Wizards; Smartports; Privilege Levels; Updates For Network Assistant - Cisco Network Assistant Getting Started Manual

Chapter 2 Network Assistant Features

Wizards

All wizards contain Wizard in their names on the feature bar. Like guide mode, wizards provide a
step-by-step approach for completing a specific configuration task. Unlike guide mode, wizards do not
prompt you to enter information for all of the feature options. Instead, they prompt you to enter minimal
information and use the default settings of the remaining options to set default configurations.
Wizards are not available for read only access levels. For more information about the read only access
mode, see the

Smartports

Network Assistant detects where you have not used Smartports to configure a device connection and
provides this information in the Event Notification window. You can configure the connection either
manually or based on suggestions provided by Network Assistant. Open the Smartports window to either
select a role to apply or use Smartports to suggest a role to apply. See the online help for more
information on Smartports.

Privilege Levels

Network Assistant provides two types of access to configuration options: read write and read only. Your
access type is determined by your privilege level, a number from 1 to 15. Privilege levels correspond to
these access types:
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By default, Network Assistant tries to log you on with privilege level 15. However, this normally requires
that you pass the authentication with a proper username and password. Lower levels do not generally
impose this requirement.
You must have privilege level 15 to access Network Assistant through a TACACS+ or a RADIUS server.
Note

Updates for Network Assistant

Network Assistant can search Cisco.com to see whether new packages are available. Use either of these
actions to request a search:
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If an update is found, you can install it through Network Assistant.
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"Privilege Levels"
Level 15 provides read write access.
Levels 1 to 14 provide read only access. Any options in the Network Assistant windows, feature bar,
toolbar, and popup windows that change the device, community, or cluster configuration are enabled
for read only access. This means that you cannot modify the configuration shown in the windows
started by these items.
Choose Application > Preferences, and use the Preferences window to request an automatic search
every week or every month.
Choose Application > Application Updates to request an immediate search for updates.
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