Step 1

Enter an address in your web browser's address bar in this format. Here, server-ip is the IP address (or the hostname) of the server on which you have installed Catalyst Center:

Step 2

Enter the Catalyst Center username and password assigned to you by the system administrator. Catalyst Center displays its home page.

Step 3

You can log out by clicking your displayed username in the top-right corner, then selecting Log Out.

Step 1

After the Catalyst Center appliance reboot completes, launch your browser.

Step 2

Enter the host IP address to access the Catalyst Center GUI, using HTTPS:// and the IP address of the Catalyst Center GUI that displays at the end of the configuration process.

Step 3

Ignore the message and click Advanced.

Step 4

Ignore the message and do one of these tasks:

Step 5

After the Catalyst Center login window opens, do one of these configuration wizard completion tasks and then click Log In:

Step 6

Configure a new admin user, as a security measure:

1. In the Username field, enter the admin user's username.

2. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, enter the admin user's password.

   Ensure that this password complies with the requirements described in the Cisco Catalyst Center Installation Guide's "Password requirements" topic.

3. Click Submit.

Step 7

Configure a new admin user, as a security measure. Enter this information and then click Submit:

Step 8

Log back in to Catalyst Center:

1. Click Log In.

2. Enter the new admin username and password you just configured.

3. Click Log In.

Step 9

Click Authenticate.

Step 10

Confirm that an activation code is listed in the Activate your device pop-up window, then click Next.

Step 11

Review the documents and click Next to accept the EULA.

Step 12

Complete the Quick Start workflow:

1. Click Let's Do it.

2. In the Discover Devices: Provide IP Ranges window, enter this information and then click Next:

   • The name for the device Discovery job.

   • The IP address ranges of the devices you want to discover. Click + to enter additional ranges.

   • Specify whether you want to designate your appliance's loopback address as its preferred management IP address. For more information, see the "Preferred Management IP Address" topic in the Cisco Catalyst Center User Guide.

3. In the Discover Devices: Provide Credentials window, enter the information described in this table for the type of credentials you want to configure and then click Next:

   Field	Description
   CLI (SSH) Credentials
   Username	Username used to log in to the CLI of the devices in your network.
   Password	Password used to log in to the CLI of the devices in your network. The password you enter must be at least eight characters long.
   Name/Description	Name or description of the CLI credentials.
   Enable Password	Password used to enable a higher privilege level in the CLI. Configure this password only if your network devices require it.
   SNMP Credentials: SNMPv2c Read tab Note   Catalyst Center does not support SNMPv2c credentials when FIPS mode is enabled. You'll need to enter SNMPv3 credentials instead. For more information about FIPS mode, see the "Configure the Primary Node Using the Maglev Wizard" topic in the Catalyst Center Appliance Installation Guide.
   Name/Description	Name or description of the SNMPv2c read community string.
   Community String	Read-only community string password used only to view SNMP information on the device.
   SNMP Credentials: SNMPv2c Write tab
   Name/Description	Name or description of the SNMPv2c write community string.
   Community String	Write community string used to make changes to the SNMP information on the device.
   SNMP Credentials: SNMPv3
   Name/Description	Name or description of the SNMPv3 credentials.
   Username	Username associated with the SNMPv3 credentials.
   Mode	Security level that SNMP messages require: No Authentication, No Privacy (noAuthnoPriv): Does not provide authentication or encryption. Authentication, No Privacy (authNoPriv): Provides authentication, but does not provide encryption. Authentication and Privacy (authPriv): Provides both authentication and encryption. Note   When FIPS mode is enabled, Catalyst Center only supports Authentication and Privacy mode.
   Authentication Password	Password required to gain access to information from devices that use SNMPv3. The password must be at least eight characters in length. Consider these points: Some wireless controllers require that passwords be at least 12 characters long. Be sure to check the minimum password requirements for your wireless controllers. Failure to ensure these required minimum character lengths for passwords results in devices not being discovered, monitored, or managed by Catalyst Center. Passwords are encrypted for security reasons and do not display in the configuration.
   Authentication Type	Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) type used when either Authentication and Privacy or Authentication, No Privacy is set as the authentication mode: SHA: HMAC-SHA authentication. MD5: HMAC-MD5 authentication. Note   Catalyst Center does not support this authentication type when FIPS mode is enabled.
   Privacy Type	Privacy type. (Enabled if you select Authentication and Privacy as Mode.) Select one of these privacy types: AES128: 128-bit CBC mode AES for encryption. CISCOAES192: 192-bit CBC mode AES for encryption on Cisco devices. CISCOAES256: 256-bit CBC mode AES for encryption on Cisco devices.
   Privacy Password	SNMPv3 privacy password that is used to generate the secret key for encrypting messages are exchanged with devices supported with AES128, AES192, and AES256 encryption standards. Passwords (or passphrases) must be at least eight characters long. Consider these points: Some wireless controllers require that passwords be at least 12 characters long. Be sure to check the minimum password requirements for your wireless controllers. Failure to ensure these required minimum character lengths for passwords results in devices not being discovered, monitored, or managed by Catalyst Center. Passwords are encrypted for security reasons and do not display in the configuration.
   NETCONF
   Port	The NETCONF port that Catalyst Center should use in order to discover wireless controllers that run Cisco IOS-XE.

