Chapter 1
Product Overview
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connecting your management station directly to the switch management port
or a console port or by using Telnet from a remote management station. See
the switch command reference on Cisco.com for more information.
Cisco Network Assistant
Cisco Network Assistant is a PC-based network management GUI
application optimized for LANs of small and medium-sized businesses. Cisco
Network Assistant offers centralized management of Cisco switches ranging
from the Catalyst Express 500 through the Cisco Catalyst 4506. Through the
GUI you can configure and manage switch clusters or standalone switches.
Cisco Network Assistant is available at no cost and can be downloaded from
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/networkassistant
For information on starting the Network Assistant application, see the
Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant guide on Cisco.com.
CiscoWorks application
The CiscoWorks device-management application displays the switch image
that you can use to set configuration parameters and to view switch status and
performance information. The CiscoView application, which you purchase
separately, can be a standalone application or part of a Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) platform. See the CiscoView documentation
for more information.
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