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A

AAA

: case study x
: CLI commands 27, 28
: design 27
: negotiation 57
: servers 31

B

: busy hour ratio 31

C

capacity planning 31

Cisco 2511 31

: setting up 83

Cisco 2511, console connection, troubleshooting 85

Cisco AS5300

: MRTG configuration file 60
: MRTG graphs 57

Cisco AS5800 31

Cisco IOS CLI Commander 89

Cisco IOS configurations

: HTTP 86
: modem call records 75
: NTP 71
: SNMP 41
: syslog 67
: terminal server, Cisco 2511 85
: troubleshooting 87

Cisco IOS configurations, backing up 123

Cisco Network Registrar

: about 91
: batch files, using 95
: CLI commands, using 92
: forward zone, creating 96
: reverse zone, creating 99

Cisco PIX 31

CiscoSecure Unix 33

Cisco TAC online ix

CiscoView 124

CiscoWorks 2000 RME

: about 117
: configurations, backing up 123
: design 32
: devices, importing 118
: devices, polling 120

clear line command 85

CLI commands for dial operations 27, 38, 87

clocking, NTP configuration 71

clock summer-time command 71

clock timezone command 71

community strings 42

configuration management

: Cisco IOS, backing up 123
: CiscoView 124
: CiscoWorks 2000 RME 117
: CLI commands 87
: design 27, 28
: IP addresses, managing 91
: MIBs to use 37

console server, setting up 83, 85

crontab 63

D

Device Linker, setting up 83

dial NMS

: benefits 24
: case study 23
: configuration design parameters 33
: hardware requirements 31
: implementation and operation tasks 35
: network topology 30
: planning questionnaire 25
: service definition 27
: software requirements 32

dir command 87

DNS

: about 91
: IP addresses 91

F

fault management

: CLI commands 27, 88
: description 67
: HP OpenView, using 101
: syslog and NTP, configuring 69

FCAPS 27

freeware

: Cisco IOS CLI Command Center 86
: IP tracker web page 96
: Modem Call Record Viewer 70
: MRTG 53
: SNMP Commander 49
: UCD-SNMP 45

FTP

: MIBs 46
: syslog messages 78

H

hardware for a dial NMS 30

HP OpenView

about 101

basic setup 102

CLI, entering devices 115

color legend 106, 110

design 32

devices, entering 115

dial ports, unmanaging 110

discovery filters

: about 112
: setting up 113

filters, setting up 112

get requests, testing 107

maps, adjusting 111

polling devices

: about 105
: demand polls, performing 105

SNMP, troubleshooting 108

SNMP configuration, verifying 102

sysobjectID 106

traps, verifying 108

web site 102

HTTP

: access to CLI commands, using 86

I

implemenation tasks for a dial NMS 35

interface loopback command 42

interfaces

: capacity planning 31
: unmanaging 110

IOS, See Cisco IOS 41

IP addresses, managing 91, 96

IP design 33, 34

ip http authentication aaa command 86

ip http server command 86

L

: line requirements 31
: loadhosts -m command 115
: logging, See syslog 67
: logging buffered command 75
: logging command 75
: logging console command 75
: logging facility command 75
: logging trap command 75
: loopback address 34

M

MIBs

: about 16
: downloading from Cisco 46
: exploring by using UCD-SNMP 45
: ftp.cisco.com 46
: new dial features 38
: OIDs for MRTG 54
: recommended for the dial NMS 37

modem call records

: about 69
: Cisco IOS configuration 75

modems

: call records 70, 75
: modulation trends 69
: OIDs to poll 55

MRTG

: configuration files, editing 59, 60
: design 32
: dial counters 54, 59
: electronic template 60
: functions 53
: installing 59
: OIDs to poll 54
: web site 59

N

network topology, dial NMS 30

NTP

: about 69
: client, setting up 72
: client, troubleshooting 74
: enabling on a Cisco IOS device 71
: verifying 71

ntp clock-period command 71

ntpq -p command 73

ntp server command 71

ntp update-calendar command 71

O

OIDs 38

: circuit utilization 54
: description 16
: modem information 54
: user information 54

OpenView, See HP OpenView 101

operation tasks for a dial NMS 35

out-of-band console 83

ovstatus command 102, 115

ovstop command 115

ovw& command 102

P

performance management

: CLI commands 27, 29
: Connection Success Rate 57
: OIDs to query 54

planning questionnaire 25

polling devices

: CiscoWorks 2000 RME 120
: warnings 37, 54

portal, for a dial NMS 81

PPP 57, 69

PRI lines 31

ps -elf command 77

R

: RADIUS design 26, 29

S

security management

: AAA case study x
: CLI commands 27, 29
: for IP networks x
: HTTP 86
: incident tracking 69
: SNMP 21

service definition 27

service timestamps command 71

show caller command 39, 88

show controllers t1 call-counters command 38

show dialer command 88

show file systems command 87

show flash command 87

show ip interface brief command 87

show ip route command 87

show isdn history command 40

show isdn memory command 38

show isdn service command 87

show isdn status command 87

show logging command 74

show modem call-stats command 88

show modem command 39, 88

show modem connect-speeds command 39

show modem summary command 38

show modem version command 87

show ntp association command 72

show ntp status command 71

show users command 85, 88

SNMP

: about 13
: agent 14
: community strings 42
: enabling in a Cisco IOS device 41
: FAQ 14
: managed devices 14
: management 20
: message types and commands 15
: MIBs 16
: NMS 14
: security 21
: SNMPv1 18
: SNMPv2 19
: TAC support 14
: trap link status events, disabling 76
: using HP OpenView 102
: using MRTG 53

SNMP Commander

: about 49
: setting up 49

snmp host command 42

snmp-server community command 42

snmp-server contact command 42

snmp-server enable command 42

snmp-server engineID command 42

snmp-server location command 42

snmp-server packetsize command 42

snmp-server trap-source command 42

software for a dial NMS 32

Solaris workstations 31

subnetting plan 33

syslog

: about 67
: console warnings 75
: daemon, configuring 76
: design 30
: destinations 68
: enabling on a Cisco IOS device 74
: link status events, disabling 76
: log file, inspecting 78
: server 68
: severity levels 68
: WAN links 31

T

T3 cards 31

TACACS+ design 26, 29

tail -f command 78

terminal server, setting up 83

topology

: NOC 30
: POP 30

touch command 77

troubleshooting

: HP OpenView 108
: terminal server 85
: using modem call records 69, 75
: using NTP 69
: using syslog 69

U

UCD-SNMP

: about 45
: design 32
: downloading MIBs 46
: installing 46
: MIBs for dial, exploring 46
: web-based access, setting up 49
: web site 46

Unix workstations 31

user-growth projections 25, 31

user IDs 69

W

: War Dialer 33
: web server, setting up 64

X

: xntpd command 73

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