- Preface
- Cisco Broadband Access Center Overview
- Broadband Access Center Architecture
- Configuration Workflows and Checklists
- CPE Management Overview
- Configuration Templates Management
- Firmware Management
- Parameter Dictionaries
- CPE History and Troubleshooting
- Managing Broadband Access Center
- Database Management
- Monitoring Broadband Access Center
- Configuring CWMP Service
- Configuring CWMP Service Security
- CWMP Device Operations
- Understanding the Administrator User Interface
- Using the Administrator User Interface
- Configuring Broadband Access Center
- RDU and DPE Connection Management
- Cisco BAC Support Tools and Advanced
- Troubleshooting Broadband Access Center
- Glossary
- Index
Cisco Broadband Access Center Administrator's Guide 3.7
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- Updated:
- March 5, 2012
Chapter: Using the Administrator User Interface
Using the Administrator User Interface
This chapter describes the administration tasks performed from the Cisco Broadband Access Center (BAC) administrator user interface. These tasks mainly involve monitoring the actions of various Cisco BAC components and include:
Note 
The procedures described in this chapter are presented in a tutorial manner. Wherever possible, examples are included to illustrate the possible results of each procedure.
For details on server configurations, see Configuring Broadband Access Center.
User Management
Managing users involves adding, modifying, and deleting users who administer Cisco BAC. Depending on your user type, you can use this menu to add, modify, and delete users. This menu displays all users configured to use Cisco BAC and identifies their user types.
There are three types of Cisco BAC users: an Administrator, a Read/Write user, and a Read-Only user. Each has different levels of access, with unique permissions to ensure access control and the integrity of provisioning data.
The assigned user type appears near the top right corner of every screen on the administrator user interface.
Administrator
Cisco BAC recognizes only one administrator and allows this user to view, add, modify, delete device data, and create other users. As an Administrator, you can also change other users' permissions from Read/Write to Read Only, and vice-versa. In addition, you have the ability to change the passwords of any other user type.
You cannot delete the "Administrator" user.
Read/Write User
As a Read/Write user, you can perform the same functions as the administrator except creating other users, changing the user types of others, or changing their passwords. Read/Write users can change their own password.
Read-Only User
As a Read-Only user, you have basic access including the ability to change your password and to view, but not change, device data. You cannot perform any action that is considered disruptive. You cannot, for example, perform reset or regenerate instructions.
This section contains instructions for managing Cisco BAC users including:
Note You can add and delete users only if you are logged in as the Administrator.
Adding a New User
Adding a new user is a simple process of entering the user's name and creating a password. However, while creating a new user you do have to determine which type of user it will be: a Read/Write user or a Read-Only user. Cisco BAC comes with one Administrator user already created; you cannot create an Administrator as a new user.
To add a new user:
Step 1 Click Users, from the Main Menu or the Primary Navigation bar.
The Manage Users page appears. (See Figure 16-1.)
Step 2 Click Add to display the Add User page.
Figure 16-1 Manage Users Page
Step 3 Enter the new user's username and a password.
Step 4 Confirm the new user's password, and select whether the new user's role is to be read only or read/write. See User Management, for complete descriptions of each user type.
Step 5 Enter a short description of the new user.
Tip Use the description field to identify the user's job or position, something that identifies the unique aspects of the new user.
Step 6 Click Submit.
The Manage Users page appears with the new user added.
Note The new user's password must be recorded and stored in a safe place. This helps prevent loss or theft of the password and possible unauthorized entry.
Modifying Users
Although any user type can modify their password and user description, only the administrator can modify any other user's information.
To modify user properties:
Step 1 From the Main Menu or the Primary Navigation bar, click Users.
The Manage User page appears.
Step 2 Click the correct user name to display the Modify User page for that user.
Step 3 Make the necessary changes to the password, user type (provided that you are logged in as the Administrator), and the user's description.
Step 4 Click Submit.
The Manage Users page appears with the modified user information.
Deleting Users
Only the administrator can delete any other user that appears in the Manage Users page. You cannot delete the default user, called bacadmin.
To delete a user:
Step 1 From the Main menu or the Primary Navigation bar, click Users.
The Manage User page appears.
Step 2 Click the Delete icon (
) corresponding to the user you want to delete.
Step 3 The Delete User dialog box appears. Click OK.
The Manage Users page appears without the deleted user.
