Google Networking Best Practices for Large Deployments - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Chapter 3: Introduction....................................................................................... 5
About This Guide................................................................................................... 5
Target Audience.............................................................................................. 5
Benefits ........................................................................................................... 5
Level of Effort .................................................................................................. 6
Getting The Most Out Of This Guide ..................................................................... 6
Life Cycle of Your Google Apps Implementation................................................... 6
Related Documentation ......................................................................................... 7
Disclaimer for Third-Party Product Configurations ................................................ 7
Chapter 4: Network Action Checklist ................................................................ 9
About This Checklist.............................................................................................. 9
Network Evaluation................................................................................................ 9
Network Configuration ......................................................................................... 10
Network Routing............................................................................................ 10
Proxy Servers................................................................................................ 10
Other Services .............................................................................................. 10
Client Configuration ............................................................................................. 11
Client Access ................................................................................................ 11
Authentication ............................................................................................... 11
Migration ....................................................................................................... 12
Network Monitoring.............................................................................................. 12
Chapter 5: Network Evaluation ........................................................................ 13
Summary ............................................................................................................. 13
Test Your Network Environment.......................................................................... 13
Inventory of Network Locations..................................................................... 14
Network Testing ............................................................................................ 14
Network Testing Tools .................................................................................. 16
Proxy Server Evaluation and Sizing .................................................................... 16
Benchmark Proxy Load Per User.................................................................. 16
Estimate Expected Proxy Resources Needed .............................................. 17
Example ........................................................................................................ 17
Chapter 6: Network Configuration ................................................................... 19
Summary ............................................................................................................. 19