Cisco 861W - Integrated Services Router Wireless, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...iting 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 ...

Page 2: ...ly Cisco CP CD Yes The Cisco CP CD is provided Default Configuration File in NVRAM No If a console session is established with the router the Setup Command Facility starts automatically Default Configuration File in Flash Yes The router can be set to factory defaults using the Factory Defaults feature in Cisco CP Express You can use the following task sections of this document Task 2 Configure the...

Page 3: ...ns and allows for batch configuration If you start a console session the Setup Command Facility starts automatically Cisco CP CD No The Cisco CP CD is not provided If you want to use Cisco CP you can download it from the following page http www cisco com go ciscocp Default Configuration File in NVRAM No If a console session is established with the router the Setup Command Facility starts automatic...

Page 4: ...nd Cisco CP require the following basic configuration in order to connect to the router and manage it An http or https server must be enabled with local authentication A local user account with privilege level 15 and accompanying password must be configured Vty line with protocol ssh telnet must be enabled with local authentication This is needed for interactive commands An http timeout policy mus...

Page 5: ...f the Setup Command Facility does not start automatically a running configuration is present and you should go to the next step Step 3 When the router displays the user EXEC mode prompt enter the enable command and the enable password if one is configured as shown below Router enable password password Router Step 4 To identify the default configuration file enter the show flash command The filenam...

Page 6: ...e Router enable password password Step 4 Enter config mode by entering the config terminal command as shown in the following example Router config terminal Router config Step 5 Using the command syntax shown create a user account with privilege level 15 Router config username name privilege 15 secret 0 password Step 6 If no router interface is configured with an IP address configure one so that yo...

Page 7: ...plains how to configure the switch to support Cisco CP Note 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 for more details Note M...

Page 8: ...tep 5 Using the command syntax shown create a user account with privilege level 15 Switch config username name privilege 15 secret 0 password Step 6 If IP Address is not configured configure one so that you can access the switch over the network The following example shows the IP Address configured on interface Vlan1 Switch config interface Vlan1 Switch config if ip address 10 10 10 1 255 255 255 ...

Page 9: ...gure an IP address on the PC so that you can connect to Cisco CP Express and begin configuring the router The default configuration file assigns an IP address to a LAN interface on the router and you must configure the PC to be on the same subnet as the router LAN interface If the router is a fixed interface model it is configured as a DHCP server and the PC must be configured to accept an IP addr...

Page 10: ...P IP Properties dialog a Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center b In the Tasks column on the left click Manage network connections c In the Network Connections screen click Local Area Connection d In the Networking tab of the Local Area Connection Properties dialog select Internet Protocol Version 4 and click Properties e Go to Step 3 Table 2 Required PC IP Address Configurations Rou...

Page 11: ...ss To configure the PC to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server click Obtain an IP address automatically See Figure 1 Figure 1 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 ...

Page 12: ... field enter the following subnet mask 255 255 255 248 Click OK to close the dialog Task 4 Connect the PC to the Router This task section explains how to cable the PC to the router to perform initial 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 Who Can Skip this Section If you...

Page 13: ...n Table 3 see the router hardware installation guide for information 272098 WAN FE 4 Cisco 861W Table 3 Router Ethernet Ports Router Model Cable Type Connect the Ethernet Cable to the Port Shown Cisco 815 Straight through packed with router Connect to any ACT Lnk port Cisco 850 series Cisco 860 series Cisco 870 series Cisco 880 series Straight through packed with router Connect to any LAN port Cis...

Page 14: ...0 Cisco 3800 Crossover or straight through with Ethernet switch Not included with router Connect to GE 0 0 Connect to GE 0 0 Table 3 Router Ethernet Ports continued Router Model Cable Type Connect the Ethernet Cable to the Port Shown DO NOT REMOVE DURING NETWORK OPERATION CF AIM SLOT 1 HWIC 4ESW PWR 3x LNK PWR 2x LNK PWR 1x LNK PWR 0x LNK SWITCH 8 6 5 7 4 3 2 1 FE X 127271 127272 FE 0 0 AUX FE 0 1...

Page 15: ... during the startup process enter the same credentials cisco cisco See the Tip section if the login window does not appear Tip If the launch page does not appear when you enter the URL http 10 10 10 1 test the connection between the PC and the router by doing the following Check that the Power LED on the router is on and that the LED for the port to which you connected the PC is on indicating an a...

Page 16: ...ter after you end the session Use the new credentials that you create for future sessions instead of using the username cisco and password cisco Verify that the PC IP address is properly configured Some routers require that the PC obtain an IP address automatically and some require that it be configured with a static IP address Find your router in Table 2 on page 10 to determine how the PC should ...

