Installing Cisco Network Assistant This chapter describes how to install Cisco Network Assistant and how to connect it to a device or an existing community. For information about the requirements needed to install Network Assistant, see the Release Notes at::Installing Network Assistant To install Network Assistant on your PC, follow these steps: 1. Go to this web address:. You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this site.

You do not need any other access privileges. Find the Network Assistant installer file, cna-windows-k9-installer-5-0-en.exe.

Cisco Network Assistant simplifies many common networking activities. Using an intuitive GUI, users can easily apply common services across Cisco switches, routers, and access points, to facilitate: Configuration management; Inventory reports; Event notification.

Download the Network Assistant installer, and run it. (You can run it directly from the web if your browser offers this choice.) When you run the installer, follow the displayed instructions. In the final panel, click Finish to complete the Network Assistant installation.

Note Network Assistant is free. There is no charge to download, install, or use it. Starting Network Assistant After you install Network Assistant, you will see its icon on your desktop, a Network Assistant shortcut under the Start menu, and a Network Assistant entry under Start >Programs. When you click any of these, you see a partial Network Assistant GUI and the Connect window.

In disconnect mode, Network Assistant is not connected to a device or a community; it cannot manage a standalone device, a community, or the command device of a cluster. Its menu bar and toolbar support only the tasks that customize Network Assistant itself.

The feature bar, which usually lists device features, is empty. Connecting to Network Assistant Use the Connect window in Network Assistant to connect to a community or cluster..shows the Connect window. To connect Network Assistant to a device: Step 1 From the Connect window, enter the IP address of the device. • For an existing community, select its name from the pull-down menu. For an existing cluster, select the IP address.

When you select a community, you can also set the access mode and access level. If you do not set the access mode before connecting to the community, Network Assistant applies the read/write access mode to all the devices in the community.

• For HTTP and Access Mode options, click the Options button. – In the HTTP protocol field, select HTTP or HTTPS.

To communicate with a clusterered or a standalone device, use HTTPS (secure HTTP) instead of HTTP. – Select an HTTP port. Use an HTTP port other than 80 on cluster command devices or standalone devices. – Select an access mode. Read-only access mode is the default. – Click OK to return to the Connect Window.

• You can also use this window to connect to a new community. For instructions on how to use the Connect to a new community option to create a community, see the. Note For information about using the HTTPS and HTTP options in a community, see the. Because Catalyst 4500 series switches ship with HTTP and HTTPS disabled by default, you must enable them as needed. HTTPS v3.0 is supported in Cisco IOS 12.2(25)SG cryptographic versions and later.

Figure 3-1 Connect Window Step 2 Click Connect. When you click Connect, you are either connected to the community directly, or you are prompted for a username and password and then connected. Anita Blake The Killing Dance Pdf Writer. When you connect to a cluster, Network Assistant asks if you want to convert the cluster to a community.

For more information on converting a cluster to a community, see the. When the connection occurs, the Network Assistant window is in connect mode. The toolbar adds icons that represent device features. Similarly, the feature bar fills with menus that list the device features that Network Assistant manages. Event Notification Network Assistant informs you of events that it detects by putting an event icon on the status bar and under devices in the Topology view.

Clicking an event icon opens a window that describes the event and, whenever possible, connects you to the windows where you can take the needed actions.