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Cloud and Virtualization Group Basics

Navigating Cisco EPN Manager Job Aid 1

Basics Overview

Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager is a single, end-to-end network deployment, provisioning, and assurance management system.

Regardless of the network management or support tasks that you perform, familiarizing yourself with the user interface layout and features helps you to find the information that you need more efficiently.

A system administrator configures your access to the areas of the system that are relevant to your work, and defines:

The default home page that you see. The menus and submenus available to you. The areas of the network that you can access. The tasks that you can perform in the system.

The job aid addresses the entire application and all of its features.

Use Case

This job aid introduces you to the Cisco EPN Manager graphical user interface (GUI) design elements, and the interface layout and features.

Rather than addressing a specific use case, the job aid provides a high-level overview of all of the system navigation and features.

Skills

Basic browser-based application skills

Cloud and Virtualization Group Navigation Overview


Navigation Overview Initial System Behaviors

Help Overlays

The system provides help overlays for some pages to assist you.

For example, when you log in initially, an overlay opens to indicate key navigation functions.

To retain any overlay for future use:

Click Okay, got it.

When you no longer need to see an overlay: Select the Don’t show this again check box, and then click Okay, got it.



Setting Initial Preferences

When you log in to the system initially, the Settings | Getting Started page opens.

The page provides actions that you can take based on your user role or roles in the system.

All users can indicate the dashboard that they want the application to open by default when they log in to the system.



If you prefer to use another application page as you home page, you can:

Navigate to the page that you want as your home page, and then, on the settings menu, click Set Current Page As Home.

Note: If you do not indicate a home page preference, the system continues to open the Getting Started page when you log in.

Administrators can use the page to perform key initial system configuration tasks to make the system operational.



Interface Navigation

When you open the application, access to the system menus in the left navigation is closed.

To open the left navigation:

On the banner, click Open and close navigation.

To work with the left navigation open:

Above the application menus, click Pin.

Note: When you do not pin the menu open, it closes automatically when you navigate to another page in the application.



To access the submenus in a main menu category:

Point to the category name. The system opens submenu navigation to the right of the main menu.

Cloud and Virtualization Group Interface Features and Key Tasks


Interface Features and Key Tasks Interactive Interface Layout

Key design elements of the Web-based user interface emphasize:

Clear system navigation reinforced with a searchable and indexed menu, Data presentation that is straightforward to interpret using such features as interactive

topology maps, Contextual support and guidance when performing complex tasks by providing a wizard

that steps you through processes, Operational ease by providing such features as configurable dashboards, so that you can

organize your workspace based on the information that you access regularly.

To orient yourself to the features of the user interface: Click each highlighted area of the interface screenshot below to learn about the related

feature.



Application Search

You can conduct keyword, advanced, and custom searches of application data for efficient navigation to specific information by using the Application Search feature on the application banner.

The system searches the following application data:

Alarms Clients Devices Access Points Maps Data center devices Menus

You can perform a basic search by typing in the Application Search field.

You can perform advanced and custom searches by clicking the search icon.

Return to interactive screenshot.



Alarm Summary

On the banner, the alarm summary indicates, by default, the number of alarms of the highest severity that are currently active in the system beside an alarm icon.

To open the alarm summary list:

On the banner, click the alarm summary indicator, which opens the Alarm Summary list.

The alarm summary lists all of the active alarms, such as critical, major, or minor, in each alarm category that you have indicated in your preferences.

For efficient navigation to the item or items of interest, the summary provides links to alarm categories or to specific alarms.

To ensure that you are seeing current information:

In the alarm summary list, click the refresh button.

To review all of the alarms currently active for a category: In the alarm summary list, click the category name link.

The Alarms page opens and is filtered to display all of the alarms that are currently active for the category that you selected, and the summary remains open.



To review the alarms of a specific severity for a category:

In the alarm summary list, click a number link in a category row below the alarm status of interest.

The Alarms page opens and is filtered to display all of the alarms that are currently active for the category and severity that you selected, and the summary remains open.

To review a complete list of alarms:

In the alarm summary list, click a number link in a category row below the alarm status of interest.

The Alarms page opens and displays all of the alarms occurring in EPN Manager, and the alarm summary list closes.

