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iii Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 CONTENTS Preface v Audience i-v Purpose i-v Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Serv ice Request i-v CHAPTER 1 What Is Network Assista.
Contents iv Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Hostnames 4-2 Passwords 4-3 Communication Protoc ols 4-3 Community Information 4-3 Creating a Community 4-3 Discovering a nd Adding.
v Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Preface Audience This guide is for system administrators, network mana gers, and other users who want to manage stand alone network de vices and device groups through a GUI. It pr esents Cisco Netw ork Assistant, kno wn as Network Assistant, as a solution.
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CH A P T E R 1-1 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 1 What Is Network Assistant? Network Assistant is an applica tion that you can use to manage standalone de vices and device groups—communities and clust ers—from anywhere in your in tranet.
1-2 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 1 What Is Network Assistant? • If a community member fails, Network Assi stant can continue to manage the ot her members. If a cluster command de vice fails, Network Assistant cannot manage the other members of the cluster unless a cluster st andby de vice has be en configured.
CH A P T E R 2-1 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 2 Network Assistant Features Network Assistan t simplif ies the managemen t of comm unities or clusters by offer ing a GUI, alternati ve modes for configuring network de vices, two lev e ls of access, and comprehensive online help.
2-2 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 N etwork Assistant Features Front Panel View • Menu Bar , T oolbar , and Feature Bar , page 2-4 • Network Assistant Modes, pa.
2-3 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 Network Assistant Featur es Topology View Figur e 2-2 Fr ont P anel Vi ew and P ort P opup Window Topology View When Network Assistant connects to a community or a cluster , the T opology vie w appears by default .
2-4 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 N etwork Assistant Features Menu Bar, Toolb ar, and Featur e Bar Figur e 2-3 T opol ogy View and Device P opup Windo ws Note When you are managing a communit y , the T opology vie w displays all the de vices in that community .
2-5 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 Network Assistant Featur es Menu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature Bar • W indow—na vigate to open the Network Assi stant windo ws. • Help—open the onl ine help. Toolbar Ta b l e 2-1 lists t he toolbar options from left t o right on the toolbar .
2-6 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 N etwork Assistant Features Menu Bar, Toolb ar, and Featur e Bar Feature Bar The feature bar shows the networking features tha t are av ailable for the device s in your communi ty or cluster .
2-7 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 Network Assistant Featur es Menu Bar, Toolbar, and Feature Bar Figure 2-4 sho ws the feature bar . Figur e 2-4 Feat ure Bar The features are grouped under menus. When you click a menu item, th e configuration window for th e feature opens.
2-8 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 N etwork Assistant Features Network Assista nt Modes Network Assistant Modes Y ou can use Network Assistan t in these modes: • Expert Mode—Conf igures a feature in a single windo w .
2-9 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 Network Assistant Featur es Wizards Wizards All wizards contai n Wi z a r d in their names on the feature bar . Like guide mode, wizards provide a step-by-step approach for completi ng a spe cific conf iguration task.
2-10 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 2 N etwork Assistant Features Online Help Online Help Network Assistant pr ovides comprehensi ve online help that e xplains configuration and moni toring tasks. Sometimes the informatio n in a help topic dif fers for di fferent de vices.
CH A P T E R 3-1 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 3 Installing Cisco Network Assistant This chapter describes how to install Cisco Network Assistant and ho w to connect it to a device or an existi ng community .
3-2 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 3 Insta l ling Cisco Network Assistant Connecting to Networ k Assistant Connecting to Network Assistant Use the Connect window in Netw ork Assistant to connect to a community or cluster .
3-3 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 Chapter 3 Insta lling Cisco Network Assistant Connecting to N etwork Assistant When the connection occurs, the Ne twork Assistan t windo w is in connect mode. The toolbar adds ico ns that represent de vice features.
3-4 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 3 Insta l ling Cisco Network Assistant Connecting to Networ k Assistant.
CH A P T E R 4-1 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 4 Planning and Creating Communities This chapte r provid es the concep ts and procedures for planning and creating communities by using Network Assistant.
4-2 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 4 Planning a nd Creating Communities Planning a Community Community Device Limit The combined number of Catalyst switches, Cisco access routers, and PI X f irewalls in a community cannot e xce ed 40.
4-3 Getting Starte d with Cisco Network A ssistant OL-6194-07 Chapter 4 Plannin g and Creating Communities Creating a Community Passwords When connecting to a community , Network Assistant prompt s you for each unique passwo rd that has already been assigned for members of th e community .
4-4 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Chapter 4 Planning a nd Creating Communities Creating a Co mmunity 3. Click the Advanced butto n if you want to set an HTTP port ot her than 80, the default port. Enter the HTTP port number that you want to use.
A-1 Getting Started with Cisco Netwo rk Assistant OL-6194-07 APPENDIX A Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management This appendix describes ho w to configu re a Catalyst 4500 series switch for Network Assistant. It also lists the Networ k Assistant feature def aults for the switch.
A-2 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Appendix A Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management Configuring Your Switch for Network Assistant This section descri bes how to configu re your switch for Netw ork Assistant.
REVIEW DRAFT—CISCO C ONFIDE NTIAL A-3 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Appendix A Configurin g a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Manag ement Additional Configuration Re quired to Manage a Community Note If you ha ve enabled clus tering, disable clustering before conf iguring a community .
A-4 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 Appendix A Configuring a Catalyst 4500 Series Switch for Network Assistant Management Step 6 Switch(config-if)# end Return to pri vileged EXEC mode. Step 7 Switch# show running-config V erify the config uration.
IN-1 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assista nt OL-6194-07 INDEX A accessing communities 4-2 automatic discovery adding members 4-3 considerations connectivity 4-2 non-CDP-capable devices 4-4 in co.
Index IN-2 Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant OL-6194-07 D device limits in a com munity 4-2 discovery, communiti es See automatic discovery F features Front Panel view 2-2 menu bar 2-4 onli.
An important point after buying a device Cisco Network Assistant (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Cisco Network Assistant yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Cisco Network Assistant - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Cisco Network Assistant you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Cisco Network Assistant will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Cisco Network Assistant, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Cisco Network Assistant.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Cisco Network Assistant. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Cisco Network Assistant along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
