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Module 10 Network-Device-Management-Discovery-Maintenance-and-Configuration

Chapter 10 of the document focuses on network device management, covering discovery, maintenance, and configuration. It emphasizes the importance of understanding network layout for efficient troubleshooting, managing device settings, and enforcing security policies. Additionally, it includes hands-on lab exercises for practical application of concepts like network mapping, time synchronization, and configuration backups.

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Module 10 Network-Device-Management-Discovery-Maintenance-and-Configuration

Chapter 10 of the document focuses on network device management, covering discovery, maintenance, and configuration. It emphasizes the importance of understanding network layout for efficient troubleshooting, managing device settings, and enforcing security policies. Additionally, it includes hands-on lab exercises for practical application of concepts like network mapping, time synchronization, and configuration backups.

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Network Device Management: Discovery, Maintenance,

Maintenance, and Configuration


Chapter 10 Networking 2

Prof Rowena A Reyes


Device Discovery: Finding Your Network's Elements
Elements
Understanding Your Network Efficient Troubleshooting

Discovery helps identify devices on a network, providing a By understanding your network's layout, you can troubleshoot
visual map of its structure and components. issues faster and more effectively.
Device Management: Controlling
and Optimizing

Configuration Updates Performance Monitoring

Manage device settings, like IP Track device performance,


addresses, access control, and including utilization, bandwidth,
security protocols. and error rates, for proactive
management.

Security Management
Enforce security policies, manage user access, and monitor for potential
threats.
Device Maintenance: Keeping
Keeping Your Network Healthy
Healthy
Software Updates Backups and Recovery
Install firmware and software
updates to enhance Create backups of
performance, security, and configuration files to restore
stability. the network if issues arise.

Troubleshooting and Repair


Identify and resolve network problems, including connectivity issues,
hardware failures, and security breaches.
Hands-on Lab Exercises: Practice
Practice Makes Perfect

Packet Tracer Network Mapping


Explore and practice networking Learn how to map your network using
concepts with hands-on labs designed tools like Cisco Discovery Protocol
for realistic scenarios. (CDP).

Time Synchronization Syslog and Logs


Configure and verify Network Time Configure syslog for central logging and
Protocol (NTP) for consistent time troubleshooting, improving network
across your network. monitoring.
Lab 10.1.1.4: Packet Tracer - Map a
Network Using CDP

1 Discover Devices
Use CDP to identify connected devices and their interfaces.

2 Map Network Topology


Visualize the network's structure based on CDP information.

3 Troubleshoot Connectivity
Use CDP to identify potential connectivity issues between devices.
Lab 10.2.1.4: Packet Tracer - Configure and Verify NTP

Configure NTP Server Configure NTP Clients Verify NTP Synchronization


Set up a device as a NTP server to provide Configure other devices to synchronize Check that all devices are synchronized
accurate time information. their time with the NTP server. with the NTP server.
Lab 10.2.3.5: Packet Tracer - Configuring Syslog and NTP
and NTP

Centralized Logging
1 Configure syslog for a central logging system to monitor network events.

Event Monitoring
2 Receive and analyze log messages from devices to identify and
troubleshoot issues.

Improved Security
3 Use syslog to detect security events and take appropriate
actions.
Lab 10.3.1.8: Packet Tracer - Backing Up Configuration
Files
Configuration Backup
1
Create a backup of the device's configuration to preserve settings.

Configuration Restore
2
Restore the configuration backup to the device in case of configuration loss.

Disaster Recovery
3 Use backups to quickly recover from network failures or
configuration errors.

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