Device Management
Use the Devices menu to provision and manage TR-069-enabled devices. You can:
•Search for a specific device or for a group of devices that share criteria that you specify. See Searching for Devices.
•Add, modify, or delete devices in the RDU database. See:
•View device data, such as configuration, properties, discovered data, and faults. See Viewing Device Details.
•Regenerate device instructions. See Regenerating Device Instructions.
•Relate and unrelate any device to a specific group. See Relating and Unrelating Devices.
•Enable device troubleshooting. See Configuring Device Troubleshooting.
•Perform various operations, such as an IP Ping, and live data retrieval, on the device to gain more insight. See Performing Operations on Devices.
Manage Devices Page
The Manage Devices page appears when you click Devices on the Main menu or the Primary Navigation bar. This page, shown in Figure 16-2, contains the fields and controls necessary to perform all device management functions.
Figure 16-2 Manage Devices Page
Searching for Devices
By using Cisco BAC, you can search for device information in a number of different ways.
To select the search type, from the Manage Devices page, click the Search Type drop-down list. Subsequent search pages contain screen components that may be unique to the search type selected.
The Manage Device page utilizes two separate but related areas to generate search results that let you perform many device management functions. These areas are the Search Type drop-down list that defines which search to perform, and search value field, which qualifies the search type. You can perform these searches:
•Device Identifier Search—Searches by using the device ID. This search function supports wildcard searching at the end of the search string. You can also look up a single device by providing a complete device ID of a specific device.
•FQDN Search—Searches by using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) associated with the device.
•Group Search—Searches devices which are part of a particular group.
•Owner ID search—Searches by using the owner ID associated with the device. The owner ID may identify the service subscriber's account number, for example. This search function does not support wildcard searching.
•Registered Class of Service Search—Searches by using the Class of Service that a device has been provisioned with.
•Related Class of Service Search—Searches by using both the registered and selected Class of Service.
•Selected Class of Service Search—Searches by using the Class of Service selected by the RDU for a device that, for one reason or another, cannot retain its registered Class of Service.
Some searches that you can perform allow the use of a wildcard character (*) to enhance the search function. Cisco BAC provides specific wildcards for each search, as described in Table 16-1.
In addition, a Page Size drop-down lets you limit the number of search results displayed per page. You can select 25, 50, or 75 results for display. When the number of search results is greater than the selected page size, paging controls appear in the lower left corner of the page. These controls let you scroll forward or backward one page at a time, or to select a specific page.
Note A maximum of 1,000 results are returned for any query, with a maximum of 75 results displayed per page. You can change the default maximum by modifying the /adminui/maxReturned property, in the BPR_HOME/rdu/conf/adminui.properties file, and then running the bprAgent restart tomcat command (located in the /etc/init.d/ directory) to restart the Cisco BAC Tomcat component.
Device Management Controls
These buttons are located directly below the search function fields and are generally used in conjunction with the search function. For example, you might search for devices belonging to a specific group of devices in order to perform some sort of management function. The following buttons are available, although each management function may not be available depending on the search type used.
Add
The Add button lets you add a new device to the RDU database. See Adding Device Records, for the appropriate instructions.
Delete
The Delete button lets you delete any selected device(s) from the RDU database. See Deleting Device Records, for the appropriate instructions.
Regenerate
Use the Regenerate button to force immediate regeneration of instructions for selected device(s).
Relate
The Relate button lets you associate a device (by using its Device ID) with a specific group (referred to as Node in the API).
Unrelate
The Unrelate button cancels the relationship between a selected device and the group that the device is currently related to.
Searching for devices returns results under the following headings or links that appear on the page:
Identifier
Identifies all devices matching the search criteria. Each of the identifiers displayed has a link to another page from which you can modify the device.
Device Type
Displays the available device type; in this case, CWMP.
Details
Displays all available details for the selected device. See Viewing Device Details, for additional information.
Operations
Displays a drop-down list of available device operations. See Performing Operations on Devices, for additional information.
Viewing Device Details
You can view the details of any device identified in the search results.
To view any device details, click the View Details icon (
) corresponding to the device you want to view, and the Device Details page appears.
Figure 16-3 provides a sample Device Details page.
Figure 16-3 Device Details Page
Table 16-2 identifies the fields shown in Figure 16-3.
