Chapter 4      Managing Devices

Device Management

Setting Up Routers

On each router, configure the following:

Task

Procedure

1. Upgrade your 

Visit the Software Center at Cisco.com for software downloads.

network device 

software to the 

supported versions.

2. Verify connectivity 

From the Administration tab, select Diagnostics, then Connectivity.Type 

from the Hosting 

the device name or IP address and click Ping.

Solution Engine to the 

devices you want to 

manage.

3. Enable SNMP and set  1. Use the router's CLI to enable the SNMP server. For example, 

enable 

up community strings.

snmp

.

2. On IOS based devices, enter configuration mode and use the 

snmp community community_string ro command.

On Hybrid OS based Catalyst devices, enter enable mode and use the set 

snmp community read only community_string command.

4. (Optional) Enable 

1. Enter enable mode.

CDP. 

2. Verify that CDP is running on the switch or router:

3. On IOS based devices, use the show cdp run command.

4. On Hybrid OS based Catalyst switches, use the show cdp command.

5. If CDP is not running, use the set cdp enable command to enable CDP.

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