Based on your user role, you can configure the information that you see in the alarm summary, so that it best supports your tasks.

Note: When you can configure the alarms summary, the Edit button is available.

To configure the information in the alarm summary:

1. In the alarm summary list, click the Edit link.

The system navigates to and opens the My Preferences page.



2. On the My Preferences page, in the Alarms section, edit the alarm categories, and then save your changes.

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Login Identification Menu

The login identification and domain name on the banner indicate that you are logged in to the system and in which virtual domain.

Note: As part of access control, administrators configure virtual domains, which are logical groupings of network devices. You can have access to one or several virtual domains.

To access the preferences that you can set or to get assistance and information:

Click the identification on the banner. A menu opens.



To change the virtual domain in which you are working:

1. In the menu, click Virtual Domain: [Domain Name]. The system opens the virtual domain drop-down list and indicates the local date and time of the server that hosts the active virtual domain.

2. In the Virtual Domain drop-down list, select the domain that you want. You remain

logged in and the system changes the domain and your associated system access.

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Application Refresh

When working in the system, you can refresh the data that is currently visible on the page.

Manually refreshing the page at any time helps ensure that you are seeing current information.




Left Navigation Toolbar

The left navigation toolbar is available when the left navigation is open.

The left navigation toolbar provides access to:

The application menus and submenus

The application index

The application pages that you have bookmarked, referred to as favorites.

To open the application menus: Click Navigation.

Note: When you open the left navigation, the system displays the application menus and submenus by default, as indicated by the active Navigation button.



Index Navigation

The application index provides direct navigation to application pages.

To open the application index:

Click Index.

To navigate the index:

Click the letter on the right to navigate to the related section of the index.

To determine the menu or submenu that provides access to the page: Point to an index entry.

To navigate to that page in the system: Click an index entry link.



Favorites Navigation

Favorites are navigable bookmarks that you can indicate in the system.

All of the pages that are available for bookmarking display an inactive star icon.

To add an application page to your favorites list: Click the star icon. This action turns the icon yellow and adds a navigable bookmark to

the favorites list.




Index Search

You can search the application index by using the search menu feature.

To search the application index: In the Search Menu field, begin typing a keyword. As you type, the system filters the

index to display all of the navigable entries matching the text that you are typing.

Note: When you click the Search Menu field, the system opens the index automatically when it is not already visible.




Dashboard Menu

Dashboards summarize network or system data in concise, organized layouts to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the information that the system is reporting, based on various categories.



Dashboards can include multiple tabs and dashlets.

Dashlets are separate data elements that organize categories of information, such as alarm summaries, network statuses, and network and system performance metrics, among other information.

Dashlets can present information in charts, in tables, or in other visual data representations.

You can organize dashboards and dashlets, manage the data that they present, and configure custom tabs on dashboards to display data in a way that is best organized for your work.

Tip: To learn more, watch the Managing Dashlets video.


http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Managing_Dashlets.mp4



Monitor Menu

Monitoring activities relate to oversight of the network and its devices, and the tasks that support these activities.



Managed Elements Functions

You can manage device inventory, including network and data center devices, and physical and virtual servers.

Note: You can also access the Network Devices page on the Configuration and Inventory menus because you can configure devices or add to the device inventory in the device details.

Network Devices Page

The Network Devices page lists the device inventory for the network and is organized in groups.

To access network device details:

Click the Device Name link.

The system opens the device details.

The information that you see is related to the feature that you select in the Features list. The feature information that you see is based on the specific device type.

For the feature that you select, detailed device information includes:

High-level and aggregated device information The configuration of the device features The configuration templates that system users have deployed or scheduled to

deploy to the device.



The archives of previous configurations that the device has run.

Note: An administrator configures the settings that control the number of configurations that the archive retains.

The software image that the device is running and access to Cisco.com to see available software images for the device.



Compute Devices Page

The Compute Devices page lists all of the devices that provide compute capability for the organization.

Compute devices include:

Data Centers Lists the number of clusters, hosts, and virtual machines in each data center, the source from which the system discovered each data center, and whether the system is monitoring the data center.

Clusters Lists the number of hosts and virtual machines in each cluster, whether the virtual machines are running, and the source from which the system discovered each cluster.

