Ease of Deployment
  Cisco Catalyst Switch Configuration Workflow
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Best Practice User Guide for the Catalyst 3850 and Catalyst 3650 Switch Series
Figure 3 Cisco Catalyst Switch: Configuration Workflow
Install a switch
Complete initial switch configuration
on the first day of deploying the switch
Are switch 
stack members 
running the 
same image?
Update the image on 
switch stack members
Ye s N o
Configure global switch settings 
to define common configuration
Configure QoS on wired and wireless 
traffic to guarantee network performance
Configure switch connections to
distribution switches or routers
Configure switch connections to end 
devices (such as access points, 
IP phones, laptops, printers)
Configure secure access 
on the switch and on 
connected devices
Configure wireless LAN 
access on the switch to enable 
converged access functionality
Monitor switch health to maintain
network stability and performance
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