Tpl File Format; Router Configuration Process; Wizard Configuration; Auto Configuration - Cisco 800 Design Manual

Router Configuration Process

The settings that control the display of the windows and the router configuration parameters have the
syntax Setting = value. The value can be either a text string such as router1 and can include spaces or
a number where 0 equals false or disabled and 1 equals true or enabled. For example, setting
SetNetbiosFilterOnISP equal to 1 places NetBIOS filters on the WAN interface, blocking NetBIOS
traffic on the WAN side.
We recommend that you use CFG files when you want to use a Cisco 800 Fast Step Setup scenario but
you want the connection tested and you want to reduce errors by limiting the end-user options.

TPL File Format

The format for a TPL file is similar to a list of command-line statements. When a TPL file is loaded
into Setup, it builds a list of missing parameters and displays a list of prompts so that the user can
complete the configuration. The TPL file begins with the statement, "! Cisco Fast Step Template," to
distinguish it as a Cisco 800 Fast Step IOS template (TPL) file. Setup reads the first line in the file, and
if it does not contain the statement, it is treated as a CFG file.
We recommend you use TPL files when you cannot use a Cisco 800 Fast Step Setup scenario.
Router Configuration Process
Setup leads the end user through a series of windows, building a configuration based on the choices and
values entered by the user. If there are no CFG or TPL files associated with Setup, the user develops a
router configuration by answering questions on a series of windows. This is called the wizard
configuration.
If CFG or TPL files are available, the end user can configure the router by using a CFG or a TPL file
that contains the majority of the router configuration parameters and complete the screens necessary to
complete the configuration. The existence of those files and their design determines which windows are
presented to the end user. This is called high-volume deployment (HVD).

Wizard Configuration

The wizard configuration method configures the router by directing the end user to enter the majority
of the configuration parameters. This process might be chosen because the appropriate custom CFG and
TPL files are not provided. Or the end user can choose to bypass the configuration files and answer a
series of prompts to develop a configuration based on a popular scenario hard-coded into Cisco 800 Fast
Step Setup. When the configuration is complete, the user has the option of testing the configuration.
You can force the user to use a custom scenario by modifying the autoload.CFG file. For additional
information, see the "Configuration File Discovery" section.

Auto Configuration

From the time Setup is launched, you can control the behavior of the application by modifying the
autoload.CFG file. The end user installs the applications, launches Setup, and is forced through the
custom configuration process you provided. You can restrict the end users so that they cannot import a
configuration file and only the windows you want them to see are displayed.
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