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Catalyst 3650 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter1 Product Overview
Management Options
For information on starting the Network Assistant application, see the Getting Started with Cisco
Network Assistant guide on Cisco.com.
Device Manager
You can use Device Manager, which is in the switch memory, to manage individual and standalone
switches. This web interface offers quick configuration and monitoring. You can access Device
Manager from anywhere in your network through a web browser. For more information, see the
getting started guide and the Device Manager online help.
Cisco IOS CLI
You can configure and monitor the switch and switch cluster members from the CLI. You can access
the CLI by connecting your management station directly to the switch console port or by using
Telnet from a remote management station. See the switch command reference on Cisco.com for
more information.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Cisco Prime Infrastructure combines the wireless functionality of Cisco Prime Network Control
System (NCS) and the wired functionality of Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS), with
application performance monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Cisco Prime Assurance
Manager. For more information, see the Cisco Prime Infrastructure documentation on Cisco.com.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12239/index.html
Network Configurations
See the switch software configuration guide on Cisco.com for network configuration concepts and
examples of using the switch to create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments
through Gigabit Ethernet connections.