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Automated deployment is a feature that started with Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.1 that eases the pain of 

deploying new branch routers or switches. With Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0, the plug and play gateway is now 

built into the product itself. This method of provisioning is mainly targeted for branch routers. Normally when a 

device is provisioned in a new branch or remote site, it needs to be prepared for provisioning. Some network 

engineers prefer to stage the device completely and ship it to the end location, while others prefer to do a partial 
staging of the device so that it can come online once it’s deployed in the end location. Management systems can 

then be used to push the full configuration. In both cases, a lot of manual configuration is needed, and it amounts 

to big delays in deploying a new branch or site. Automated deployment could be used for places where quick and 

zero-touch deployments are desired. If a nontechnical staff is deploying the device in a remote branch, this feature 

will definitely prove to be useful. 

See the Cisco Plug and Play Solution Guide for detailed steps for using Automated Deployment at 

. 

Converged Access is the convergence of wired and wireless networks into a unified infrastructure. Cisco is also 

extending wired infrastructure concepts, features, resiliency, and scalability to the wireless infrastructure. Cisco 

Converged Access is composed of the following core products: 

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The new Cisco Catalyst

®

 3650 Series Switch and 

 with integrated wired and 

wireless functionality through built-in Cisco IOS Software wireless LAN controller (WLC), the new Unified 

Access Data Plane (UADP) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and enhanced hardware and 

operating system. 

● 

The new Cisco IOS Software-based Cisco 

 as appliance. 

● 

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 

 (WiSM2) or Cisco 

(available as part of Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.1). 

Starting Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0, you can now manage converged access architecture in a simplified 

manner. This section will go into managing the converged access environment using Cisco Prime Infrastructure 

2.0. 

 TIP: Before you jump into managing the 3650/3850 switch using Cisco Prime Infrastructure, make sure the 

following steps are done: 

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Make sure the licenses have been accepted from within 3650/3850. More details can be found at 

. 

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Make sure the Converged Access devices have a minimum of Cisco IOS-XE 3.2.2 or later running on them. 

At a high level, following are the tasks that users will need to do in order to deploy converged access architecture 

using Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0: 

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Step 1. Set up a mobility domain and its hierarchies for the new mobility architecture 

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Step 2. Create VLANs and WLANs for the new mobility architecture