Task 5—Setting Up a Web Portal for the

Dial NMS

About a Web Portal

A web portal for the dial NMS is a combination of CGI scripts and HTML links used to support a dial Internet access service.

As the number of devices and applications in a network increase, the operations support team may become inundated with a myriad of management products. To support a dial service, a web portal provides easy access to:

Product manuals, design guides, white papers, and troubleshooting guides.

Light-weight tools and scripts.

Network policies, procedures, and reports.

Periodic and just-in-time reporting.

`The help desk can access operational information (for example, current connected caller status).

`The operations staff can report on current service levels.

Tips For more information on building a management intranet, go to

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/serv/mkt/nmps/ent/tech/bmi_wi.htm

Table 22

Utilities Provided by the Web Portal for the Dial NMS

 

 

 

Utility

 

Function

 

 

Documentation Center

A web server used as an online-documentation hub to share

 

 

network operations information.

 

 

Device Linker

A web page used for bookmarking URLs for quick device telnet

 

 

and out of band (console) access.

 

 

See the “Building a Device Linker Web Page” section on page 83.

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems Dial NMS manual About a Web Portal, Utility Function