Provision a Routing Profile

Provision a router

Before you begin

Make sure that you have defined the global network settings before provisioning a routing profile, including:

Procedure

Step 1

From the main menu, choose Provision > Network Devices > Inventory.

The Inventory window displays with the discovered devices listed.

Step 2

To view devices available in a particular site, click Global and choose the desired site, building, or floor.

All the devices available in the selected site display in the Inventory window.

Step 3

At the top of the Inventory window, click Routers.

Step 4

Check the check box next to the device that you want to provision.

Step 5

Click Assign under the site and then, in the Assign Device to Site window, click Choose a site.

Step 6

From the Actions drop-down list, choose Provision > Provision Device.

Step 7

To provision a router:

  1. Review the details in the Confirm Profile page and click Next.

  2. Review the details in the Router WAN Configuration page.

    If you are provisioning a virtual router, this page is not displayed.

    1. If you chose gigabit Ethernet as the line interface, click O. If you choose a static IP address, enter the WAN IP address. If you choose DHCP, enter the IP address from the DHCP server. If the primary WAN is already configured using PnP, you can choose Do not Change. From the Interface Name drop-down list, choose the interface that is configured as the primary WAN.

    2. If you chose cellular as the line interface, click O, choose IP Negotiated, choose the Interface Name from the drop-down list, and enter the Access Point Name (APN). Depending on your service provider, check the PAP or CHAP check box.

    3. Enter the IP SLA Address for the backup WAN interface if you have multiple service providers.

    4. Click Next.

  3. Review the details in the Router LAN Configuration page.

    1. Choose the Interface from the drop-down list.

    2. Choose the IP-Pool/IP from the drop-down list.

    3. Choose the IP Address Pool from the drop-down list.

    4. Click Next.

  4. Review the details in the Integrated Switch Configuration page.

    Depending on your configuration, this page may not be displayed.

  5. Review the details in the Summary page by expanding the drop-down menus for the various specifications, settings, and configurations.

Step 8

Click Deploy.

Step 9

Schedule the task for deployment.

Depending on Visibility and Control of Configurations settings, you can either:

Step 10

On the Tasks window, monitor the task deployment.

Alternatively, you can monitor the task deployment from the Device Inventory window. The Provision Status column shows SUCCESS after a successful deployment. Click SUCCESS to see a detailed provisional log status.

VPC Inventory collection

After successful cloud inventory collection, the Cloud tab in the Provision section provides a view of the collected AWS VPC Inventory. The navigation on the left can be expanded to show the cloud regions for a cloud profile or access key. You can filter the left navigation items by keyword and click to see the VPCs just for the selected region or access key.

In the VPC Inventory view you can also click on a VPC to see more details about it, like the subnets and virtual instances in that VPC and some more details about them. AWS VPC inventory collection is scheduled to occur at the default interval for all inventory collection and can also be triggered on demand by using the Sync action from the gear menu for a cloud access key. The status of the inventory collection can be viewed by clicking on Show Sync Status in the VPC Inventory view.