Hosts List the number of hosts and virtual machines, whether the virtual machines are running, the source from which the system discovered each host, the physical server and device name, and whether alarms are occurring.

Virtual Machines Lists virtual machines, whether each virtual machine is operational, its host name and operating system, whether the system is monitoring each virtual machine, the source from which the system discovered each virtual machine, and whether alarms are occurring.

Physical Servers Lists the UCS blade servers and their server IDs, device names and IP addresses, operational statuses, the number of server cores, and the amount of memory of each server.

Compute Services Lists compute services such as VMs and hosts that are in cloud environments.



Cisco UCS Servers Lists the Cisco UCS servers, their device names and types, IP addresses, reachability statuses, and whether alarms are occurring on the servers.

To access compute device details:

Click the name or server ID link.

The details that you can access are based on the type of compute device or service that you select.

Monitoring Tools Functions

Monitoring tools report network activity, including alarms and events that are occurring in the system, and client and user activity, and device performance.

You must configure the monitoring policies that control system reporting.

Monitoring tools functions include:

Monitoring Policies Support network device polling by defining the parameters on which the system reports, such as device or interface health, or parameters that are specific to a technology.

Alarms and Events EPN Manager identifies changing conditions in devices and on the network and reports them as events. When an event or series of correlated events indicate conditions that fall outside of operational thresholds, it reports these instances as alarms.



Clients and Users

Note: Functionality in development for a future release.

Review a list of wireless clients that have network access, including their IP and MAC addresses and whether they are actively associated to the network.

Performance Graphs Review performance metrics on devices and interfaces. When you select a metric, the system displays the data that it has collected based on the applicable monitoring policies.

Note: The performance graphs function includes a help overlay.



Wireless Technologies Functions

These functions support monitoring wireless network devices.

Wireless technologies functions include:

Radio Resource Management Provides continuous monitoring of wireless lightweight access points (APs) and reports their performance statistics, including power details, channel changes, and configuration mismatches.

Interferers When the system includes at least one Mobility Services Engine (MSE), you can review a list of the sources causing RF interference, and access detailed information on the type of device that can potentially cause interference, its properties, location, the access points detecting it, and impacts that you can consider when determining an action.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Tags When the system includes at least one Mobility Services Engine (MSE), you can review the number of RFID tags that each engine is detecting, and access to vendor and asset details, battery status, and asset location.

Media Streams Monitor the multicast media streams that are configured on the network and their configuration details, such as statistics, errors, and policy violation

Unjoined Access Points Identify access points in the network that have not joined with a wireless controller Access points must join with wireless controllers in order for the system to discover and manage them.

Chokepoints Add and monitor chokepoints, which are low frequency transmitting devices that can detect RFID tags within defined ranges and transmit tag location and sensor information

WiFi TDOA (Time Difference on Arrival) Receivers When the system includes at least one Mobility Services Engine (MSE), you can add and



monitor WiFi TDOA receivers, which detect the location of tagged assets using the time difference on arrival calculation method and transmit asset locations to the MSE

Access Point Radios Add and manage access point radios, review the details about AP radio devices, radio frequency statistics, and information on the controller that is managing each AP radio.

Tools Functions

These functions provide a mix of wireless and wired device tools.

Tools functions include:

Wireless Voice Audit Method by which you can audit up to 50 wireless LAN controller configurations based on the rules that you select and return a report indicating any configurations that violate audit rules.

Wireless Voice Diagnostic Method by which you can investigate issues related to wireless voice calls. You can perform tests that report can report call control errors, client roaming histories, and the total number of calls that an access point has accepted or rejected.

Wireless Configuration Audit Method by which you can audit wireless LAN controller configurations to determine if the configurations in EPN Manager match those on the controllers

Autonomous AP Migration Analysis Supports testing autonomous access points based on system criteria to determine whether they are eligible for migration to lightweight access points.

Location Accuracy Supports analyzing the accuracy of the system to identify the true location of rogue and non-rogue clients, interferers, and asset tags within ten meters at least 90% of the time.

Packet Capture Captures and analyzes data packets flowing to, through, and from Cisco network analysis modules (NAMs), and aggregation services routers (ASRs).




Configuration Menu

Configuration activities include deploying devices and managing device configurations.

