108 Summit 300-48 Switch Software User Guide
Unified Access Security
• Make the network infrastructure as secure as possible.
• Be able to track and identify wired and wireless rogues.
To achieve these objectives, it is necessary to work within the constraints of your environment:
• Technology of all the clients
— 802.11 radio technology (b, a, g, a/b, a/g)
— Operating system (W2K, XP, Pocket PC, ….)
— Client readiness for 802.1x; client upgrades
• Authentication servers available or planned
— Operating System Login only (i.e. Domain Access, LDAP)
— RADIUS for Users
— PKI Infrastructure
• Nature of the user population
• Ability to divide users into meaningful groups
• Network resources required by users
• Desired access restrictions based on resources, locations, times, and security level
• Acceptable level of network management and user training
• Anticipated changes in the network
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