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Navigating Cisco EPN Manager Job Aid
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Basics
Basics
Overview
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager is a single, end-to-end network
deployment, provisioning, and assurance management system.
Regardless of the network management or support tasks that you perform, familiarizing yourself
with the user interface layout and features helps you to find the information that you need more
efficiently.
A system administrator configures your access to the areas of the system that are relevant to
your work, and defines:
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The default home page that you see.
The menus and submenus available to you.
The areas of the network that you can access.
The tasks that you can perform in the system.
The job aid addresses the entire application and all of its features.
Use Case
This job aid introduces you to the Cisco EPN Manager graphical user interface (GUI) design
elements, and the interface layout and features.
Rather than addressing a specific use case, the job aid provides a high-level overview of all of the
system navigation and features.
Skills
Basic browser-based application skills
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Navigation Overview
Navigation Overview
Initial System Behaviors
Help Overlays
The system provides help overlays for some pages to assist you.
For example, when you log in initially, an overlay opens to indicate key navigation functions.
To retain any overlay for future use:
 Click Okay, got it.
When you no longer need to see an overlay:
 Select the Don’t show this again check box, and then click Okay, got it.
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Navigation Overview
Setting Initial Preferences
When you log in to the system initially, the Settings | Getting Started page opens.
The page provides actions that you can take based on your user role or roles in the system.
All users can indicate the dashboard that they want the application to open by default when they
log in to the system.
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Navigation Overview
If you prefer to use another application page as you home page, you can:
 Navigate to the page that you want as your home page, and then, on the settings menu,
click Set Current Page As Home.
Note: If you do not indicate a home page preference, the system continues to
open the Getting Started page when you log in.
Administrators can use the page to perform key initial system configuration tasks to make the
system operational.
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Navigation Overview
Interface Navigation
When you open the application, access to the system menus in the left navigation is closed.
To open the left navigation:
 On the banner, click Open and close navigation.
To work with the left navigation open:
 Above the application menus, click Pin.
Note: When you do not pin the menu open, it closes automatically when
you navigate to another page in the application.
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Navigation Overview
To access the submenus in a main menu category:
 Point to the category name. The system opens submenu navigation to the right of the
main menu.
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
Interface Features and Key Tasks
Interactive Interface Layout
Key design elements of the Web-based user interface emphasize:
 Clear system navigation reinforced with a searchable and indexed menu,
 Data presentation that is straightforward to interpret using such features as interactive
topology maps,
 Contextual support and guidance when performing complex tasks by providing a wizard
that steps you through processes,
 Operational ease by providing such features as configurable dashboards, so that you can
organize your workspace based on the information that you access regularly.
To orient yourself to the features of the user interface:
 Click each highlighted area of the interface screenshot below to learn about the related
feature.
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
Application Search
You can conduct keyword, advanced, and custom searches of application data for efficient
navigation to specific information by using the Application Search feature on the application
banner.
The system searches the following application data:
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Alarms
Clients
Devices
Access Points
Maps
Data center devices
Menus
You can perform a basic search by typing in the Application Search field.
You can perform advanced and custom searches by clicking the search icon.
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Alarm Summary
On the banner, the alarm summary indicates, by default, the number of alarms of the highest
severity that are currently active in the system beside an alarm icon.
To open the alarm summary list:
 On the banner, click the alarm summary indicator, which opens the Alarm Summary list.
The alarm summary lists all of the active alarms, such as critical, major, or minor, in each
alarm category that you have indicated in your preferences.
For efficient navigation to the item or items of interest, the summary provides links to
alarm categories or to specific alarms.
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To ensure that you are seeing current information:
 In the alarm summary list, click the refresh button.
To review all of the alarms currently active for a category:
 In the alarm summary list, click the category name link.
The Alarms page opens and is filtered to display all of the alarms that are currently
active for the category that you selected, and the summary remains open.
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To review the alarms of a specific severity for a category:
 In the alarm summary list, click a number link in a category row below the alarm status of
interest.
The Alarms page opens and is filtered to display all of the alarms that are currently
active for the category and severity that you selected, and the summary remains open.
To review a complete list of alarms:
 In the alarm summary list, click a number link in a category row below the alarm status of
interest.
The Alarms page opens and displays all of the alarms occurring in EPN Manager, and
the alarm summary list closes.
Based on your user role, you can configure the information that you see in the alarm summary, so
that it best supports your tasks.
