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Updated on 2025-04-12

Some questions from CiscoWorks

1. Can CiscoWorks for Windows manage network products from other manufacturers?

answer:
As long as the network products of the third-party manufacturer support the standard SNMP protocol, CiscoWorks for Windows can provide monitoring functions for it. However, other components in CiscoWorks for Windows applications, such as CiscoView, are only targeted at Cisco's network devices and cannot provide support for third-party network products.


2. Is CiscoWorks for Windows a network management program suitable for the scope of work?

answer:

Its suitable range of work is:
Medium and small enterprises
Departmental network system for large enterprises
Branch offices of large enterprises
Enterprises and institutions with relatively tight finances


3. How many parts does CiscoWorks2000 network management software consist of?

answer:

CiscoWorks2000 currently consists of 3 parts:
Routed WAN Management Solution
Enterprise-level network management solutions for managing wide-area networks
Service Management Solution
Enterprise-level network management solutions for monitoring network system service levels
LAN Management Solution
Used to manage LAN networks containing routers and switches, is an enterprise-level solution


4. What is the relationship between CWSI Campus Bundle and CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Solution?

answer:
LMS is an alternative to CWSI Campus Bundle network management software and is a network management solution based on NT and Solaris operating systems. In May, Campus Bundle, a subset of LMS network management solutions, will be released, which is based on AIX and HP-UX operating platforms.



5. What are the features of the CiscoWorks2000 Routed WAN Management (RWAN) solution?

answer:

RWAN provides powerful management capabilities for managing routing-based wide-area network systems. It has functions such as configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting for complex network systems.
The applications it contains are:
Access Control List (ACL) Manager When setting up access control lists for routers and PIX firewalls, using this application can simplify the setup, management, optimization and other tasks of access control lists.
Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM) Applications in a wide area network that troubleshoots network response time and network availability.
TrafficDirector is a complete network traffic monitoring and troubleshooting application that provides early detection of various issues in the wide area network.
Resource Manager Essentials (RME) A powerful WEB-based network management application that can access important network information and manage network configuration and software changes.
CiscoView graphical device management applications, real-time device status monitoring, configuration management, and more.


6. When will Cisco Works for Windows be used? How many nodes can be managed at most?

answer:
Cisco Works for Windows network management software is mainly used in network environments of small and medium-sized enterprises. It is a comprehensive, cost-effective and powerful network management tool that can effectively manage switch routers, access servers, hubs and other network devices. Cisco Works for Windows network management software can be installed on operating systems such as Windows95/98/NT. This network management software can manage up to hundreds of nodes.



7. What is the difference between CWW-5.0-P1 and CWW-5.0 in the order number of CiscoWorks Windows?

answer:
Its software features are exactly the same, except that CWW-5.0-P1 offers a 30% discount to buyers and ends on 5/15/2000.



8. What are the minimum system requirements for CiscoWorks 5.0?

answer:

The minimum system requirements are:
166-MHz Pentium IBM PC or compatible
64-MB RAM
500-MB free space for hard disk, it is recommended to use 1-GB free space for hard disk
CD-ROM drive used during installation
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 operating systems
Netscape 4.61 or Internet Explorer 5.0, used as display online help


9. Can CiscoWorks for Windows 5.0 be integrated with HP OpenView Version 5 or 6?

answer:
Can't.



10. Can CiscoView 5.1 be ordered separately?

answer:
CiscoView 5.1 cannot be ordered separately, it is integrated in CiscoWorks2000 or CiscoWorks for Windows.

11. Does CiscoView5.1 support remote access?

answer:
support. You can access CiscoView at any point in the network through your browser.




12. How many users can access at most at the same time does CiscoView 5.1 support?

answer:
About 10.



13. Applications included in Cisco Routed WAN network management software?

answer:

The included applications are:
Access Control List (ACL) Manager
Internetwork Performance Monitor
TrafficDirector Software
Resource Manager Essentials
CiscoView


14. Components in CiscoWorks2000 RWAN (Routed WAN) Can all applications of the network management software be installed on the same machine?

answer:
Can.



15. Components in CiscoWorks2000 RWAN (Routed WAN) on which operating platform can the network management software be installed?

answer:
RWAN can only be installed on Microsoft Windows NT and Sun Solaris operating systems.



16. Components in CiscoWorks2000 Does LAN Management Solution include the functionality of Cisco View?

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answer:
It includes the functionality of Cisco View.



17. Is Campus Bundle for HP-UX/AIX an integral part of CiscoWorks2000?

answer:
Yes. Campus Bundle for HP-UX/AIX is an integral part of the CiscoWorks2000 solution.



18. What is the difference between Campus Bundle for HP-UX/AIX and LAN Management Solution (LMS) for NT and Solaris?

answer:
Campus Bundle for HP-UX/AIX runs on a UNIX operating system with HP-UX or IBM AIX and supports some features of LAN Management Management Solution, including Campus Manager, RME, Traffic Director and Cisco View. LAN Management Solution (NT/Solaris) runs on Windows NT and SUN Solaris operating systems. In addition to the above functions, it also includes Content Flow Monitor, etc.



19. Are both LAN Management Solution and Campus Bundle based on the web interface?

answer:
Campus Manager, CiscoView, and RME in LAN Management Solution and Campus Bundle are based on the web interface. But TrafficDirector5.8 is not based on the web interface yet. Content Flow Monitor, unique to LMS, is also based on the web interface.



20. What router does Cisco Voice Manager support?

answer:
The types of voice-enabled routers supported by Cisco Voice Manager are: Cisco 2600, 3600, 5300, 7200, and 1750.

21. Can CiscoWorks2000 Voice Manager 2.0 run on SUN Solaris systems?

answer:
Can run on Windows NT and SUN Solaris systems.


22. What management capabilities does Cisco Voice Manager provide for VoIP networks?

answer:
Its management functions are: configuration functions of voice interface, dialing plan, call recording, voice quality statistics, etc.