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Cisco Prime Network 4.3.2 User Guide
July, 2017
    

 
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Prime Network Support for Third-Party Devices
Prime Network supports third-party devices through Cisco Advanced Services engagement. As of 
release 4.3.2, Prime Network will not natively support third-party devices, and a Cisco Advanced 
Services contract will be required for their enablement and support.
Overview of Prime Network GUI clients
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Figure 1-1 Cisco Prime Network Webstart Page
Step 2
The webstart launch page helps launch the following GUI clients:
GUI client Description
Vision The main GUI client for Prime Network using which you can create maps 
of devices to create a visualization of the network, from the intricacies of 
a single device physical and...

 
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VNE Customization 
BuilderHelps you to enable support for unsupported device types, software 
versions, modules, and events.
Network Discovery Automatic discovery of network devices. GUI client Description 

 
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Setting Up the Prime Network Clients
These topics provide some information about how to set up your devices and get started with the 
Cisco Prime Network Vision client. These topics assume that the devices have been added to Prime 
Network using the procedures described in Cisco Prime Network 4.3.2 Administrator Guide.
•Changing Passwords and Using Help in the Prime Network Clients, page 2-5
Extending Prime Network Features, page 2-6
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  Extending Prime Network Features
By default, only advanced users (users with Administrator privileges) can use the Events client. If 
desired, Prime Network can be configured to allow users with Configurator privileges to run the Events 
client. For information on how to do this, see the Registry Controller discussion in the Cisco Prime 
Network 4.3.2 Administrator Guide for more information.
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Using Prime Network with Prime Central
Prime Network can be installed as a standalone product or with Cisco Prime Central. When installed 
with Cisco Prime Central, you can launch Prime Network clients from the Cisco Prime Portal. The 
right-click menus in the Vision client will include cross-launches for accessing the other Cisco Prime 
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Prime Performance Manager
If the Cisco Prime Performance Manager application is also installed, the Vision client includes 
right-click options that allow you to generate device, interface, and VRF-related reports using Prime 
Performance Manager. Prime Network will receive threshold crossing alarm (TCA) events from Prime 
Performance Manager components and generate a...