Cisco SIP based phones have SIP extensions that use the SIP protocol for Cisco proprietary operations like registering a Cisco SIP phone by MAC Address. This blog will take a high level look at ...

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to monitor ...

Cisco is extending agent-driven automation and oversight introduced last year to meet operational and security demands in ...

When Cisco released the Valet Plus ($90, 4.5 stars), it had raised the bar for wireless router setup. Other vendors, I predicted, were sure to follow suit. Since then, most of the newer routers on the ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...