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Cisco 861W - Integrated Services Router Wireless Quick Start Manual

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Cisco Configuration Professional

Quick Start Guide

April 29, 2011
This document explains how to start using Cisco Configuration Professional Express
(Cisco CP Express) and Cisco Configuration Professional (Cisco CP).
Cisco Configuration Professional (Cisco CP) is a GUI based device management tool for Cisco access
routers. This tool simplifies routing, firewall, IPS, VPN, unified communications, WAN and LAN
configuration through GUI based easy-to-use wizards.
Cisco CP is a valuable productivity enhancing tool for network administrators and channel partners for
deploying routers with increased confidence and ease. It offers a one-click router lockdown and an
innovative voice and security auditing capability to check and recommend changes to router
configuration. Cisco CP also monitors router status and troubleshoots WAN and VPN connectivity
issues.
Cisco CP Express is a light weight version of Cisco CP. You can use Cisco CP Express to configure basic
security features on the router's LAN and WAN interfaces. Cisco CP Express is available on the router
Flash memory.
This document shows you how to set up a PC to connect to the router, give the router an initial network
configuration using Cisco CP Express, and then begin using Cisco CP.
This document is intended for users with one of the ordering options (SKU) listed in
users who download these configuration tools from Cisco.com. Refer to the Release Notes for
Cisco Configuration Professional for information about supported routers, web browsers, and plug-ins.
Cisco CP ordering options are provided to suit a variety of deployments.
ordering options, the deployment each supports, and how this document can be used.
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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    Cisco CP also monitors router status and troubleshoots WAN and VPN connectivity issues. Cisco CP Express is a light weight version of Cisco CP. You can use Cisco CP Express to configure basic security features on the router’s LAN and WAN interfaces. Cisco CP Express is available on the router Flash memory.
  • Page 2 You can use the following task sections of this document: This option lets you use No. The Cisco CP CD is not provided. If Cisco CP Express to set up you want to use Cisco CP, you can Task 1: Download the Cisco CP Files •...
  • Page 3 If a web page is displayed that asks for your Cisco.com credentials, enter them in this page, and click Step 3 Log In. If you need to obtain Cisco.com credentials, click Register at the top of the page, and then return to this page.
  • Page 4 The tasks that follow can also be accomplished using the Application > Setup New Device option in Note Cisco CP by connecting the PC to the console port of the device. See the topic Device Wizard in the Cisco Configuration Professional User Guide 2.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9422/products_user_guide_list.html...
  • Page 5 Copying the Default Configuration File to Router NVRAM If you want to start with a factory default configuration that is designed to support Cisco CP, you can use the procedure in this section. The factory default configuration includes all the commands necessary to support Cisco CP and configures an Ethernet interface with the IP address 10.10.10.1.
  • Page 6 --- System Configuration Dialog --- Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: Enter no so that you can enter Cisco IOS CLI commands directly. If the Setup Command Facility does not start automatically, a running configuration is present, and you should go to the next step.
  • Page 7 The tasks that follow can also be accomplished using the Application > Setup New Device option in Cisco CP by connecting the PC to the console port of the device. See the topic Device Wizard in the Cisco Configuration Professional User Guide 2.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9422/products_user_guide_list.html...
  • Page 8 ---System Configuration Dialog--- Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: Enter no so that you can enter Cisco IOS CLI commands directly. If the Setup Command Facility does not start automatically, a running configuration is present, and you should go to the next step.
  • Page 9 Cisco CP Express and begin configuring the router. Who Should Use this Section If you are setting up a new router, and want to use Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic configuration, use this section. Who Can Skip this Section If you don’t want to use Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic...
  • Page 10 Required PC IP Address Configurations Router Model DHCP Server Required PC IP Address Configuration Cisco 815, Cisco 85x, Cisco 86x, Cisco Obtain an IP address automatically. 87x, Cisco 88x, Cisco 891, Cisco 892, Cisco 180x, Cisco 1805, Cisco 1811 and...
  • Page 11 Configuring the PC To Obtain an IP Address Automatically Click OK to close the dialog. • To configure the PC with a static IP address of 10.10.10.2 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.248, complete the following steps in the General Tab: Cisco Configuration Professional Quick Start Guide 78-18480-08...
  • Page 12 Who Can Skip this Section If you want to use Cisco CP to manage a router that is already in use, you can skip this section. Cisco Configuration Professional Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 13 Cisco 850 series Straight-through Cisco 860 series (packed with router) Cisco 870 series Cisco 880 series Connect to any LAN port. Cisco 1801 Straight-through Cisco 1802 (packed with router) SWITCH Cisco 1803 FE X Cisco Configuration Professional Quick Start Guide 78-18480-08...
  • Page 14 Connect to GE 0/0. Cisco 3800 Crossover, or CONSOLE GE 0/1 GE 0/1 straight-through with Ethernet switch (Not included with GE 0/0 GE 0/0 router) Connect to GE 0/0. Connect to GE 0/0. Cisco Configuration Professional Quick Start Guide 78-18480-08...
