1-11 Access Management ConfigurationWhen configuring access management, go to these sections for information you areinterested in:z Access Management Overviewz Configuring Access Managementz Access Management Configuration ExamplesAccess Management OverviewNormally, client PCs in a network are connected to switches operating on the networkaccess layer (also referred to as access switches) through Layer 2 switches; and theaccess switches provide external network accesses for the client PCs through theirupstream links. In the network shown in Figure 1-1, Switch A is an access switch; SwitchB is a Layer 2 switch.Figure 1-1 Typical Ethernet access networking scenarioSwitch ASwitch BEth1/0/1PC1_1 PC1_2 PC1_n PC2 PC3InternetOrganization1The access management function aims to manage user access rights on access switches.It enables you to manage the external network access rights of the hosts connected toports of an access switch.To implement the access management function, you need to configure an IP address poolon a port of an access switch, that is, bind a specified range of IP addresses to the port.z A port with an access management IP address pool configured only allows the hostswith their IP addresses in the access management IP address pool to access externalnetworks.