Note: When you can configure the alarms summary, the Edit button is available.
To configure the information in the alarm summary:
1. In the alarm summary list, click the Edit link.
The system navigates to and opens the My Preferences page.
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2. On the My Preferences page, in the Alarms section, edit the alarm categories, and then
save your changes.
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Login Identification Menu
The login identification and domain name on the banner indicate that you are logged in to the
system and in which virtual domain.
Note: As part of access control, administrators configure virtual domains, which
are logical groupings of network devices.
You can have access to one or several virtual domains.
To access the preferences that you can set or to get assistance and information:
 Click the identification on the banner. A menu opens.
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To change the virtual domain in which you are working:
1. In the menu, click Virtual Domain: [Domain Name]. The system opens the virtual
domain drop-down list and indicates the local date and time of the server that hosts the
active virtual domain.
2. In the Virtual Domain drop-down list, select the domain that you want. You remain
logged in and the system changes the domain and your associated system access.
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Application Refresh
When working in the system, you can refresh the data that is currently visible on the page.
Manually refreshing the page at any time helps ensure that you are seeing current information.
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Left Navigation Toolbar
The left navigation toolbar is available when the left navigation is open.
The left navigation toolbar provides access to:
 The application menus and submenus
 The application index
 The application pages that you have bookmarked, referred to as favorites.
To open the application menus:
 Click Navigation.
Note: When you open the left navigation, the system displays the
application menus and submenus by default, as indicated by the active
Navigation button.
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Index Navigation
The application index provides direct navigation to application pages.
To open the application index:
 Click Index.
To navigate the index:
 Click the letter on the right to navigate to the related section of the index.
To determine the menu or submenu that provides access to the page:
 Point to an index entry.
To navigate to that page in the system:
 Click an index entry link.
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Favorites Navigation
Favorites are navigable bookmarks that you can indicate in the system.
All of the pages that are available for bookmarking display an inactive star icon.
To add an application page to your favorites list:
 Click the star icon. This action turns the icon yellow and adds a navigable bookmark to
the favorites list.
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Index Search
You can search the application index by using the search menu feature.
To search the application index:
 In the Search Menu field, begin typing a keyword. As you type, the system filters the
index to display all of the navigable entries matching the text that you are typing.
Note: When you click the Search Menu field, the system opens the
index automatically when it is not already visible.
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Dashboard Menu
Dashboards summarize network or system data in concise, organized layouts to provide you with
a comprehensive overview of the information that the system is reporting, based on various
categories.
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Dashboards can include multiple tabs and dashlets.
Dashlets are separate data elements that organize categories of information, such as alarm
summaries, network statuses, and network and system performance metrics, among other
information.
Dashlets can present information in charts, in tables, or in other visual data representations.
You can organize dashboards and dashlets, manage the data that they present, and configure
custom tabs on dashboards to display data in a way that is best organized for your work.
Tip: To learn more, watch the Managing Dashlets video.
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Monitor Menu
Monitoring activities relate to oversight of the network and its devices, and the tasks that support
these activities.
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Managed Elements Functions
You can manage device inventory, including network and data center devices, and physical and
virtual servers.
Note: You can also access the Network Devices page on the Configuration
and Inventory menus because you can configure devices or add to the device
inventory in the device details.
Network Devices Page
The Network Devices page lists the device inventory for the network and is organized in groups.
To access network device details:
 Click the Device Name link.
The system opens the device details.
The information that you see is related to the feature that you select in the Features list.
The feature information that you see is based on the specific device type.
For the feature that you select, detailed device information includes:
 High-level and aggregated device information
 The configuration of the device features
 The configuration templates that system users have deployed or scheduled to
deploy to the device.
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 The archives of previous configurations that the device has run.
Note: An administrator configures the settings that control the
number of configurations that the archive retains.
 The software image that the device is running and access to Cisco.com to see
available software images for the device.
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Compute Devices Page
The Compute Devices page lists all of the devices that provide compute capability for the
organization.
Compute devices include:
 Data Centers
Lists the number of clusters, hosts, and virtual machines in each data center, the source
from which the system discovered each data center, and whether the system is
monitoring the data center.
 Clusters
Lists the number of hosts and virtual machines in each cluster, whether the virtual
machines are running, and the source from which the system discovered each cluster.
