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Cisco switches, routers, and WLAN access points. It supports a wide range of Cisco Catalyst
Intelligent Ethernet switches. Through a user-friendly GUI, users can configure and manage a
wide array of switch functions and start the device manager of Cisco routers and Cisco
wireless access points. Cisco Network Assistant is available at no cost and can be
downloaded from Cisco.com.
Cisco Network Assistant provides an integrated management interface for delivering intelligent
services, enabling users to manage their entire LAN with one robust tool. By bringing the
simplicity of traditional LAN switching to intelligent services such as multilayer switching, QoS,
multicast, and security ACLs, Cisco Network Assistant offers administrators benefits formerly
reserved for only the most complex networks. Cisco Network Assistant’s Guide mode leads
you through the configuration of high-end features and provides enhanced online help for
context-sensitive assistance. In addition, a solution wizard provides automated configuration
of the switch for video streaming or video conferencing.
Cisco Network Assistant supports standards-based connectivity options such as Ethernet,
Fast Ethernet, Cisco Fast EtherChannel
®
technology, Gigabit Ethernet, and Gigabit
EtherChannel connectivity. Because Cisco switch clustering technology is not limited by
proprietary stacking modules, stacking cables, or interconnection media, Cisco Network
Assistant expands the traditional cluster domain beyond a single wiring closet and lets you
combine interconnections to meet specific management, performance, and cost requirements.
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches can be configured as either command or member
switches in a Cisco switch cluster. Cisco Network Assistant also allows you to designate a
standby or redundant command switch, which takes the commander duties should the primary
command switch fail. Other important features include the ability to configure multiple ports
and switches simultaneously, as well as to perform software updates across the entire cluster
at once. Bandwidth graphs and link reports provide useful diagnostic information, and the
topology map gives network administrators a quick view of the network status.
Positioning
Q. What are the advantages of Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite switches relative to Cisco
Catalyst 2950 standard image switches?
A. The Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite switches use a new hardware and software architecture
that provides higher reliability and simplifies network deployments and troubleshooting. They
increase deployment flexibility with dual-purpose Gigabit uplinks instead of fixed fiber ports,
and the LAN Lite Cisco IOS Software provides more consistency with the rest of the Cisco
Catalyst switching portfolio in its command-line interface. The LAN Lite Cisco IOS Software
provides highly secure management through SSL, SCP, and SNMPv3 and simplifies network
deployments and troubleshooting with features such as TDR, IP address DCHP, and Auto-
MDIX.
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