Installing The Network Interface Cards; Inline; Figure 8: 802.1X Enforcement - Extreme Networks AG200 Installation Manual

Deployment Flexibility
NOTE
With a single-server Installation, the ES instructs the switch in which VLAN to place the endpoint.
A sample deployment is shown in the following figure:

Figure 8: 802.1x Enforcement

Installing the Network Interface Cards

The number of network interface cards (NICs) required depends on the installation method selected as described
in this section.

Inline

The inline installation of Sentriant AG, where the MS and ES are installed on a single server, requires two
network interface cards (NICs) installed for Sentriant AG to operate properly.
The inline installation of Sentriant AG where the MS and ES are installed on different servers requires at least
three NICs; one for the MS and two for each ES.
The inline installation interfaces form a bridge from one part of your network to another as shown in the following
figure. The Linux® operating system assigns each interface a name (for example, , , and so on). It is
eth0 eth1
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