> # Launching Device Manager

> To launch Device Manager from your desktop, double-click the Device Manager icon and follow the instructions described in the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guide.

> ## DETAILED STEPS

> 1. You can choose one of the following three steps
> 1. Right-click the switch you want to manage on the Fabric pane map and choose Device Manager from the menu that appears.
> 2. Double-click a switch in the Fabric pane map.
> 3. Select a switch in the Fabric pane map and choose Tools > Device Manager.

> You see the Device Manager open dialog box

> 2. Enter the IP adress of the device.
> 3. Enter the user name and password.
> 4. Check the Proxy SNMP through FMS check box if you want Device Manager Client to use a TCP-based proxy server.
> 5. Choose the Auth-Privacy option according to the privacy protocol you have configured on your switch:
> 1. If you have not configured the switch with a privacy protocol, then choose Auth-Privacy option MD5 (no privacy).
> 2. If you have configured the switch with your privacy protocol, choose your Auth-Privacy choice.
> 6. Click Open to open the Device Manager.

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