secure your network with Cisco routers and switches

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Abstract

This study is to recognise matters pertaining to Company XYZ's present network configuration and change administration software device and aid in the assortment of an alternate solution. There are roughly 12,000 Cisco routers and switches in their present facts and numbers communications network. Network accessibility is critical to the enterprise thus these apparatus are significant to the economic achievement of Company XYZ. The network configuration and change administration software device is utilised for jobs for example, apparatus backup and recovery, lOS upgrades, and configuration changes.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER #1: INTRODUCTION4

Outline of the Study4

Background of the Study4

Statement of the Problem4

Aims5

Purpose of the Study5

Obejctives9

Significance9

Research Question10

Limitations of the Study10

CHAPTER #2: LITERATURE REVIEW12

Introduction12

Routers and switches: easily overlooked13

Wake-up call13

Standard test environment14

Determining impact15

Deploying the upgrade15

Parting shot16

What is the open router of active network?17

Value Added20

Organizational Costs21

Organizational Fit22

Risks Involved22

Organizational Costs23

Risks Involved25

Software Packages25

Value Added26

Organizational Costs26

Organizational Fit27

Risks Involved27

Why is active network security interesting?27

The architecture of active network used open router28

Security of network29

Denial-of-service attacks30

Types of Network Changes32

Change Management32

Configuration Management33

Manual Changes vs. Automation34

Compliance and Audit Control34

Security35

Cisco Works LAN Management Solution 2.236

NCCM Solutions Available37

CHAPTER #3 : METHODOLOGY39

Statement of the Problem39

Instrumentation40

Data Collection Procedures40

Data Analysis41

Limitations41

CHAPTER #4 : RESULTS & FINDINGS42

Introduction42

Research Design42

Literature Search43

Data collection43

Company XYZ Introduction43

Cisco Works Overview at Company XYZ45

Company XYZ Cisco Works Survey Results47

Question 1. Do you use Cisco Works?47

Question 2. How often manage you use Cisco Works?48

Question 3. What manage you use Cisco Works for?48

Question 4. How long does it take you to conceive Cisco Works conf guration job?49

Question 5. Has your Cisco Works job failed?50

Question 6. Ifyour Cisco Works job failed, delight show issue/reason for failure.50

Question 7. If you use Cisco Works for lOS upgrades, how long does it take to complete?51

Question 8. If you use Cisco Works to run any accounts, what kind of accounts and what is the report utilised for?51

Question 9. Do you conceive Cisco Works Jobs to back out of changes? Or manage you depend on manual back out procedures?52

Question 10. How long did it take you to conceive the back out job?52

Question 11. How long does it take on mean to back out of change?53

Question 12. Would you like to use a programs program that permits you to revert to preceding configuration?53

Question 13. Any added comments/issues/limitations you would like to make about utilising Cisco Works.53

Network Configuration and Change Management Software Vendors58

AlterPoint Device Authority58

Emprisa E-NetAware63

Opsware Network Automation System67

Configuration Management:67

CHAPTER #5 : DISCUSSION74

Introduction74

Limitations75

Conclusions76

Recommendations79

REFERENCES81

APPENDICES87

Chapter #1: Introduction

 

Outline of the Study

The outline of this study is to promote sustainable and secure network using Cisco routers and switches. To provide a basis for developing a strategy, it is necessary to ...