Unified Access Enables SmartOperations

On average, how do your network administrators and other network IT professionals spend their time on your access (edge) switches? Monitoring and troubleshooting Monitoring & troubleshooting of the network Security-related configuration Security management and activities Initial install, configuration and testing Deployment Simplify and Upgrade of automate older equipment Upgrades common tasks Traffic optimization Traffic management Other Other 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%Source: The Total Economic Impact™ of Cisco Catalyst Access Switching,A Commissioned Study Conducted by Forrester Consulting On Behalf of Cisco Systems, January 2012 © 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2

Smart Install Flexible NetFlow Auto Smartports IP SLAs AutoQoS Cisco Catalyst SmartOperations Smart Call Home Flexible NetFlow TDR IP SLAs GOLD EEM© 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 3

Smart Install Director Anyone can install or replace a switch or •Install new equipment without sending Catalyst 3K ISR administrators to branches Automatically Back up configure Push image configuration •Quickly deploy or refresh campus upgrades on- and image demand and provision switching networks new switches replacements Centralized configuration management •Consistent policies with reduced potential for mis-configuration •Update and upgrade from a single point of 2K 3K Compact Smart Install Clients management© 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 4

Device-based configuration policy Automatic interface configuration Built-in policies Custom policies •Any device on any port at any time •No network administrator effort to add, move or remove endpoints Best practices built-in •Built-in macros for common device types •Standard configurations include Cisco- recommended settings for QoS, security© 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 5

Reference network: 2,500 employees 5,788 devices 121 access switchesSource: The Total Economic Impact™ of Cisco Catalyst Access Switching,A Commissioned Study Conducted by Forrester Consulting On Behalf of Cisco Systems, January 2012 © 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 6

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