Network Functions

This category provides access to the Network Devices page, which is also available on the Configuration and Inventory menus. For more information, review the Managed Elements discussion in this job aid.

To navigate to topology maps and open the provisioning wizard:

Click Service Provisioning.



Wireless Technologies Functions

For details on the chokepoints, WiFi TDOA, and access point radios functions, refer to the Wireless Technologies Functions section under the Monitor menu.

WLAN Controller Auto Provisioning filters


A method of indicating the wireless LAN controllers that the system can provision automatically

Templates Functions

Templates apply specific device features or technologies to devices. Templates help automate deployment and help ensure configuration consistency when you are configuring large numbers of devices with the same configuration.

Template functions include:

Features & Technologies templates Model-based templates that provide the configuration details that are specific to a feature or technology and include wired and wireless technologies

Shared Policy Objects A method of dynamically organizing groups of device interfaces, IP addresses, or subnets, eliminating the need to apply values to the devices or on the network individually.

Important Note: Required when using some Features & Technologies templates.

Configuration Groups A method of deploying a series of templates to a group of devices in a single action



WLAN Controller Configuration Groups A method of deploying a series of templates to a group of wireless LAN controllers in a single action

Lightweight Access Points templates Support configuration of lightweight access points by deploying the device configuration to the controller that manages the access points, which then deploys the configuration to the devices

Autonomous Access Points templates CLI-based autonomous access point configuration templates that the system deploys directly to the devices

Autonomous AP Migration templates Templates that support converting autonomous access point configurations to lightweight access point configurations

Switch Location templates Templates that apply location and map information to switches

Scheduled Configuration Task Manage configuration tasks, including access point, configuration group and wireless LAN configuration tasks or software download tasks that system users have scheduled

Quality of Service Functions

Quality of Service (QoS) functions provide a method to apply differentiated service levels in support of service level agreements or other business or network factors.

Quality of service functions include:

Profiles Method to apply differentiated service levels to network users.

Interfaces Method to apply differentiated service levels to device interfaces.

Plug and Play Functions


Plug and Play functions automate device deployment and connection by using templates that integrate best practice configurations.




Inventory Menu

You use the Inventory menu functions to add and manage network devices and their configurations.

Device Management Functions

Device management functions include:

Network Devices Manage network device inventory For more information, refer to the Managed Elements discussion in this job aid.

Compute Devices Manage data center device inventory, including physical and virtual servers For more information, refer to the Managed Elements discussion in this job aid.



Discovery Reports statuses of running and completed device discovery jobs, and provides access to perform network discovery or configure discovery settings.

Software Images Import and distribute software images for the devices when they become available

Credential Profiles Define device credential settings that the system can use to contact devices, which can help ensure that the system includes all of the devices that you expect in the inventory.

Network Audit Lists device configuration archive and software image download operations

Configuration Archive Method by which you can review and compare device configuration changes and perform configuration rollback and troubleshooting activities

Group Management Functions

Group management functions include:

Network Device Groups Method by which you can organize network devices into logical groups

Compute Device Groups Method by which you can organize hosts, virtual machines, compute services, and Cisco UCS servers into logical groups

Port Groups Method by which you can organize device ports into logical groups



Other Functions

This heading groups supporting tasks that you can perform to help expedite provisioning processes.

Customers

Configure customer records for those who are using the network, which supports such provisioning activities as adding or managing services and defining service attributes for those customers

Profiles Define circuit or virtual connection attributes profiles that system users can apply them when provisioning new circuits or virtual connections, which expedites the provisioning process




Maps Menu

Maps provide a visual method of monitoring and interacting with the network, and are most often organized by locations, regions, or device types.

Topology Maps | Network Topology

Network topology maps illustrate the wired portions of the network. You can see maps in a topological or geographical layout, and map tools vary based on the layout that you are using.

Note: Zoom levels and filters can affect what you see when you open a map.

Network topology maps, which you can open topology maps in either a topological or geographical layout, contain common functionality.



Following is the topological layout:

Following is the geographical layout:



The map layouts have some common and some unique features and functions.

Tip: To learn more, watch the Navigating Topological Maps video demonstration.

