Router Configuration Using Cisco Configuration Professional WHAT IS

Router Configuration Using Cisco Configuration Professional

WHAT IS CCP? Cisco Configuration Professional is a GUI device management tool for Cisco access routers. WHY USE CCP? CCP is used to simplify router, firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), VPN, Unified Communications, WAN, and LAN configuration with easyto-use wizards.

CCP Supported Router Products and Software Releases • • • • Router Model Earliest Cisco CP Supported Cisco IOS Version Cisco 815 Cisco 850 series Cisco 860 series Cisco 870 series Cisco 880 series Cisco 890 series Cisco 1801, 1802, 1803 Cisco 1805 Cisco 1811, 1812 Cisco 1841 Cisco 1861 Cisco 1900 series Cisco 2800 series Cisco 2900 series Cisco 3800 series Cisco 3900 series 12. 4(11)T 12. 4(9)T 12. 4(20)T 15. 0(1)M 12. 4(9)T 12. 4(15)XY 12. 4(9)T 12. 4(20)T 15. 0(1)M 12. 4(9)T 15. 0(1)M

Tasks Demonstrated: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. CCP download and installation Configure router for CCP communication Set router basic configuration with CCP View router status (CPU, RAM, Interface, Firewall usage and status) Interface configuration using CCP Dynamic NAT configuration Dynamic Routing configuration

1. CCP download and Installation Note: before going ahead with the installation make sure to verify that you have Java 1. 5. 0_11 minimum… and up to 1. 6. 0_17. Also, a non-debug Adobe Flash Player Version 10. 0 or later. FYI: Windows XP was used to demonstrate proper download and installation. Other OSs may be used. • Step 1: Open a web browser and type in the following link: http: //www. cisco. com/go/ciscocp • Step 2: In the support box, click Download Software (register if you don’t have an account through www. cisco. com. Please note that this is not a Cisco Networking Academy account) • Step 3: Once you login, choose the release that you want to download (should be the latest release) • Step 4: Click the link Cisco-config-pro-k 9 -pkg-2_3 -en. zip. Save the downloaded file to your pc.

2. Configure router for CCP communication : Prepare the router!!! Connect to your router using SSH or through the console. Enter global configuration mode: Router>enable Router# config t Router(config)# interface fa 0/0 Router(config -if)#ip address 192. 168. 1. 1 255. 0 Router(config -if)#no shut Router(config -if)#end Router#copy run start Enable the router HTTPS server: Router# config t Router(config)# ip http secure-server Router(config)# ip http authentication local Create a user with privilege level 15: Router(config)# username <username> privilege 15 password 0 <password> Configure SSH for local login and privilege level 15. Download CCP from http: //www. cisco. com/go/ciscocp Router(config)# line vty 0 4 Router(config-line)# privilege level 15 Router(config-line)# login local Router(config-line)# transport input ssh Router(config-line)# exit

3. Set router basic configuration with CCP Before starting CCP, make sure that you have connectivity between your computer and the router. You may use the ‘ping’ or the ‘telnet’ command. 1 -Launch CCP 2 -Click on Manage Devices 3 -Type in the username and password created earlier on your router. Also add the ip address of the router. 4 -Click OK.

3. 1 Set router basic configuration with CCP Click Discover Note: before performing any basic configurations CCP will have to discover the router(s) in the network. This process may take a few minutes. Occasionally, the discover process fails. In this case, you will need to try again until the discover process succeeds! Or, you may have to check your interface configurations done previously through the CLI.

4. View router status (CPU, RAM, Interface, Firewall usage and status) Click on Monitor Click on Router Click on Overview *Through this slide you can view / monitor router resource, interface, firewall, and VPN status. You can also view logs and observe entries that are made.

5. Interface configuration using CCP Click configure Click Interface Management Click Interface and Connections * In this step, we identify which interface needs an IP address.

