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Chapter 5 Working with Prime Network Vision Maps
Communicating with Devices Using Ping and Telnet
Communicating with Devices Using Ping and Telnet
Prime Network Vision enables you to communicate with devices in the following ways:
• Pinging a Device, page 5-28
• Telneting a Device, page 5-28

Pinging a Device

Prime Network Vision enables you to ping a device to verify that the device is responding.
The ping is performed from the client to the device, and not from the Prime Network Vision unit hosting
the VNE to the device.
To ping a device, right-click a device in the navigation tree or map, and choose To ols > Pi ng.
The results are displayed in a new window.

Telneting a Device

Prime Network Vision enables you to communicate with a device using the Telnet window.
The Telnet session is performed from the client to the device, and not from the Prime Network Vision
unit hosting the VNE to the device.
Note If you are using a Windows 7 system, you must enable the Windows Telnet Client before you can use
the Prime Network Telnet option.
- For Windows 7 32-bit systems, enable the Windows Telnet Client to use the Prime Network Telnet
option.
- For Windows 7 64-bit systems, a solution is available on the Cisco Developer Network at
http://developer.cisco.com/web/prime-network/forums/-/message_boards/message/2780108.
To telnet a device:
Step 1 Right-click a device in the navigation tree or map, and choose Tools > Telnet. A terminal window opens.
Step 2 Log in and use the Telnet window as needed.