 Hosts
List the number of hosts and virtual machines, whether the virtual machines are running,
the source from which the system discovered each host, the physical server and device
name, and whether alarms are occurring.
 Virtual Machines
Lists virtual machines, whether each virtual machine is operational, its host name and
operating system, whether the system is monitoring each virtual machine, the source
from which the system discovered each virtual machine, and whether alarms are
occurring.
 Physical Servers
Lists the UCS blade servers and their server IDs, device names and IP addresses,
operational statuses, the number of server cores, and the amount of memory of each
server.
 Compute Services
Lists compute services such as VMs and hosts that are in cloud environments.
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 Cisco UCS Servers
Lists the Cisco UCS servers, their device names and types, IP addresses, reachability
statuses, and whether alarms are occurring on the servers.
To access compute device details:
 Click the name or server ID link.
The details that you can access are based on the type of compute device or service that
you select.
Monitoring Tools Functions
Monitoring tools report network activity, including alarms and events that are occurring in the
system, and client and user activity, and device performance.
You must configure the monitoring policies that control system reporting.
Monitoring tools functions include:
 Monitoring Policies
Support network device polling by defining the parameters on which the system reports,
such as device or interface health, or parameters that are specific to a technology.
 Alarms and Events
EPN Manager identifies changing conditions in devices and on the network and reports
them as events.
When an event or series of correlated events indicate conditions that fall outside of
operational thresholds, it reports these instances as alarms.
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 Clients and Users
Note: Functionality in development for a future release.
Review a list of wireless clients that have network access, including their IP and MAC
addresses and whether they are actively associated to the network.
 Performance Graphs
Review performance metrics on devices and interfaces. When you select a metric, the
system displays the data that it has collected based on the applicable monitoring policies.
Note: The performance graphs function includes a help overlay.
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Wireless Technologies Functions
These functions support monitoring wireless network devices.
Wireless technologies functions include:
 Radio Resource Management
Provides continuous monitoring of wireless lightweight access points (APs) and reports
their performance statistics, including power details, channel changes, and configuration
mismatches.
 Interferers
When the system includes at least one Mobility Services Engine (MSE), you can review a
list of the sources causing RF interference, and access detailed information on the type
of device that can potentially cause interference, its properties, location, the access
points detecting it, and impacts that you can consider when determining an action.
 RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Tags
When the system includes at least one Mobility Services Engine (MSE), you can review
the number of RFID tags that each engine is detecting, and access to vendor and asset
details, battery status, and asset location.
 Media Streams
Monitor the multicast media streams that are configured on the network and their
configuration details, such as statistics, errors, and policy violation
 Unjoined Access Points
Identify access points in the network that have not joined with a wireless controller
Access points must join with wireless controllers in order for the system to discover and
manage them.
 Chokepoints
Add and monitor chokepoints, which are low frequency transmitting devices that can
detect RFID tags within defined ranges and transmit tag location and sensor information
 WiFi TDOA (Time Difference on Arrival) Receivers
When the system includes at least one Mobility Services Engine (MSE), you can add and
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monitor WiFi TDOA receivers, which detect the location of tagged assets using the time
difference on arrival calculation method and transmit asset locations to the MSE
 Access Point Radios
Add and manage access point radios, review the details about AP radio devices, radio
frequency statistics, and information on the controller that is managing each AP radio.
Tools Functions
These functions provide a mix of wireless and wired device tools.
Tools functions include:
 Wireless Voice Audit
Method by which you can audit up to 50 wireless LAN controller configurations based on
the rules that you select and return a report indicating any configurations that violate audit
rules.
 Wireless Voice Diagnostic
Method by which you can investigate issues related to wireless voice calls. You can
perform tests that report can report call control errors, client roaming histories, and the
total number of calls that an access point has accepted or rejected.
 Wireless Configuration Audit
Method by which you can audit wireless LAN controller configurations to determine if the
configurations in EPN Manager match those on the controllers
 Autonomous AP Migration Analysis
Supports testing autonomous access points based on system criteria to determine
whether they are eligible for migration to lightweight access points.
 Location Accuracy
Supports analyzing the accuracy of the system to identify the true location of rogue and
non-rogue clients, interferers, and asset tags within ten meters at least 90% of the time.
 Packet Capture
Captures and analyzes data packets flowing to, through, and from Cisco network analysis
modules (NAMs), and aggregation services routers (ASRs).
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Configuration Menu
Configuration activities include deploying devices and managing device configurations.
