Preface

This guide describes how to administer and use Cisco Prime Network Control System (WAN).

Audience

This guide is for administrators who configure, monitor, and maintain networks, and who troubleshoot network problems.

Organization

This guide includes the following sections:

Part
Title
Description
Chapter Title

1

Getting Started

Describes:

•Prime NCS (WAN) key features.

•Various elements of the Prime NCS (WAN) user interface.

•Setting up Prime NCS (WAN).

•Introduction

•Working with the User Interface

•Setting up

2

Using Templates for Configuring and Monitoring

Explains how to use design and deploy configuration and monitoring templates.

•Designing and Deploying Templates for Configuring

•Designing and Deploying Templates for Monitoring

3

Operating the Network

Explains how to:

•Monitor the network

•Maintain and update the device configuration inventory.

•Maintain device configurations and software images

•Operating and Monitoring the Network

•Monitoring Alarms

•Changing Port Groups

•Working with Device Configurations

•Maintaining Device Configuration Inventory

•Keeping Sites Organized

•Maintaining Software Images

4

Administering

Explains how to monitor and maintain Prime NCS (WAN) and control user access.

•Maintaining System Health

•Controlling User Access


Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

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Related Documentation

You can access the entire documentation set for Prime NCS (WAN) at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps11687/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Note We sometimes update the documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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