Cisco Catalyst 2950 - Network Configuration Examples

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Network Configuration Examples
• Use an interactive mode that takes you step-by-step through configuring complex features such as
VLANs, ACLs, and QoS.
• Use a wizard that prompts you to provide the minimum required information to configure complex
features such as QoS priorities for video traffic, priority levels for data applications, and security.
For more information about Network Assistant and clustering, see the Getting Started with Cisco
Network Assistant, available on Cisco.com.
Network Configuration Examples
This section provides network configuration concepts and includes examples of using the switch to
create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments through Fast Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet connections.
• “Design Concepts for Using the Switch” section on page 1-12
• “Small to Medium-Sized Network Configuration” section on page 1-15
• “Collapsed Backbone and Switch Cluster Configuration” section on page 1-16
• “Hotel Network Configuration” section on page 1-17
• “Service-Provider Central-Office Configuration” section on page 1-20
• “Large Campus Configuration” section on page 1-21
• “Multidwelling Network Using Catalyst 2950 Switches” section on page 1-22
• “Long-Distance, High-Bandwidth Transport Configuration” section on page 1-24