Network Functions
This category provides access to the Network Devices page, which is also available on the
Configuration and Inventory menus. For more information, review the Managed Elements
discussion in this job aid.
To navigate to topology maps and open the provisioning wizard:
 Click Service Provisioning.
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Wireless Technologies Functions
For details on the chokepoints, WiFi TDOA, and access point radios functions, refer to the
Wireless Technologies Functions section under the Monitor menu.
WLAN Controller Auto Provisioning filters
Note: Functionality in development for a future release.
A method of indicating the wireless LAN controllers that the system can provision automatically
Templates Functions
Templates apply specific device features or technologies to devices. Templates help automate
deployment and help ensure configuration consistency when you are configuring large numbers
of devices with the same configuration.
Template functions include:
 Features & Technologies templates
Model-based templates that provide the configuration details that are specific to a feature
or technology and include wired and wireless technologies
 Shared Policy Objects
A method of dynamically organizing groups of device interfaces, IP addresses, or
subnets, eliminating the need to apply values to the devices or on the network
individually.
Important Note: Required when using some Features & Technologies
templates.
 Configuration Groups
A method of deploying a series of templates to a group of devices in a single action
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 WLAN Controller Configuration Groups
A method of deploying a series of templates to a group of wireless LAN controllers in a
single action
 Lightweight Access Points templates
Support configuration of lightweight access points by deploying the device configuration
to the controller that manages the access points, which then deploys the configuration to
the devices
 Autonomous Access Points templates
CLI-based autonomous access point configuration templates that the system deploys
directly to the devices
 Autonomous AP Migration templates
Templates that support converting autonomous access point configurations to lightweight
access point configurations
 Switch Location templates
Templates that apply location and map information to switches
 Scheduled Configuration Task
Manage configuration tasks, including access point, configuration group and wireless
LAN configuration tasks or software download tasks that system users have scheduled
Quality of Service Functions
Quality of Service (QoS) functions provide a method to apply differentiated service levels in
support of service level agreements or other business or network factors.
Quality of service functions include:
 Profiles
Method to apply differentiated service levels to network users.
 Interfaces
Method to apply differentiated service levels to device interfaces.
Plug and Play Functions
Note: Functionality in development for a future release.
Plug and Play functions automate device deployment and connection by using templates that
integrate best practice configurations.
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Inventory Menu
You use the Inventory menu functions to add and manage network devices and their
configurations.
Device Management Functions
Device management functions include:
 Network Devices
Manage network device inventory
For more information, refer to the Managed Elements discussion in this job aid.
 Compute Devices
Manage data center device inventory, including physical and virtual servers
For more information, refer to the Managed Elements discussion in this job aid.
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 Discovery
Reports statuses of running and completed device discovery jobs, and provides access
to perform network discovery or configure discovery settings.
 Software Images
Import and distribute software images for the devices when they become available
 Credential Profiles
Define device credential settings that the system can use to contact devices, which can
help ensure that the system includes all of the devices that you expect in the inventory.
 Network Audit
Lists device configuration archive and software image download operations
 Configuration Archive
Method by which you can review and compare device configuration changes and perform
configuration rollback and troubleshooting activities
Group Management Functions
Group management functions include:
 Network Device Groups
Method by which you can organize network devices into logical groups
 Compute Device Groups
Method by which you can organize hosts, virtual machines, compute services, and Cisco
UCS servers into logical groups
 Port Groups
Method by which you can organize device ports into logical groups
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Other Functions
This heading groups supporting tasks that you can perform to help expedite provisioning
processes.
 Customers
Configure customer records for those who are using the network, which supports such
provisioning activities as adding or managing services and defining service attributes for
those customers
 Profiles
Define circuit or virtual connection attributes profiles that system users can apply them
when provisioning new circuits or virtual connections, which expedites the provisioning
process
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Maps Menu
Maps provide a visual method of monitoring and interacting with the network, and are most often
organized by locations, regions, or device types.
Topology Maps | Network Topology
Network topology maps illustrate the wired portions of the network. You can see maps in a
topological or geographical layout, and map tools vary based on the layout that you are using.
Note: Zoom levels and filters can affect what you see when you open a map.
Network topology maps, which you can open topology maps in either a topological or
geographical layout, contain common functionality.
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Following is the topological layout:
Following is the geographical layout:
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The map layouts have some common and some unique features and functions.