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Navigating_Topological_Maps.mp4




Wireless Maps Functions

Wireless map functions include:

Site Maps You use site maps to monitor and manage the wireless portions of the network.

Wireless maps illustrate an organization’s geographical locations and physical structures and display the positions of network devices, Wi-Fi devices, and wireless access points. The maps also illustrate wireless signal strengths and quality, sources of interference or latency, and coverage patterns at the location, building, and floor levels.

Automatic Hierarchy Creation Tool that generates wireless site maps and automatically assigns access points that are active for the map location.

Note: To use the tool, the system requires that a user has added wireless LAN controllers and named the access points that the system manages.

Google Earth Displays wireless network access points in outdoor locations by using Google map functionality.

Note: To use the tool, an administrator must configure your access to Google Earth and configure Google Earth to open automatically when the system receives server data. In addition, the computer that you use must have Google Earth is installed.




WiFi Services Menu

On the WiFi Services menu, you can manage network, router, mobility, and network traffic.

Network Services Functions

Network services functions include:

Intelligent Wide Area Network (IWAN) Enablement A wizard that steps you through the process of configuring IWAN hubs and branches, including the master controller and border router devices.

You can enable the following technologies:

Dynamic multipoint virtual private network (DMVPN) Application visibility and control (AVC) Quality of service (QoS) Cisco Performance Routing (PFR)



Converged Access A wizard that steps you through the process of configuring wireless LAN controllers that provide integrated wired and wireless device access to the network.

Guest Users Function to configure user accounts with temporary access to the system on a controller level.

TrustSec Determine device readiness and deploy configurations that provision Cisco TrustSec Identity-Based Networking Services (TrustSec services) on TrustSec capable Cisco devices to secure and control network access.

Router Virtual Containers Functions


Import, install, and deploy router virtual service containers on one or more routers.

Mobility Services Functions

Mobility services provide functions to monitor and manage wireless clients while allowing them to maintain association with the network when moving from one access point to another seamlessly, securely, and with as little latency as possible.

Mobility services functions include:

Mobility Services Engines Add Cisco Mobility Service Engines (MSEs) to the network and manage MSE services in support of delivering and managing wireless Ethernet networks (Wi-Fi).

Services include context aware location identification, wireless intrusion protection services (wIPS), content delivery management, and analytics.



Synchronize Services Synchronize mobility services with MSEs so that the MSEs can recognize:

Access point locations and assign them to maps. The locations that they are monitoring for client and device tracking and reporting.

Synchronization History Review service synchronization of alarms that have occurred and cleared during the last 30 calendar days, which can indicate synchronization issues between MSEs and wireless LAN controllers.

MSE High Availability In high availability configurations, configure MSEs for automatic failover and failback in failure situations, reducing the need for administrators to intervene

Context Aware Notifications Review summaries of location-related notifications, or events, that are active or have occurred in the last 24 hours.

Mobile Concierge Configure mobile concierge services, which enable mobile clients to connect to service providers and access the applications or services that they provide on controlled connections.

wIPS Profiles Select system-provided or configure custom Cisco Adaptive Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (wIPS) profiles, which enable wireless threat protection features when you apply them to MSEs or wireless LAN controllers.

Wireless Security A wizard that steps you through the process of configuring wireless LAN controllers to identify, monitor, and manage rogue access points, which are access points that do not have authorization to associate themselves to the network.

Mobility Domains Configure each wireless LAN controller in a domain with the IP addresses of all of the other domain members, which supports client roaming among the controllers in the domain that you configure.

Spectrum Experts Add Spectrum Expert clients to the system, which supports the collecting, monitoring, and archiving of dynamic interference data from wireless access points.



Application Visibility and Control (AVC) Functions


Application visibility and control services provide network traffic management on application and session-based levels.




Reports Menu

The Reports menu provides access to all of the reports that the system can generate. You can generate reports on-demand or schedule them to occur at a later time or recur, as needed.

Reporting functions include:

Report Launch Pad Generate reports in the following categories:

Autonomous AP Carrier Ethernet performance CleanAir Client Compliance Composite, which combines a series of reports based on your selections Device level Guest activity Mesh network Network summary Optical performance General performance Raw NetFlow Security

PSIRT and EOX Review lists of devices for which Cisco is reporting security vulnerabilities (PSIRT reports), hardware or software end of life (EOX reports), or significant non-security related issues (field notices).



