About Cisco Business Dashboard Lite
Cisco Business Dashboard Lite provides tools that help you monitor and manage the devices in your Cisco Business network. It automatically discovers your network and allows you to configure and monitor all supported devices such as switches and wireless access points. It also notifies you about the availability of firmware updates, and about any devices that are no longer under warranty or covered by a support contract.
Cisco Business Dashboard Lite is a simplified version of Cisco Business Dashboard. It retains the core features of the original product while reducing complexity and resource usage. This makes it suitable for users who need basic functionality without the additional overhead of the full product.
Feature Comparison Table
Feature |
Cisco Business Dashboard Lite |
Cisco Business Dashboard |
---|---|---|
Deployment options |
Native Microsoft Windows installation |
Virtualized environments (e.g., VMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, AWS, Microsoft Azure) or to be installed directly on Ubuntu Linux. |
Deployment location requirements |
Same network as managed devices |
Any convenient location, even when it’s hosted in the cloud and the managed devices are behind Network Address Translation (NAT) |
Device onboarding requirements |
No configuration changes necessary for management |
Requires changes to device configurations, enabling the Cisco Business Dashboard (CBD) agent, and establishing an active connection to CBD for management. |
OS requirements |
Microsoft Windows |
Ubuntu Linux |
Minimum system requirements |
Any CPU/RAM specifications required by Windows, 3 GB Disk |
2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB Disk |
Supported devices |
Refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard Lite – Device Support List for details |
Refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard – Device Support List for details. |
Maximum supported devices |
25 |
3000 |
Network discovery and inventory report |
Yes |
Yes |
Device configuration and operation |
Yes |
Yes |
Customizable monitoring dashboard |
Yes |
Yes |
Device lifecycle report |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic firmware update notifications & One-click apply |
Yes |
Yes |
Be alerted automatically to important events such as network devices going offline |
Popup |
Popup, email, open helpdesk ticket, send to collaboration space |
Manage networks across multiple sites |
No |
Yes |
Remote access to sites and devices without VPNs |
No |
Yes |
Cisco Network Plug and Play (PnP) |
No |
Yes |
Role based access |
Yes |
Yes |
Muti-tenant support/organizations |
No |
Yes |
Device groups |
No |
Yes |
API support for third-party integration |
No |
Yes |
Integrates with popular Professional Service Automation (PSA) tools |
No |
Yes |