Enables easier documentation of data center and branch office infrastructure.
PuTTY
Terminal emulation client used for accessing Cisco switches, routers, firewalls and wireless devices.
Cisco Active Advisor
The complexities of lifecycle management led Cisco to develop a free cloud-based service for discovery and analysis of network inventory. The network engineer would sign-on to the web-based service and a scan pre-defined IP address range. The network devices are profiled for life cycle attributes and a report generated. In addition there are switching, security and wireless best practice configuration audits.
Angry IP Scanner
This is a popular software tool for network discovery of hostnames and IP
addresses. It is free open source software (GPL v2) license. It supports
most network discovery protocols and detects hostnames based on a
sweep of IP address ranges.
Lucid Chart Drawing
This is a cloud-based drawing tool accessible from a web browser to create network topology drawings. It is compatible with Microsoft Visio and has an easy to use interface with no installation required. In addition, there is encryption security and support for mobile network devices.
Box
This is a cloud (SaaS) based service for sharing files across the internet with no installation required. The tool makes it easy to setup folders and invite new guests. In addition to document management and file synchronization, there is encryption security and support for mobile devices.