Introduction

The SolarWinds NetFlow Configurator provides a simple, wizard-driven tool to remotely configure your NetFlow-capable Cisco routers. At this time, support for version 5 of NetFlow is provided.

Configuring Your NetFlow-Enabled Devices

Complete the following procedure to configure your NetFlow-enabled devices to send flow data to Real-time NetFlow Analyzer.

Notes:

To configure your NetFlow-capable Cisco router:

  1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds NetFlow Configurator > NetFlow Configurator.
  2. Specify the hostname or IP address of the NetFlow device you want to configure.
  3. Select the version of SNMP you want to use when communicating with this device.
    Note: The community string or SNMP version 3 credentials you provide must have read-write access to the device.
  4. Click the Next.
  5. Ensure the Device Info section of the window provides the appropriate device information. That is, ensure you are modifying the correct device.
  6. Specify the appropriate information in the Device NetFlow Configuration section of the window, and then click Apply. Note: All information about all NetFlow data flowing through the device is exported to the specified hosts. Exported data is not confined to traffic generated or received on specific interfaces.
  7. If you want to configure another router or switch, click Configure another device. Otherwise, click Exit.

Using Real-time NetFlow Analyzer

Use the SolarWinds Real-time NetFlow Analyzer to capture and view your NetFlow Data. For more information, see Real-time NetFlow Analyzer.



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