Tip: To learn more, watch the Navigating Topological Maps video
demonstration.
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Wireless Maps Functions
Wireless map functions include:
 Site Maps
You use site maps to monitor and manage the wireless portions of the network.
Wireless maps illustrate an organization’s geographical locations and physical structures
and display the positions of network devices, Wi-Fi devices, and wireless access points.
The maps also illustrate wireless signal strengths and quality, sources of interference or
latency, and coverage patterns at the location, building, and floor levels.
 Automatic Hierarchy Creation
Tool that generates wireless site maps and automatically assigns access points that are
active for the map location.
Note: To use the tool, the system requires that a user has added
wireless LAN controllers and named the access points that the system
manages.
 Google Earth
Displays wireless network access points in outdoor locations by using Google map
functionality.
Note: To use the tool, an administrator must configure your access to
Google Earth and configure Google Earth to open automatically when
the system receives server data. In addition, the computer that you use
must have Google Earth is installed.
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WiFi Services Menu
On the WiFi Services menu, you can manage network, router, mobility, and network traffic.
Network Services Functions
Network services functions include:
 Intelligent Wide Area Network (IWAN) Enablement
A wizard that steps you through the process of configuring IWAN hubs and branches,
including the master controller and border router devices.
You can enable the following technologies:
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Dynamic multipoint virtual private network (DMVPN)
Application visibility and control (AVC)
Quality of service (QoS)
Cisco Performance Routing (PFR)
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 Converged Access
A wizard that steps you through the process of configuring wireless LAN controllers that
provide integrated wired and wireless device access to the network.
 Guest Users
Function to configure user accounts with temporary access to the system on a controller
level.
 TrustSec
Determine device readiness and deploy configurations that provision Cisco TrustSec
Identity-Based Networking Services (TrustSec services) on TrustSec capable Cisco
devices to secure and control network access.
Router Virtual Containers Functions
Note: Functionality in development for a future release.
Import, install, and deploy router virtual service containers on one or more routers.
Mobility Services Functions
Mobility services provide functions to monitor and manage wireless clients while allowing them to
maintain association with the network when moving from one access point to another seamlessly,
securely, and with as little latency as possible.
Mobility services functions include:
 Mobility Services Engines
Add Cisco Mobility Service Engines (MSEs) to the network and manage MSE services in
support of delivering and managing wireless Ethernet networks (Wi-Fi).
Services include context aware location identification, wireless intrusion protection
services (wIPS), content delivery management, and analytics.
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 Synchronize Services
Synchronize mobility services with MSEs so that the MSEs can recognize:
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Access point locations and assign them to maps.
The locations that they are monitoring for client and device tracking and reporting.
 Synchronization History
Review service synchronization of alarms that have occurred and cleared during the last
30 calendar days, which can indicate synchronization issues between MSEs and wireless
LAN controllers.
 MSE High Availability
In high availability configurations, configure MSEs for automatic failover and failback in
failure situations, reducing the need for administrators to intervene
 Context Aware Notifications
Review summaries of location-related notifications, or events, that are active or have
occurred in the last 24 hours.
 Mobile Concierge
Configure mobile concierge services, which enable mobile clients to connect to service
providers and access the applications or services that they provide on controlled
connections.
 wIPS Profiles
Select system-provided or configure custom Cisco Adaptive Wireless Intrusion
Prevention System (wIPS) profiles, which enable wireless threat protection features when
you apply them to MSEs or wireless LAN controllers.
 Wireless Security
A wizard that steps you through the process of configuring wireless LAN controllers to
identify, monitor, and manage rogue access points, which are access points that do not
have authorization to associate themselves to the network.
 Mobility Domains
Configure each wireless LAN controller in a domain with the IP addresses of all of the
other domain members, which supports client roaming among the controllers in the
domain that you configure.
 Spectrum Experts
Add Spectrum Expert clients to the system, which supports the collecting, monitoring,
and archiving of dynamic interference data from wireless access points.
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
Application Visibility and Control (AVC) Functions
Note: Functionality in development for a future release.
Application visibility and control services provide network traffic management on application and
session-based levels.
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
Reports Menu
The Reports menu provides access to all of the reports that the system can generate. You can
generate reports on-demand or schedule them to occur at a later time or recur, as needed.
