Locate device base on serial number

[Duc Vu]

Hi all,

I have a task on hand to locate the Cisco gears in our network (hundreds of them), got serial number but wonder if there is a smart way to find where that piece is ? rather than do "show version" on each device then look for serial number. Please teach me. Thank you very much.

[cristgon · Accepted solution]

Hello Duc,

Thank you for using the Cisco Small Business forums. My name is Cristian, I am an eContent developer and I am part of the Small Business Support Community.

Unfortunately I do not know of a method where you can directly find the device via serial number. I do however know that Cisco's FindIT uses Cisco's CDP protocol to discover Cisco devices in a network. You could hover over the device names with the mouse and the serial number will be displayed. 

I hope you will find this answer useful, and I hope you reply back with any questions or concerns.

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Regards,

Cristian Gonzalez

Cisco eContent Developer 

[Duc Vu]

Hi Cristian,

Thank you for your effort. I look inot Cisco's FindIT as you suggested, it seems to be helpful tool for my responsibilities. Again thank you very much.