Time for action – adding a Cisco switch to Cacti

  1. Go to Management and click on Devices.
  2. Click on the Add link in the top right corner.
  3. Enter the hostname and description of your Cisco device.
  4. Select Cisco Router as the Host Template.
    Time for action – adding a Cisco switch to Cacti
  5. Select Version 2 for the SNMP Version and enter the community name of your Cisco device.
  6. Click on Save at the bottom.
    Time for action – adding a Cisco switch to Cacti

What just happened?

You just added your newly configured Cisco device to Cacti. You can now go on and monitor the different network interfaces and other statistics available on the device.

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