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Catalyst 2928 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Network Configuration Examples
Figure 1-3
Catalyst 2928 Switches in a Collapsed Backbone Configuration
Campus Network Using Catalyst 2928 Switches
shows a configuration for a network supporting multiple users with access control. This
network uses Catalyst 2928 switches with connections to a core layer switch and a wireless services
module. The switches connect workstations and wireless access points through the core layer to a
third-party system that provides authentication, authorization, and accounting services.
Using a combination of web authentication and DHCP authentication, the Catalyst 2928 switches and
the third-party system implement a stringed access control that binds a user name and password with IP
address, MAC address, VLAN ID, and port number.
Note
You cannot use IP phones in this configuration with portal-based authentication.
Gigabit
servers
101388
Cisco 2600 or
3700 routers
Internet
Cisco IP
phones
Workstations
running
Cisco SoftPhone
software
Aironet wireless
access points
IP
IP