Summarized on September 30, 2026
This step focuses on registering WAN Edge routers in the Cisco Plug and Play (PnP) Connect portal and assigning them the appropriate SD-WAN Validator profile to enable PnP. [1] The PnP portal maintains a device inventory tied to a Smart Account and Virtual Account, and devices flow into PnP automatically when an order is placed through Cisco Commerce Workspace with the correct account information assigned.
To add a SD-WAN Validator profile and associate devices to it in the PnP portal, follow these steps:
- On the Controller Profiles tab, click Add Profile and select SD-WAN Validator (vBond) as the controller type.
- Enter the organization name (as configured in SD-WAN Manager) and the IP address or domain name of the SD-WAN Validator, then click Next and Submit.
- Navigate to the Devices tab, select the target device(s), and click Edit Selected.
- Select the desired SD-WAN Validator profile and click Apply, then Submit to associate the device to the controller.
- Once associated, PnP automatically pushes the SD-WAN Validator information, organization name, network ID, and serial numbers to PnP.
After devices are associated to a controller profile, the provisioning file (serial number file) can be downloaded from the PnP portal and uploaded into SD-WAN Manager (version 18.x and above), making the devices available for onboarding. [1] Note that for Cisco ISR 4000 Series routers, both the UDI serial number and the SUDI serial number must be entered in PnP to avoid redirection problems during provisioning. The Virtual Account must also contain a valid SD-WAN Validator profile before devices can be provisioned; if no profile exists, one must be created first.