Cisco Systems and Connecting Network Assistant Network Card User Manual


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CHAPTER
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Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant
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Installing, Launching, and Connecting Network
Assistant
This chapter describes what you need to install Network Assistant, how to install it, how to launch it,
and how to connect it to a device or an existing community.
Installation Requirements
The PC on which you install Network Assistant must meet these minimum requirements:
• Processor speed: 1 GHz
• DRAM: 256 MB
• Hard-disk space: 200 MB recommended (the actual application requires around 70 MB)
• Number of colors: 65536
• Resolution: 1024 x 768
• Font size: Small
Network Assistant is supported on these operating systems:
• Windows XP, Service Pack 1 or later
• Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 or later
• Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 6 or later
• Windows 98, second edition
Note Network Assistant on Windows 98 cannot manage Catalyst 4500 series switches.
Installing Network Assistant
To install Network Assistant on your PC, follow these steps:
1. Go to this web address: http://www.cisco.com/go/NetworkAssistant.
You must be a registered Cisco.com user, but you need no other access privileges.
2. Find the Network Assistant installer, cna-windows-k9-installer.2-0.exe.
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