Cisco Catalyst Center 3.1.x on Azure Deployment Guide

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Guidelines for accessing Catalyst Center on Azure

Updated: March 31, 2026

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Overview

Provides guidelines for accessing the Catalyst Center GUI and CLI, including security and connection requirements for both interfaces.

After you create a virtual instance of Catalyst Center, you can access it through the Catalyst Center GUI and CLI.

The Catalyst Center GUI and CLI are accessible only through the enterprise network, not from the public network. You need to ensure that Catalyst Center is not accessible on the public internet for security reasons.

Guidelines for accessing the Catalyst Center GUI

Use these guidelines to access the Catalyst Center GUI:

  • Use a compatible browser.

    For a current list of compatible browsers, see the Cisco Catalyst Center Release Notes.

  • In a browser, enter the IP address of your Catalyst Center instance in this format:

    https://ip-address

    For example:

    https://192.0.2.27

  • Use these credentials for the initial login:

    • Username: admin

    • Password: P@ssword9

  • Follow the prompts to create a new Catalyst Center account, including configuring credentials.

    Note

    This password must meet the Catalyst Center password requirements. If it does not meet these requirements, the deployment will fail with a password constraint error. For more information, see "Password requirements" in the "Plan the Deployment" chapter of the Cisco Catalyst Center Installation Guide.

Guidelines for accessing the Catalyst Center CLI

Use these guidelines to access the Catalyst Center CLI:

  • Use the IP address and keys provided by Azure.

    Note

    The key must be a .pem file. If the key file is downloaded as a key.cer file, you must rename the file to key.pem.

  • Manually change the access permissions on the key.pem file to 400 by using the Linux chmod command.

    For example:

    chmod 400 key.pem

  • Use this Linux command to access the Catalyst Center CLI:

    ssh -i key.pem maglev@ip-address -p 2222

    For example:

    ssh -i key.pem maglev@192.0.2.27 -p 2222