sl360 Switch Port Mapper helps network engineers discover the devices connected to each port on a switch quickly. This eliminates the need to manually trace network cables. The Switch Port Mapper results can easily be exported to CSV, X ML, and HTML.
Discover all devices connected to each port on a switch. Identify devices by MAC address, IP address, and host name.
View the operational status and port speed of each port.
Enable or disable a specific network interface.
Export tool results to CSV, XML, and HTML.
Run Switch Port Mapper
Step 1: Enter the host name or IP Address into the Target field.
Step 2: Select the appropriate Credentials. Use Manage Credentials to edit your Credential Store.
Step 3: Click Run or hit Enter.
Configure Settings
Switch Port Mapper allows you to refresh the ARP cache to ensure that the reverse DNS lookup will be successful. You may choose not to show all interfaces or you can choose exactly what fields you want to display.
To configure click Settings link in the tool.
Enter the IP/hostname of the router that provides ARP cache. The DNS name for the MAC addresses provided will be displayed. Enter the credential for the router..
Do a Ping Scan tool run to refresh the router's ARP cache. sl360 checks two different IPs for ARP cache.
You can uncheck the 'Show all interfaces' checkbox if you do not wish to view all of the interfaces. Then only active interfaces will be displayed.
Modify which fields will be displayed by the tool output by clicking the 'Change Fields' button. Mark a checkbox next to the field(s) you want to display in the 'Available fields' box and select the '==>' button to move the field(s) to the 'Display these fields' box. Then click the 'OK' button. You can also remove fields from being displayed by selecting the unwanted field and clicking the '<==' button.Configure Settings
The results of Switch Port Mapper can quickly and easily be exported on demand to HTML, XML and CSV files.
Step 1: Click the Export Results button from the right side menu options.
Step 2: Select location to save file, enter file name, and click Save As to complete.
Switch Port Mapper fields / columns
Interface Alias : a user-specified description of an interface used for SNMP network management. The ifAlias is an object in the Interfaces Group MIB (IF-MIB) which can be set by a network manager to "name" an interface. The ifAlias value for an interface or subinterface can be set using the "description" command in interface configuration mode, or by using a Set operation from a Network Managment System.
Maximum transmission unit for the interface : refers to the size (in bytes) of the largest packet or frame that a given layer of
a communications protocol can pass onwards. i.e ‘1500’
MAC Addresses of the switch port: The individual MAC address of the switch port
Interface duplex : half or full. A half-duplex system provides for communication in both directions, but only one direction at a time (not simultaneously). Typically, once a party begins receiving a signal, it must wait for the transmitter to stop
transmitting, before replying. A full-duplex, or sometimes double-duplex system allows communication in both directions, and unlike half-duplex, allows this to happen simultaneously. Land-line telephone networks are full-duplex since they allow both callers to speak and be heard at the same time. A good analogy for a full-duplex system would be a two lane road with one lane for each direction.
Date/time of the last interface status change: Value of system up time at the time the interface entered its current operational state. If the current state was entered prior to the last re-initialization of the local network management subsystem, then this object contains a zero value.
Reason for the Last Interface Change (Cisco IOS): Reason for the interface's last status change.
Hardware Type (Cisco IOS)
Time last packet was received on this port (Cisco IOS) Time elapsed since last packet was received (Cisco IOS) Time last packet was transmitted on this port (Cisco IOS) Time elapsed since last packet was Transmitted (Cisco IOS) Last time of packet send or receive (Cisco IOS)
5 minute receive rate (Cisco IOS): 5 minute input rate in bits/sec 5 minute transmit rate (Cisco IOS): 5 minute output rate in bits/sec
5 minute receive packet rate (Cisco IOS): 5 minute input rate in packets/sec 5 minute transmit packet rate (Cisco IOS): 5 minute output rate in packets/sec
CRC Errors: Cyclic Redundancy Check or CRC error. The possible causes are: 1. During the transmission of the file it became corrupt or bad, 2. The file was sent inappropriately, 3. The device being opened from is bad or contains errors, or 4.
The file itself is bad or the program attempting to open the file is bad.
Port #: Port number
Interface Description: i.e.Vlan 1, Vlan2, StackPort8, StackSub-St8-2, GigabitEthernet8/0/20 Interface Name: i.e.Vl 1, Vl 2, StackPort8, StackSub-St8-1, Gi8/0/4
Interface Type: i.e. PropVirtual, EthernetCsmacd Operational Status: Up or Down
Port Speed: i.e. 1,000 Mbps, 100 Mbps
Device MACs: The MAC address(es) of the device connected to the switch port IP: The IP address of the device connected to the switch port
Hostname : The unique name by which a network-attached device (which could consist of a computer, file server, network storage device, fax machine, copier, cable modem, etc.) is known on a network
Admin Status: Up or Down