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Catalyst 4500 Security Features Best Practices for Cisco IOS Software-Based Supervisors

Overview The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series brings a rich security feature set to the network edge, allowing network managers to control security threats from their inception in an enterprise-wiring closet or on a metro access network. This paper provides an overview of Layer 2, 3, and 4 security features for Catalyst 4500, and outlines their applicability in enterprise and service providers’ networks. The paper begins with an overview of the security features of the Catalyst 4500 Series, and then details the specific configuration, and deployment information constituting the actual network design.

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Publisher	Cisco	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	August 2003	Downloads	34
Format	White Papers
Topics	Switching, Network Security, Local Area Networks (LAN)

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