Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant (September 2005)

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Index

A

access types

communities     4-3

automatic discovery

adding members     4-4

considerations

connectivity     4-2

non-CDP-capable devices     4-4

in communities     4-2

See also CDP

C

candidates

automatic discovery in communities     4-4

CDP

automatic discovery in communities     4-2

Cisco Discovery Protocol

See CDP

Cluster Conversion Wizard     4-5

clusters

Cluster Conversion Wizard     4-5

converting to a community     4-5

definition     1-1

size limitation     1-1

communities

accessing     4-3

adding members     4-4

advantages of     1-1

automatic discovery     4-2, 4-4

candidates

adding     4-4

communities (continued)

automatic discovery of members     4-2

defined     4-1

discovering     4-4

requirements     4-1

See also community member

communication protocols     4-3

community information     4-4

community names     4-3

composition     4-2

converting a cluster to a community     4-5

creating     4-4

definition     1-1, 1-2

limits     4-2

management

local PC     4-4

members

adding     4-4

automatic discovery     4-2

hostnames     4-3

requirements     4-1

planning considerations

hostnames     4-3

identifying information     4-4

passwords     4-3

saving identification information     4-4

verifying     4-5

connecting Network Assistant     3-2

converting a cluster to a community     4-5

D

device limits in a community     4-2

discovery, communities

See automatic discovery

E

expert mode     2-8

F

features

expert mode     2-8

Front Panel view     2-2

guide mode     2-7

menu bar     2-4

online help     2-9

privilege levels     2-8

toolbar     2-4

Topology view     2-2

wizards     2-8

Front Panel view     2-2

G

guide mode     2-7

H

hostnames

in communities     4-3

I

installing Network Assistant

procedure     3-1

requirements     3-1

interaction modes     2-7

IP addresses

community candidates     4-1

L

launching Network Assistant     3-2

M

manually adding members to communities     4-4

members

adding     4-4

adding to a community     4-4

automatic discovery     4-4

menu bar     2-4

N

Network Assistant

connecting     3-2

installing

procedure     3-1

requirements     3-1

introduced     1-1

launching     3-2

O

online help     2-9

P

passwords

in communities     4-3

privilege levels     2-8

S

Smartports Advisor     2-8

T

toolbar     2-4

Topology view     2-2

W

wizards     2-8