Key Features
- Automated Device Discovery: Quickly identifies all network devices and generates a real-time topology diagram along with a detailed inventory.
- Custom Monitoring Dashboard: Offers an intuitive interface to monitor network performance and health, with automatic alerts for critical events like device outages.
- Unified Configuration Interface: Centralizes the configuration of system settings, wireless networks, VLANs, and Ethernet switching.
- Firmware Management: Automatically notifies users of available firmware updates with direct download and installation capabilities.
- Lifecycle Reporting: Delivers detailed reports on device status, including maintenance schedules, warranty coverage, end-of-life notices, and wireless performance insights.
- Troubleshooting Tools: Includes remote site and device access and the “Network Show Tech” diagnostic archive for seamless support collaboration.
- RMM Integration: Easily integrates with leading Remote Monitoring and Management tools for streamlined operations.
Technical Specifications
Supported Management Protocols
- Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- Link-Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
- Multicast DNS / Bonjour
- RESTCONF
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Supported Virtualization Formats
- Open Virtualization Format Archive (OVA)
- Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Machine Archive
- Amazon Machine Image (AMI) – via AWS Marketplace
System Requirements
Hypervisor Compatibility
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Oracle VirtualBox
- VMware ESXi, Fusion, and Workstation
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Operating Systems
- Ubuntu Linux 16.04.x
- Raspbian Stretch Linux
CPU Requirements
- Manager: 2× 64-bit CPU cores
- Probe: 1× 64-bit CPU core or Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Memory Requirements
- Manager: 4 GB RAM
- Probe: 512 MB RAM
Disk Requirements
- Manager: 20 GB
- Probe: 5 GB
Supported Web Browsers
- Apple Safari (macOS only)
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
Network Device Support
Refer to the Cisco FindIT Network Manager – Device Support List for the most up-to-date list of supported network devices.