Cisco Systems Network Assistant

Contents

Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant

OL-6194-07

Hostnames 4-2

Passwords 4-3

Communication Protocols 4-3

Community Information 4-3

Creating a Community 4-3

Discovering and Adding Devices 4-3

Manually Adding Members 4-4

Converting a Cluster to a Community 4-4

Verifying a Community 4-4

APPENDIX

AConfiguring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management A-1

Network Assistant-Related Features and Their Defaults A-1

Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant A-2

Minimum Configuration to Access Catalyst 4500 from Network Assistant A-2

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community A-3

Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster A-3

NDEX

Contents

Main Page CONTENTS Page Preface Audience Purpose Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Page What Is Network Assistant? Page Network Assistant Features Front Panel View Topology View Menu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature Bar 1 2 Menu Bar Toolbar Feature Bar Page Network Assistant Modes Wizards Smartports Privilege Levels Updates for Network Assistant Online Help Installing Cisco Network Assistant Installing Network Assistant Starting Network Assistant Connecting to Network Assistant Event Notification Page Planning and Creating Communities Planning a Community Candidate and Member Characteristics Community Device Limit Automatic Discovery of Candidates and Members Community Names Hostnames Passwords Creating a Community Discovering and Adding Devices Manually Adding Members Converting a Cluster to a Community Verifying a Community APPENDIX A Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management Network Assistant-Related Features and Their Defaults Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant Minimum Configuration to Access Catalyst 4500 from Network Assistant REVIEW DRAFTCISCO CONFIDENTIAL Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Community Additional Configuration Required to Manage a Cluster Page INDEX A C D F H I M