5. 1 Interface configuration using CCP Click ‘Create New Connection’ Note: CCP will automatically select the interface that is not already configured.

5. 2 Interface configuration using CCP *Here, the LAN wizard starts so you can apply your configurations to the interface. Click ‘Next’

5. 3 Interface configuration using CCP Click ‘Next’ to continue with the configuration.

5. 4 Interface configuration using CCP Enter ‘ip address and subnet mask of the interface’ And Click ‘Next’

5. 5 Interface configuration using CCP *Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to enable or disable DHCP. Click ‘Next’

5. 6 Interface configuration using CCP Select ‘Test the connectivity after configuring’ Note: select this box if you prefer to test connectivity of the interface. Click ‘Finish’

5. 7 Interface configuration using CCP Select ‘Save running config. to devices’s startup config. ’ And click ‘Deliver’ *Once all the steps are done, we can upload the configurations to the router via the ‘Deliver’ option.

5. 8 Interface configuration using CCP Observe the window ‘Commands Delivery Status’ Click ‘OK’ to close the window once it is finished showing the changes that were made to the router. *Here, the Command Delivery Status window will take some time before displaying the desired results. If the configuration changes were not copied to the startup configuration through, CCP, try saving via CLI.

5. 9 Interface configuration using CCP *This window pops up automatically because you selected ‘Test the connectivity after configuring’ box previously. Click ‘Start’

5. 10 Interface configuration using CCP See the results of ‘Connectivity Testing and Troubleshooting’ and click ‘close’ *Here, notice the interface status, static and dynamic DNS, etc.

5. 11 Interface configuration using CCP *Note Once you close ‘Connectivity Testing and Troubleshooting’ This window will show up to see the status of the interfaces (which interfaces are up or down)

6. Dynamic NAT Configuration Click Configure > Router > Select NAT > Basic NAT Click ‘Launch the selected task’ *NAT handles the conversion of the Public WAN IP to 253 Private LAN IPs as well as showing only the Public IP on the Internet, keeping the Private IP hidden. (source: http: //macsense. wikidot. com/tn: 34

6. 1 Dynamic NAT Configuration Click ‘Next’ to continue the NAT wizard

6. 2 Dynamic NAT Configuration Choose the interface that connects to the Internet and the ip address range And Click ‘Next’

6. 3 Dynamic NAT Configuration Review the summary of the configuration and Click ‘Finish’

6. 4 Dynamic NAT Configuration Select ‘Save running config. to devices’s startup config. ’ And click ‘Deliver’ to upload NAT configurations.

6. 5 Dynamic NAT Configuration Observe the window ‘Commands Delivery Status’ Click ‘OK’ to close the window once it is finished showing the changes that were made to the router.

6. 6 Dynamic NAT Configuration Under the ‘NAT Configuration tab’ the interface original IP address, the translated address, and the rule type will be shown.

7. Configure Dynamic Routing *A router using dynamic routing will ‘learn’ the routes to all networks that are directly connected to the device. Click Configure > Router > Static and Dynamic Routing Select the ‘RIP’ and click ‘Edit’

7. 1 Configure Dynamic Routing Select ‘Enable RIP’ > Select ‘Version 2’ > And Click Add

7. 2 Configure Dynamic Routing Enter the network IP address to be advertised > click ‘OK’

7. 3 Configure Dynamic Routing *Once you review the ‘Deliver Configuration to Device’ window, Select ‘Save running config. to devices’s startup config. ’ > And Click ‘Deliver’ to upload to the router.

7. 4 Configure Dynamic Routing Review the ‘Commands Delivery Status’ and Click ‘OK’

7. 5 Configure Dynamic Routing Verify that RIP is enabled and go on to next task!

Source: http: //www. cisco. com/en/US/products/ps 9422/index. html

End!! *CCP can help you speed up your router configuration but it is certainly not always a substitute to CLI. For this reason, you should have basic knowledge of router configuration using CLI.