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Chapter 2 Deployment Considerations

Basic Deployment Factors for Cisco Secure ACS

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User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server

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In the simple WLAN, there may be a single AP installed (

Figure 2-4

). Because

there is only one AP, the primary issue is security. In this environment, there is
generally a small user base and few network devices to worry about. Providing
AAA services to the other devices on the network does not cause any significant
additional load on the Cisco Secure ACS.

Figure 2-4

Simple WLAN

In the LAN where a number of APs are deployed, as in a large building or a
campus environment, your decisions on how to deploy Cisco Secure ACS become
a little more involved. Though

Figure 2-5

shows all APs on the same LAN, they

may be distributed throughout the LAN, connected via routers, switches, and so
on. In the larger, geographical distribution of WLANs, deployment of
Cisco Secure ACS is similar to that of large regional distribution of dial-up LANs
(

Figure 2-3

).

Network

Cisco Secure

Access Control Server

Cisco Aironet AP

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