Highlights
- Purpose-built for managing Cisco Business switches, routers, and wireless access points.
- Enables discovery, monitoring, and configuration through a single, intuitive interface.
- Provides remote site access without the need for VPNs or advanced firewall settings.
- Easy to deploy and operate for streamlined network management.
Key Features
- Automatic Device Discovery: Instantly detects all network devices, generating a complete topology diagram and inventory.
- Custom Monitoring Dashboard: Monitor real-time network health and receive alerts for critical events like device outages.
- Unified Configuration Management: Central interface for managing system settings, wireless networks, VLANs, and Ethernet switching.
- Lifecycle & Performance Reports: Access detailed device reports, including maintenance, warranty, and end-of-life notices, along with wireless performance insights.
- Built-in Troubleshooting Tools: Remote access, plus the Network Show Tech tool for exporting diagnostic data to support teams.
- RMM Tool Integration: Seamlessly works with popular Remote Monitoring and Management solutions.
Technical Specifications
Management Protocols
- Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- Link-Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
- Multicast DNS / Bonjour
- RESTCONF
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Virtualization Package Formats
- Open Virtualization Format Archive (OVA)
- Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Machine Archive
- Amazon Machine Image (AMI) – available via AWS Marketplace
Dashboard System Requirements
Hypervisor Support:
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Oracle VirtualBox
- VMware ESXi, Fusion, Workstation
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Operating System:
- Ubuntu Linux 16.04.x
CPU:
- 2x vCPU (up to 300 managed devices)
- 12x vCPU (up to 2500 managed devices)
- 64-bit Intel architecture
Memory:
- 4 GB (up to 300 managed devices)
- 24 GB (up to 2500 managed devices)
Disk Space:
- 60 GB
Supported Browsers:
- Apple Safari (macOS only)
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
Probe System Requirements
Hypervisor Support:
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Oracle VirtualBox
- VMware ESXi, Fusion, Workstation
Operating Systems:
- Ubuntu Linux 16.04.x
- Raspbian Buster Linux
CPU:
- 1x vCPU (64-bit Intel)
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ or Pi 4 Model B
Memory:
- 512 MB
Disk Space:
- 5 GB
Supported Browsers:
- Apple Safari (macOS only)
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
Network Device Support
- Refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard – Device Support List for details on compatible Cisco Business switches, routers, and wireless devices.
- Embedded Probe Support: Some Cisco Business devices have the probe application built into the firmware for seamless integration.
