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Cisco IE 4000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco IE 4000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Network Configurations
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Cisco Network Assistant
Cisco Network Assistant is a PC-based network management GUI application optimized for LANs
of small- and medium-sized businesses. Using 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/en/US/products/ps5931/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
For information on starting the Cisco Network Assistant application, see the
Getting Started with
Cisco Network Assistant
guide on Cisco.com.
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Device Manager
You can use Device Manager, which is in the switch memory, to manage individual and standalone
switches. This web interface offers quick configuration and monitoring. You can access Device
Manager from anywhere in your network through a web browser. For more information, see the
Device Manager online help.
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Cisco IOS CLI
The switch CLI is based on Cisco IOS software and is enhanced to support desktop-switching
features. You can fully configure and monitor the switch. You can access the CLI either by
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.
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SNMP network management
You can manage switches from a SNMP-compatible management station that is running platforms
such as HP OpenView or SunNet Manager. The switch supports a comprehensive set of
Management Information Base (MIB) extensions and four Remote Monitoring (RMON) groups. See
the switch software configuration guide on Cisco.com and the documentation that came with your
SNMP application for more information.
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Common Industrial Protocol
The Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) management objects are supported. The Cisco IE 4000 can
be managed by CIP-based management tools, allowing the user to manage an entire industrial
automation system with one tool.
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PROFINET TCP/IP and RT
This switch supports PROFINET TCP/IP and RT and can be managed by Siemens' automation
software such as STEP 7.
Network Configurations
See the switch software configuration guide
on Cisco.com for network configuration concepts and
examples of using the switch to create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments
through Gigabit Ethernet connections.