Page 17: ... 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 You are also asked to change the router s LAN IP address from its default value Step 5 When the Summary window appears write down the LAN IP address the username and the user password that you entered and click Finish You will ...

Page 18: ...nd cmd e In the displayed command window enter the ipconfig release command followed by the ipconfig renew command to obtain a new IP address from the router When you enter these commands you get output similar to the following C ipconfig release Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix somename com IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway C ipconfig rene...

Page 19: ...K to close the dialog Figure 6 Configuring the PC with a New Static IP address Step 2 Open a web browser and enter the new IP address that you gave the router LAN interface http new IP address For example if you gave the LAN interface the IP address 192 0 2 1 you would enter the command http 192 0 2 1 in the browser Step 3 Enter the username and password that you specified for the router when you ...

Page 20: ...you can use Cisco CP Express or Cisco CP to correct your WAN settings Step 5 Go to Task 7 Install Cisco CP to install Cisco CP 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 You can install Cisco CP on a PC using the CD or using the Cisco CP download file from www cisco com The download file has the same contents as the C...

Page 21: ...D place it in the CD drive and from the PC desktop click My Computer If you downloaded Cisco CP from the www cisco com go to the folder in which you unpacked the download file and then skip to Step 3 Step 2 CD users double click the CD drive icon in the My Computer window for example DVD CD RW Drive D Step 3 All users locate the installation file Cisco config pro k9 N_N ln exe where N_N is the ver...

Page 22: ...w the license terms and choose where you want to install Cisco CP In the Ready to Install screen click Next to begin copying the files to the PC Step 7 In the Install Options screen choose where you want to create shortcuts for Cisco CP then click Next Step 8 In the Install Complete screen Figure 10 click Run Cisco Configuration Professional Step 9 To get an overview of Cisco CP click Read Getting...

Page 23: ...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 Download the Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer and then start Cisco CP Step 11 Read the section Task 8 Start Using Cisco CP to learn how to create a community of devices and how to use Cisco CP to configure them Task 8 Start Using Cisco CP T...

Page 24: ...al Configuration of a Feature Editing a Configuration Creating a Community and Adding Devices Procedure Use this procedure to create a community add devices to it and discover all the devices in a community Step 1 Use the Manage Community dialog box to create communities The Manage Community dialog box automatically displays when you start Cisco CP and a community called New Community is created b...

Page 25: ... and SSH port 22 information is automatically added to the device To view the port information click the down arrow next to the Connect Securely check box If you did not check the Connect Securely check box the HTTP port 80 and Telnet port 23 information is automatically added to the device To view the port information click the down arrow next to the Connect Securely check box Step 4 If you want ...

Page 26: ...nfiguration of a feature using Cisco CP Step 1 To start choose the community that the device belongs to and click OK The Community View page Figure 14 is displayed Figure 14 Community View Page Step 2 In the Community View page choose the device that you want to work with and click Discover Depending on network conditions Cisco CP may take several minutes to discover the device If you want to work...

Page 27: ...8480 08 Task 8 Start Using Cisco CP Step 3 To begin configuring a discovered device select a device from the Select Community Member drop down list and then click the Configure button Figure 15 shows the Configure tree in the left pane Figure 15 Configure Tree ...

Page 28: ...ctions 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 The Edit tabs provide access to screens with additional settings It is a good practice to create a starting configurat...

Page 29: ...co CP Step 5 To begin using a wizard click the Create or the Launch button provided on the Create tab The wizard welcome screen is displayed which describes the tasks you will perform Figure 17 shows the ADSL connection wizard Welcome screen Figure 17 ADSL Connection Wizard Welcome Screen ...

Page 30: ...Using Cisco CP Step 6 To begin configuration using the wizard click Next Figure 18 shows the ADSL Encapsulation screen which allows you to choose the type of encapsulation to use Figure 18 ADSL Encapsulation Screen Step 7 Choose or enter the values for which the screen prompts you ...

Page 31: ...nnection Summary screen Figure 19 ADSL Connection Summary Screen Step 9 Review the information If you want to change anything click Back to return to the screen in which you need to make changes make them and then return to the Summary screen Step 10 Click Finish to deliver the changes to the router Step 11 If you want to save the running configuration to the PC use the button described in Table 4...

Page 32: ...g to the wizard again Editing the configuration gives you access to additional configuration values that are not available in the wizards The following example procedure describes editing a Fast Ethernet connection To edit a configuration complete the following tasks Step 1 To access the edit screens click the Edit tab Figure 20 on page 32 shows the Edit Interfaces Connections tab Figure 20 Edit I...

Page 33: ... 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 Additional information about Cisco CP is also available on the ...

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