Scheduled Run Results Manage reports that system users have scheduled and review report results.

Saved Report Templates Run or manage reports that you have configured and saved




Administration Menu

Administrative activities include monitoring and managing the EPN Manager server, other back-end servers, automated and manual tasks that are occurring in the system, overarching system settings and behaviors, and system users.

Dashboards Functions

Admin Dashboard

Monitor EPN Manager server and API health statistics and system alarms

Job Dashboard Monitor, manage, and, when enabled, approve jobs that the system performs automatically and system users generate or schedule manually



Settings Functions

System Settings

Configure overarching system settings, particularly during initial system configuration, including:

General settings Mail server settings and notification message recipients Network and device settings Inventory-related settings Alarms and event behavior Clients and user troubleshooting, database, and discovery settings Service container settings and behavior

Appliance Review the of the EPN Manager server appliance status and statistics, review interface settings, and configure the appliance management and peer server interfaces

Background Tasks Manage the data collection tasks that the system performs automatically

High Availability Configure the secondary server and monitor the server states in a high availability configuration

System Audit Monitor system user login and activity in the system

Logging Manage the types and behaviors of general, SNMP, and syslog logs that the system reports



Users Functions

Users, Roles & AAA

Add and manage system users, assign their system roles, which determine their accesses, and manage authentication and access settings and policies for the system and its servers

Virtual Domains Organize logical groups of devices to control system user access to portions of the network

Servers Functions

ISE Servers

Integrate Cisco Identify Services Engines (ISEs) with the system for client and endpoint authentication, which supports collecting additional information about clients and determining whether clients meet network access criteria.

ACS View Servers Integrate Cisco Secure Access Control View servers (ACSs) in EPN Manager for authorizing and authenticating users when they log in to the system

Prime Insight Server

Note: Future functionality that does not apply to the current release

Integrate cloud-based reporting engines to obtain inventory, log, and alarm data, and to generate reports on that data



APIC-EM Controller Add and manage APIC-EM controllers, which support using APIC-EM technology when deploying configurations to new devices by using Plug and Play profiles.

TFTP/FTP/SFTP Servers Add servers that support various file transfer protocols for use in transferring files to the EPN Manager server

Licenses and Software Updates Functions

Licenses

Add and manage EPN Manager hardware and software licenses.

Software Updates Import EPN Manager software files, which can include add-ons, updates, and fixes


Cloud and Virtualization Group Video Demonstrations


Video Demonstrations Watching Demonstrations

To watch a demonstration:

Click a link, which opens an MP4 file based on your system configuration.

Notes: Video download and streaming times can vary. Demonstrations do not include narration.

Performing Application Searches

Watch the Demonstration To review the search methods available to you, watch the Performing Application Searches video. Approximate runtime: 5:00

Managing Dashlets

Watch the Demonstration To work with the dashlets available on dashboards, watch the Managing Dashlets video. Approximate runtime: 5:00

Navigating Network Topology Maps

Watch the Demonstrations To review features and functions common to topological and geographical maps, watch the Common Map Features video. Approximate runtime: 5:00 To review the navigation methods available on topological maps, watch the Navigating Topological Maps video. Approximate runtime: 8:00 To review the navigation methods available on geographical maps, watch the Navigating Geographical Maps video. Approximate runtime: 7:00

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Performing_Application_Searches.mp4

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Performing_Application_Searches.mp4



http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Common_Map_Features.mp4



http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Navigating_Geographical_Maps.mp4

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Navigating_Geographical_Maps.mp4

Cloud and Virtualization Group Video Demonstrations


Navigating Wireless Site Maps

Watch the Demonstration To review features, functions, and navigation methods available on wireless site maps, watch the Navigating Wireless Site Maps video. Approximate runtime: 4:00

http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/product-training/epn-manager/release12/nav-job-aid/Navigating_Wireless_Site_Maps.mp4

Cloud and Virtualization Group Links


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To Training

Visit the Cisco Web site to access other EPN Manager learning opportunities.

Visit the Cisco Web site to learn access learning opportunities for other Cisco products.

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Send us a message with questions or comments about this job aid.

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