Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.1 Getting Started Guide

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At-A-Glance
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Security: Realize improved product security with updates to the database and 
operating system, support for SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Secure Copy 
Protocol (SCP), and the addition of FIPS-140, USGv6, and Common Criteria 
certifications. 
Technology Packs: Get feature updates between releases without upgrading. Cisco 
Prime Infrastructure alerts you to new feature availability. Select the features you 
need, download, and go.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 improves existing capabilities, making them easier to 
use, such as:
Monitoring policies: Replaces monitoring templates in previous versions. 
Administrators can now activate or deactivate monitoring policies through an easier, 
more intuitive workflow and push changes to devices without disrupting service 
(Figure 3).
Figure 3.  Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 Monitoring Policies
Unified menu: Consolidates wireless and wired menus of previous versions into a 
single menu structure for accessing tasks and operations.
Wireless maps and reporting enhancements: Improves zoom, offers faster map 
loading and intelligent user-specific caching. Adds a new Access Point dashboard, 
providing granular visibility, and enhances the Enterprise Monitoring dashboard. Get 
new feature support up to Cisco Wireless Release 8.0.
Why Cisco?
Cisco Prime Infrastructure is the only network management platform of its kind. The 
newly enhanced platform and simplified user interface help administrators learn more 
about what’s going on anywhere in the network and respond more rapidly to changing 
conditions. It manages everything from one place to give you greater visibility and 
control over your network services, with faster deployments and troubleshooting. It’s 
the framework that enables true business agility throughout your Cisco IT infrastructure.
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