Assigning An Auto-Managed Configuration - Cisco CiscoWorks 1105 User Manual

Automating Configurations
Tasks
1. Enable Cisco
Discovery Protocol
(CDP).
2. Enable SNMP.
(Optional) Set the
location.
(Optional) Set the
system name and
system contact.
3. Set the community
string by creating a
user with all
privileges.
5. Set up TFTP as the
transfer protocol
between the WLSE
and access points.

Assigning an Auto-Managed Configuration

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Template Choice
Select Services > CDP.
Select Services > SNMP.
Select Security > Local Admin Access.
To create an user with SNMP read/write
privileges, enter a username and
password and select the Write, SNMP,
Firmware, and Administrator
capabilities.
Select Services > FTP.
Use this option to automatically apply a customized configuration to
auto-managed devices after their inventory information has been collected by the
WLSE.
The configuration which is applied to the devices is based on the system-defined
group with which the devices are associated.
Chapter 3 Configuring Devices
Notes
CDP is required for the WLSE to
discover devices on the network.
SNMP is required for the WLSE to
discover and manage the device.
Setting the location enables proper
grouping of devices into the
system-defined Location group.
For more information, see
Managing Groups, page
The username of the user with
Write and SNMP privileges is used
as the SNMP read/write
community string.
This community string should also
have been configured on the WLSE
using Administration > Discover
> Device Credentials > SNMP
Communities.
The Firmware privilege is required
for configuring devices from the
WLSE.
TFTP is used for transferring
configuration changes to access
points.
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