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<section id="networks-for-users-overview">
    <title>Overview of Setting Up Networking for Users</title>
    <para>People using cloud infrastructure have a variety of needs and preferences when it comes to the networking services provided by the cloud. As a &PRODUCT; administrator, you can do the following things to set up networking for your users:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
        <listitem><para>Set up physical networks in zones</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Set up several different providers for the same service on a single physical network (for example, both Cisco and Juniper firewalls)</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Bundle different types of network services into network offerings, so users can choose the desired network services for any given virtual machine </para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Add new network offerings as time goes on so end users can upgrade to a better class of service on their network</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Provide more ways for a network to be accessed by a user, such as through a project of which the user is a member </para></listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
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