CiscoWorks for Windows, V5.0 is a comprehensive network management solution that provides a powerful set of monitoring and configuration tools to simplify the administration of small to medium business networks and workgroups containing Cisco internetworking products (switches, routers, hubs, and access servers).
CiscoWorks for Windows comprises of the following tools:
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CiscoView version 5.0 — Provides graphical back- and front-panel views of Cisco devices; dynamic, color-coded graphical displays to simplify device-status monitoring; device-specific component diagnostics, device configuration, and application launching
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WhatsUp Gold version 4.05 from Ipswitch, Inc.— Provides network discovery, mapping, monitoring, and alarm tracking
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Threshold Manager — Enhances the ability to set thresholds on Cisco RMON-enabled devices, reducing management overhead and improving troubleshooting capabilities
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StackMaker — Allows users to combine multiple Cisco devices of specific types into a single stack and visually manage them in a single window
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Show Commands — Displays detailed router system and protocol information without requiring the user to remember complex IOS command-line languages or syntax
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Cost-effective network management software — Provides a powerful, yet affordable set of tools that allow network administrators to monitor and configure all types of Cisco devices within multi-vendor networks.
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Easy to use — Provides a simple, easy-to-learn graphical interface as an alternative to the Command Line Interface
166 MHz Pentium-based IBM PC or compatible computer
64 MB RAM total
500 MB free hard drive space, 1 GB free hard drive space recommended
CD-ROM drive for installation
Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0
Netscape 4.61 or Internet Explorer 5.0 for displaying online help
Product and Part Numbers
Table 13-24: Part Numbers for the CiscoWorks for Windows
