With IPHost Network Monitor you can run simple snmp requests against a Cisco device in your network.
cdpCachePlatform
Cisco Discovery Protocol Cache Platform
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.23.1.2.1.1.8
The Device's Hardware Platform as reported in the most recent CDP message. The zero-length string indicates that no Platform field (TLV) was reported in the most recent CDP message.
Back to CISCO-CDP-MIB MIB page.
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