4. In the Create Site window, group the devices you are going to discover into one site in order to facilitate telemetry and then click Next.

   You can enter the site's information manually or click the location you want to use in the provided map.

5. In the Enable Telemetry window, check the network components that you want Catalyst Center to collect telemetry for and then click Next.

   Note	If both the Enable Telemetry and Disable Telemetry options are dimmed, it indicates that either devices are not capable of supporting telemetry or devices are running an OS version that does not support telemetry enablement.

6. In the Summary window, review the configuration settings. (To make any changes, click Edit.)

   • If you're happy with the settings, click Start Discovery and Telemetry. Catalyst Center validates your settings to ensure that they will not result in any issues. After the validation completes, the window updates.

     Catalyst Center begins the process of discovering your network's devices and enabling telemetry for the network components you selected. The process takes a minimum of 30 minutes (more for larger networks).

7. After the message displays at the top of the homepage to indicate that the Quick Start workflow has completed, do one of these tasks:

   • Click View Discovery to open the Discovery window and confirm that the devices in your network have been discovered.

   • Click the Go to Network Settings link to open the Device Credentials window. From here, you can verify that the credentials you entered previously have been configured for your site.

   • Click the View Activity Page link to open the Tasks window and view any tasks (such as a weekly scan of the network for security advisories) that Catalyst Center has already scheduled to run.

   • Click the Workflow Home link to access guided workflows that will help you set up and maintain your network.

Step 1

To launch the Catalyst Center journey map, do any one of these tasks:

Step 2

Click the icon to view the journey map in a pie chart.

Step 3

Click the icon to view the journey map in a table format.

Step 4

Check the Completed check box to view information about the completed and incomplete steps in the journey map.

Step 1

From the top-right corner, click the help icon () and choose Remote Support Authorization.

Step 2

In the Create New Authorization tab, click Create a Remote Support Authorization to create a new authorization. For more information, see Create a remote support authorization.

Step 3

Click the Current Authorizations tab to view the current remote support authorization tiles with various statuses, including:

Step 4

To revoke an authorization, click Revoke Authorization in the respective support authorization tile.

Step 5

Click the Past Authorizations tab to view the past authorizations.

Step 6

To view the remote support authorization logs, click View Logs for the desired authorization.

Step 1

From the top-right corner, click your displayed username and choose My Profile and Settings > Display Settings.

Step 2

In the Set Clock Format area, click 12 hours or 24 hours.

Step 3

Click Save.

Step 1

From the top-right corner, click your displayed username and choose My Profile and Settings > Display Settings.

Step 2

In the Set Appearance area, click Light or Dark to view Catalyst Center in light appearance or dark appearance.

Step 3

Click Save.

Catalyst Center caches the appearance you choose in the browser storage. Therefore, in these scenarios where the browser cache that stores the appearance is not available, the Catalyst Center GUI displays in light appearance for several seconds:

• You log in to Catalyst Center from a different browser.

• In a three-node cluster, you log in to the second or third Catalyst Center node for the first time after dark appearance is applied in a primary node.

When dark appearance is enabled, the Catalyst Center GUI displays like this example:

Step 1

In your browser, change the locale to one of the supported languages: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

• From Google Chrome:

  1. Click the icon in the top-right corner, and then select Settings.

  2. Click Languages.

  3. Click Add languages.

  4. In the Add languages dialog box, select Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, and then click Add.

• From Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Click the icon in the top-right corner, and then select Settings.

  2. From the Language and Appearance > Language area, click Choose.

  3. From the Select a language to add drop-down list, select Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

  4. Click OK.

Step 2

Log in to Catalyst Center.

Step 1

Navigate to the window that you want to add to your favorites.

Step 2

On the window, in the top-right corner, click the star icon () to add the window to your favorites.

Step 3

On the This window is favorited dialog box, in the Name field, you can either:

1. Keep the autopopulated name as the title of your favorited window.

2. Delete the autopopulated name and type a new name.

Step 4

(Optional) To view the list of your favorited windows, click View my favorites.

Step 5

Click Done to save any edits to the favorited window name and to close the dialog box.

Step 6

(Optional) To remove a window from your favorites, you can either remove it from the This window is favorited dialog box or the Favorites Preferences window.

1. Navigate to the favorited window that you want to remove, and then click the star icon (). In the This window is favorited dialog box, click Remove.

2. To remove a window from your favorites, see Manage your favorites.

Step 1

From the top-right corner, click your displayed username and choose My Profile and Settings > Favorites Preferences.

Step 2

(Optional) To remove a favorited window:

1. Locate the favorited window that you want to remove from the list.

2. Click the star icon () next to the favorited window to remove it from the list.

Step 3

(Optional) To go to a favorited window:

1. Locate the favorited window that you want to go to.

2. Under the favorited window, click its hyperlinked pathway.

Step 1

From the top-right corner, click your displayed username and choose My Profile and Settings > Communication Preferences.

Step 2

Click the Subscription Off toggle button to Subscription On.

Step 3

Enter the email address where you want to receive Catalyst Center Insights, and click Save.

Step 4

(Optional) To change the email address, click the pencil icon.

Step 5

(Optional) To unsubscribe from Catalyst Center Insights, click the Subscription On toggle button to Subscription Off.