Reporting functions include:
 Report Launch Pad
Generate reports in the following categories:
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Autonomous AP
Carrier Ethernet performance
CleanAir
Client
Compliance
Composite, which combines a series of reports based on your selections
Device level
Guest activity
Mesh network
Network summary
Optical performance
General performance
Raw NetFlow
Security
 PSIRT and EOX
Review lists of devices for which Cisco is reporting security vulnerabilities (PSIRT
reports), hardware or software end of life (EOX reports), or significant non-security
related issues (field notices).
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
 Scheduled Run Results
Manage reports that system users have scheduled and review report results.
 Saved Report Templates
Run or manage reports that you have configured and saved
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
Administration Menu
Administrative activities include monitoring and managing the EPN Manager server, other backend servers, automated and manual tasks that are occurring in the system, overarching system
settings and behaviors, and system users.
Dashboards Functions
 Admin Dashboard
Monitor EPN Manager server and API health statistics and system alarms
 Job Dashboard
Monitor, manage, and, when enabled, approve jobs that the system performs
automatically and system users generate or schedule manually
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Settings Functions
 System Settings
Configure overarching system settings, particularly during initial system configuration,
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Mail server settings and notification message recipients
Network and device settings
Inventory-related settings
Alarms and event behavior
Clients and user troubleshooting, database, and discovery settings
Service container settings and behavior
 Appliance
Review the of the EPN Manager server appliance status and statistics, review interface
settings, and configure the appliance management and peer server interfaces
 Background Tasks
Manage the data collection tasks that the system performs automatically
 High Availability
Configure the secondary server and monitor the server states in a high availability
configuration
 System Audit
Monitor system user login and activity in the system
 Logging
Manage the types and behaviors of general, SNMP, and syslog logs that the system
reports
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Users Functions
 Users, Roles & AAA
Add and manage system users, assign their system roles, which determine their
accesses, and manage authentication and access settings and policies for the system
and its servers
 Virtual Domains
Organize logical groups of devices to control system user access to portions of the
network
Servers Functions
 ISE Servers
Integrate Cisco Identify Services Engines (ISEs) with the system for client and endpoint
authentication, which supports collecting additional information about clients and
determining whether clients meet network access criteria.
 ACS View Servers
Integrate Cisco Secure Access Control View servers (ACSs) in EPN Manager for
authorizing and authenticating users when they log in to the system
 Prime Insight Server
Note: Future functionality that does not apply to the current release
Integrate cloud-based reporting engines to obtain inventory, log, and alarm data, and to
generate reports on that data
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Interface Features and Key Tasks
 APIC-EM Controller
Add and manage APIC-EM controllers, which support using APIC-EM technology when
deploying configurations to new devices by using Plug and Play profiles.
 TFTP/FTP/SFTP Servers
Add servers that support various file transfer protocols for use in transferring files to the
EPN Manager server
Licenses and Software Updates Functions
 Licenses
Add and manage EPN Manager hardware and software licenses.
 Software Updates
Import EPN Manager software files, which can include add-ons, updates, and fixes
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Video Demonstrations
Video Demonstrations
Watching Demonstrations
To watch a demonstration:
 Click a link, which opens an MP4 file based on your system configuration.
Notes: Video download and streaming times can vary.
Demonstrations do not include narration.
Performing Application Searches
Watch the Demonstration
To review the search methods available to you, watch the Performing
Application Searches video.
Approximate runtime: 5:00
Managing Dashlets
Watch the Demonstration
To work with the dashlets available on dashboards, watch the Managing
Dashlets video.
Approximate runtime: 5:00
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Navigating Network Topology Maps
Watch the Demonstrations
To review features and functions common to topological and geographical maps,
watch the Common Map Features video.
Approximate runtime: 5:00
To review the navigation methods available on topological maps, watch the
Navigating Topological Maps video.
Approximate runtime: 8:00
To review the navigation methods available on geographical maps, watch the
Navigating Geographical Maps video.
Approximate runtime: 7:00
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Video Demonstrations
Navigating Wireless Site Maps
Watch the Demonstration
To review features, functions, and navigation methods available on wireless site
maps, watch the Navigating Wireless Site Maps video.
Approximate runtime: 4:00
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Links
Links
To Product Information
Visit the Cisco Web site to learn more about EPN Manager.
To Training
Visit the Cisco Web site to access other EPN Manager learning opportunities.
Visit the Cisco Web site to learn access learning opportunities for other Cisco products.
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