policy server for network access: 802.1X and MAB authentication, guest access, profiling and TACACS+ device administration.

How do I open the ISE web interface from my computer?

Give ISE's G0 interface an address on a lab network and let its web services finish starting. Then right-click the running node in your lab and choose Web page: the ISE web interface opens in a new browser tab.

Can ISE reach Cisco for licensing and updates?

Not by default: labs have no open internet. Request the exact destinations ISE needs from your Account page; each one works once a person approves it.

Which ISE images are installed?

5 images, all listed on this page exactly as Add Node shows them. The newest is ise-3.1.0.518.

How much CPU and RAM does a ISE node use?

When you add one, the ise template adds 4 vCPU and 8192 MB of RAM. You can change both in Add Node, and your plan counts what each running node is set to.

More images

CloudLabBox is independent of the vendors named on this page. Their names identify the images in the workspace’s Add Node list.