  • Page 15 Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard This task section explains how to run the Cisco CP Express wizard to give the router a basic configuration. Who Should Use this Section If you are setting up a new router, and want to use Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic configuration, use this section.
  • Page 16 Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard For security reasons, the username cisco and password cisco will expire the first time they are Note used. Before you log off the router, be sure to enter this Cisco IOS command: username username privilege 15 secret 0 password Replace username and password with the username and password that you want to use.
  • Page 17 The Cisco CP Express wizard will ask you to enter an enable secret password to control access to Cisco IOS software. Be sure to write down or remember the enable secret password that you enter. It is not shown in the Enable Password field or in the Summary window, and it cannot be reset without erasing the router configuration.
  • Page 18 Task 6: Verify the Initial Configuration Task 6: Verify the Initial Configuration This task section explains how to verify the initial configuration performed with Cisco CP Express. Who Should Use this Section If you used Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic configuration, use this section.
  • Page 19 For example, if you gave the LAN interface the IP address 192.0.2.1, you would enter the command in the browser. http://192.0.2.1 Enter the username and password that you specified for the router when you completed the Cisco CP Step 3 Express wizard.
  • Page 20 Step 5 Task 7: Install Cisco CP This task section explains how to install Cisco CP on a PC so that you can use it to manage routers. Who Should Use this Section If you want to install Cisco CP on your PC to manage routers, use this section.
  • Page 21 Cisco CP. Complete the following tasks to install Cisco CP on a PC: If you are using the Cisco CP CD place it in the CD drive, and, from the PC desktop, click My Step 1 Computer. If you downloaded Cisco CP from the www.cisco.com, go to the folder in which you...
  • Page 22 Figure 9 Welcome Window In the screens that follow, review the license terms, and choose where you want to install Cisco CP. In Step 6 the Ready to Install screen, click Next to begin copying the files to the PC.
  • Page 23 Cisco CP requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later and non-debug Adobe Flash Player Version 10.0 or later to work. If the PC on which you downloaded Cisco CP has Internet Explorer but does not have Adobe Flash Player installed on it, Cisco CP opens a web browser pointing to the Adobe website http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
  • Page 24 Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP Cisco CP works with device communities. A community consists of one or more devices that you specify by providing their IP addresses and login credentials. After you create the community, you can begin working with the devices in it.
  • Page 25 Make sure that Cisco CP can access the device at the specified secure or non-secure ports. Note If you want Cisco CP to discover all the devices in a community, check the Discover All Devices check Step 5 box. If you want, you can choose to discover the devices later, from the Community View page.
  • Page 26 In the Community View page, choose the device that you want to work with, and click Discover. Step 2 Depending on network conditions, Cisco CP may take several minutes to discover the device. If you want to work with additional devices in the community, choose them and click Discover.
  • Page 27 Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP To begin configuring a discovered device, select a device from the Select Community Member Step 3 drop-down list, and then click the Configure button. Figure 15 shows the Configure tree in the left pane.
  • Page 28 The Interfaces and Connections screen has a Create Connection Tab and an Edit Connection/Interface tab. The Create tabs in Cisco CP screens provide access to smart wizards that guide you through the configuration and that let you know if changes you are making will conflict with the existing configuration.
  • Page 29 Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP To begin using a wizard, click the Create or the Launch button provided on the Create tab. The wizard Step 5 welcome screen is displayed, which describes the tasks you will perform. Figure 17 shows the ADSL connection wizard Welcome screen.
  • Page 30 Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP To begin configuration using the wizard, click Next. Figure 18 shows the ADSL Encapsulation screen, Step 6 which allows you to choose the type of encapsulation to use. Figure 18 ADSL Encapsulation Screen Choose or enter the values for which the screen prompts you.
  • Page 31 Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP To complete the wizard, use the Next button to move to subsequent screens and complete them. When Step 8 you have entered all required values, the wizard displays the summary screen. This screen displays the values that you have entered.
  • Page 32: Editing A Configuration

    Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP Editing a Configuration Once a configuration has been created using a wizard, you can edit that configuration without returning to the wizard again. Editing the configuration gives you access to additional configuration values that are not available in the wizards.
  • Page 33 Step 5 You’re Done! Where to Go from Here Now that you have used Cisco CP to give your router an initial configuration, you can continue to use Cisco CP to configure additional features or modify existing feature configurations. For More Information About Cisco CP and About Your Router For additional information about Cisco CP features, refer to the Cisco CP online help, and to the documentation available on Cisco.com.
  • Page 34 Cisco and the Cisco Logo are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company.