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Thanks for the advice. &nbsp;I'll have to play around with some of these options and see what works best for us.
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Thanks for the advice.  I'll have to play around with some of these options and see what works best for us.

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Can anyone recommend a good software package or appliance that I can use to centrally manage Cisco devices (switches, routers, firewalls, wireless, etc.)?<br />
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We have over 200 devices in locations around the world and it is a pain to manage them. &nbsp;For example, our network manager just left and we had to change all of the enable passwords. &nbsp;We had to log in to each device separately.<br />
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I was hoping there would be something out there that I can use to inventory our devices, put out configuration changes, and possibly software version too.<br />
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I've been looking at Cisco's CiscoWorks LMS, but it's not the most intuitive application to setup and use.<br />
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Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.<br />
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Thanks.
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Can anyone recommend a good software package or appliance that I can use to centrally manage Cisco devices (switches, routers, firewalls, wireless, etc.)?

We have over 200 devices in locations around the world and it is a pain to manage them.  For example, our network manager just left and we had to change all of the enable passwords.  We had to log in to each device separately.

I was hoping there would be something out there that I can use to inventory our devices, put out configuration changes, and possibly software version too.

I've been looking at Cisco's CiscoWorks LMS, but it's not the most intuitive application to setup and use.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Suggestions to centrally manage Cisco devices?

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.