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User
Guide
for
the
Cisco
Application
Networking
Manager
5.2
OL-26572-01
Preface
Date:
3/
28/12
This
guide
describes
the
Cisco
Application
Networking
Manager
and
explains
how
to
use
it
to
manage
your
network.
This
preface
provides
information
about
using
this
guide
and
includes
the
following
topics:
•
Audience,
page
ix
•
Organization,
page
ix
•
Conventions,
page
xi
•
Open-Source
Software
Included
in
the
Cisco
Application
Networking
Manager,
page
xi
•
Obtaining
Documentation
and
Submitting
a
Service
Request,
page
xii
Audience
This
guide
is
intended
for
experienced
system
and
network
administrators.
Depending
on
the
configuration
required,
readers
should
have
specific
knowledge
in
the
following
areas:
•
Networking
and
data
communications
•
Network
security
•
Router
configuration
Organization
This
documentation
contains
the
following
sections:
•
Chapter
1,
“Overview”
summaries
key
features
and
provides
an
look
into
some
general
topics
such
as
the
interface.
•
Chapter
2,
“Using
Homepage”
describes
ANM
Homepage,
a
launching
point
for
quick
access
to
selected
areas
within
ANM.
•
Chapter
3,
“Using
ANM
Guided
Setup”
describes
how
to
use
the
guided
setup
pages
to
simplify
configuration
of
ANM.
•
Chapter
4,
“Using
Application
Template
Definitions”
describes
how
to
use
the
application
templates
to
simplify
configuration
of
ACE
devices
(or
virtual
contexts).