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Title Description Time
Switch Port Mapper Summary tutorial of discovering ports an a managed Ethernet switch or hub. 3:00
NetFlow Realtime How to use the NetFlow Realtime tool to capture and analyze Cisco NetFlow data in realtime. 6:29
Orion Network Performance Monitor
Title Description Time
Overview Summary tutorial of Orion Network Performance Monitor. 3:00
*NEW* Universal Device Poller Introduction to the Orion Universal Device Poller 12:00
Toolset Integration Summary tutorial of how Orion integrates with Engineer's Toolset. 3:00
Upgrade Orion 8.0 to 8.1 Step-by-step instructions on how to upgrade Orion from 8.0.x to 8.1 7:28
Orion 8.1 Database Migration This tutorial demonstrates two methods for migrating your Orion database from one SQL server to another, using both Microsoft SQL Server Tools and the Orion Database Manager. 10:02
Setting Up Alerts How to set Orion to handle alerts and the actions to take once an alert is triggered. 3:00
Advanced Alerts Learn how to configure Advanced Alerts in Orion 8. 10:56
Map Maker Using the Map Maker and how to create live interactive network maps. 5:20
Managing Custom Properties Learn how to create and manage Custom Properties in Orion to customize the web interface and enhance Advanced Alerting. 10:55
Creating Custom Pollers How to create and manage custom MIB pollers in Orion. 9:28
Report Writer Using the Report Writer and how to create custom reports. 5:20
Creating Accounts Creating unique accounts for customers and or divisions within a company. 3:00
Limiting Accounts Limiting accounts to one or more interfaces. 4:50
Custom Limiting Accounts Limiting accounts based upon custom properties. 3:30
Editing Menu Bars How to change the tabs on the Menu Bar. 2:40
Custom Property Editor How to add properties to any interface, node, volume, etc. 4:20
Backup Databases How to protect your data...backing up an Orion database. 1:10
Restore Databases How to restore a database that has been backed up. 1:20
LANsurveyor Maps in Orion Use LANsurveyor to quickly discover and document your network and then export the map to Orion making it available on the web console. To download a PDF version of this tutorial, please click here. 3:42
Orion Network Configuration Manager
(formerly Cirrus Configuration Manager)
Title Description Time
*NEW*
Orion NCM Live Demo Site
See Orion NCM in action and take a tour of the intuitive web interface with this live demo site. N/A
Orion NCM Interactive Demo Interactive, click-through demo providing an overview of key features and capabilities in the Windows® client interface. N/A
Cirrus Configuration Manager
(Legacy Tutorials for v2, v3, & v4)
Cirrus v4 Overview Demo Video tutorial highlighted the new features available in Cirrus Configuration Manager v4. 7:00
Cirrus v3: Using Policy Manager Tutorial for Cirrus v3 comparing device configurations against config templates using the Policy Manager. 7:01
Cirrus v3: Grouping Devices Tutorial on grouping devices within Cirrus v3. 1:01
Cirrus v2: Download Configs Summary tutorial on how Cirrus v2 can create a job to automatically download configs. 3:41
LANsurveyor
Title Description Time
LANsurveyor Overview Discover how easy it is to automate the discovery, topology mapping, documentation and reporting of critical network systems and components with LANsurveyor. 4:11
LANsurveyor Maps in Orion Use LANsurveyor to quickly discover and document your network and then export the map to Orion, making it available on the web console. To download a PDF version of this tutorial, please click here. 3:42