Chapter 3 Template File Development - Cisco 800 Design Manual

Template File Development
The advantage of a Cisco 800 Fast Step IOS template (TPL) file is the ability to use Setup to load a
configuration scenario not supported by the Cisco 800 Fast Step wizard or CFG files. If you want the
end user to connect a Cisco 800 series router to an ISP by using ISDN, you can use a CFG file. However,
if you want the end user to use Setup to connect to the corporate network by using X.25, a WAN
protocol not supported by Setup, you can use a Cisco 800 Fast Step IOS template (TPL) file.
In Cisco Fast Step version 2.4, Cisco 827 routers can be configured only by using the TPL
Note
files. The routers are not supported by the wizard mode or CFG files.
For example, you could develop a TPL file that prompts the end user for the IP address. Your procedure
is as follows:
Use Setup to draft the configuration.
Step 1
Save the file by using the Save File As window, selecting the Cisco IOS Format option. (This
Step 2
window displays as part of the sequence for developing a configuration.)
Open the TPL file in a text editor.
Step 3
The format required in the first line in the Cisco 800 Fast Step IOS template (TPL) file is
Note
"! Cisco Fast Step Template." This allows Setup to verify that the file is a Cisco 800 Fast
Step IOS template (TPL) file. The line is entered automatically when you save the file. Do
not delete or modify this line.
Change the data to be entered to an end-user prompt as described in the "TPL End-User Prompts"
Step 4
section.
Add IP stack configuration flags as needed to your template file. This process is described in the "TPL
Step 5
IP Stack Configuration Flags" section.
Place the TPL files in the appropriate location as described in the "Making a Custom Cisco 800 Fast
Step 6
Step CD-ROM" section in the "Custom Software Installation" chapter.
Ship Cisco 800 Fast Step software, including the TPL files to the end users with instructions. The
Step 7
instructions should direct the end user to run Setup, choose the appropriate TPL file, and enter the IP
address at the prompt.
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