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Superior
manageability
• An embedded Remote Monitoring (RMON) software agent supports four RMON groups
(history, statistics, alarms, and events) for enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and
analysis.
• The switch supports all nine RMON groups through the use of a Cisco SwitchProbe
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Analyzer Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) port, permitting traffic monitoring of a single port,
a group of ports, or the entire switch from a single network analyzer or RMON probe.
• A SPAN port monitors traffic of a single port from a single network analyzer or RMON
probe.
• Remote SPAN (RSPAN) allows network administrators to locally monitor ports in a Layer 2
switch network from any other switch in the same network.
• DHCP Snooping Option 82 enables more sophisticated IP address assignment by the DHCP
server.
• The Domain Name System (DNS) provides IP address resolution with user-defined device
names.
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) reduces the cost of administering software upgrades by
downloading from a centralized location.
• Network Timing Protocol (NTP) provides an accurate and consistent timestamp to all
switches within the intranet.
• Layer 2 traceroute eases troubleshooting by identifying the physical path that a packet
takes from the source device to a destination device.
• Crash Information Support enables the switch to generate a crash file for improved
troubleshooting.
• Show Interface Capabilities provides information on the configuration capabilities of any
interface.
• RTTMON-MIB allows users to monitor network performance between a Cisco Catalyst
switch and a remote device.
• Cisco Network Assistant Software is a free, standalone network management application
software that simplifies the administration of networks of up to 250 users. . It supports a
wide range of Cisco Catalyst intelligent switches from Cisco Catalyst 2940 through Cisco
Catalyst 4506. With Cisco Network Assistant, users can manage Cisco Catalyst switches
plus launch the device managers of Cisco integrated services routers (ISRs) and Cisco
Aironet WLAN access points by simply clicking on its icon in the topology map.
Table 1 Product Features and Benefits
Feature Benefit