Cisco Network Assistant User Manual

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Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant
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Chapter 2 Network Assistant Features
Network Assistant Modes
Network Assistant Modes
You can use Network Assistant in these modes:
• Expert Mode—Configures a feature in a single window. Network Assistant is in expert mode by
default. To run a feature in expert mode choose Expert in the Application menu. To access the
online help in expert mode, click Help in the window.
• Guide Mode—Configures a feature one step at a time and displays the corresponding help
information for the window that is appearing. Features that appear with a signpost icon on the
feature bar (see
Figure 2-5) means that you can run them in guide mode, When you select the
feature, a series of steps guides you through the configuration for that feature.
To run guide mode, choose Guide in the Application menu, To run a guide-mode feature in Expert
mode, you must choose Expert before selecting the feature.
Note Guide mode is not available if your switch access level is read only. For more information
about the read only access mode, see the “Privilege Levels” section on page 2-9.
Figure 2-5 Guide Mode Signposts
1 Guide mode icon 2 Menu items that support only the expert mode
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Cisco Network Assistant Specifications

General

Category	Network Management Software
Developer	Cisco Systems
Supported Platforms	Windows
Primary Function	Network Management
Description	Cisco Network Assistant is a centralized network management application designed for configuring and monitoring Cisco network devices.
Features	Configuration management, troubleshooting
Supported Devices	Cisco switches, routers, access points
Functionality	Device discovery, configuration deployment, network monitoring, troubleshooting, security policy enforcement
Supported Protocols	SNMP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet
GUI	Graphical User Interface