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Device Type |
Identifies the device type. |
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DeviceID |
Identifies the device identifier. |
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FQDN |
Identifies the fully qualified domain name for the selected device. For example, IGW-1234.ACME.COM is a fully qualified domain name. |
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Host Name |
Identifies the host. For example, in the FQDN description above, IGW-1234 is the hostname. |
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Domain Name |
Identifies the domain within which the host resides. For example, in the FQDN description above, ACME.COM is the domain name. |
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Provisioning Group |
Identifies the provisioning group to which the device has been pre-assigned or assigned automatically. |
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Home Provisioning Group |
Identifies the provisioning group to which the device should belong. |
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Old Provisioning Group |
Identifies the provisioning group to which the device was earlier belonging. |
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CPE Password |
Identifies the password used to authenticate the device when establishing a connection to Cisco BAC. This password is used only for HTTP-based authentication of the customer premises equipment (CPE). For security purposes, it returns a string with asterisk (*) characters regardless of the actual value unless the password has not been set, in which case an empty value is displayed. |
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Connection Request User Name |
Identifies the username used to authenticate a ConnectionRequest from Cisco BAC to the CPE. |
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Connection Request Password |
Identifies the password used to authenticate a ConnectionRequest from Cisco BAC to the CPE. For security purposes, this parameter returns an empty string regardless of the actual value. |
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Device Properties |
Identifies any properties, other than those that appear on this page, that can be set for this device. This field includes the display of custom properties. |
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Registered Class of Service |
Identifies the Class of Service assigned to this device. If a different Class of Service has been selected for the device by extension, an additional field with Selected Class of Service appears. |
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Owner Identifier |
Identifies the device. This may be a user ID, and account number, or may be blank. Note |
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CPE Configuration Revision |
Identifies the configuration rules revision number, which is set for the device ParameterKey following a successful configuration synchronization. |
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CPE Firmware Rule Revision |
Identifies the firmware rules revision for this CPE. |
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Related Group Name (Group Type) |
Identifies the group(s) name and type to which this device is related. See Group Management, for additional information. |
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Troubleshooting |
Identifies if CPE troubleshooting is enabled or disabled. Note |
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View Device History Details |
Provides a link to the history of configuration changes on the CPE. |
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Registration On |
The time stamp when the device is registered with RDU. |
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Has Routable IP Address |
Identifies if a device is generally reachable; that is, if the source IP address of the last request was the same as the WAN IP address reported by the CPE in the Inform message. |
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Inform.DeviceId.Manufacturer |
Identifies the manufacturer of the CPE reported in the last Inform message. |
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Inform.DeviceId.ManufacturerOUI |
Identifies the unique identifier of the manufacturer of the CPE reported in the last Inform message. |
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Inform.DeviceId.ProductClass |
Identifier a manufacturer's product or class of product over which the SerialNumber parameter is unique. The device reports this parameter in the Inform message. |
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InternetGatewayDevice.DeviceInfo.HardwareVersion |
Identifies the hardware version of the CPE. |
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InternetGatewayDevice.DeviceInfo.ModelName |
Identifies the model name of the CPE. |
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InternetGatewayDevice.DeviceInfo. |
Identifies the software version currently installed on the CPE. The software version is also known as firmware version. |
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InternetGatewayDevice. |
Specifies the value of the ParameterKey reported by the device in the last Inform message or last set by the DPE, whichever occurred last. |
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Last Fault Time |
Specifies the date and time that a recurring fault occurred for this device. |
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Location |
Specifies the server on which this fault occurred. |
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Fault Description |
Provides a description of the recurring fault. |
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Managing Devices
The Devices menu lets you add devices to the RDU databases and update preprovisioned data. Device management includes:
•Adding, deleting, and modifying RDU device records
•Regenerating instructions
•Relating selected devices to management objects, such as Provisioning Group, Class of Service, Group, and so on.
•Executing operations on devices. These operations are actually performed on the device and include:
–Reboot
–Request Connection
–Factory Reset
–Display Live Data
–Ping Diagnostic
–Force Firmware Upgrade
–Force Configuration Synchronization
For detailed information on these operations, see Performing Operations on Devices.
This section describes how to perform the various device management functions on new or existing devices.
Adding Device Records
To add a device record:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, click Add.
The Add Device page appears.
Step 2 Choose the device type and Class of Service, and complete the other fields on the page.
Step 3 In addition to the fields described earlier in this section, you can optionally add new values for existing property name/value pairs.
•Property Name—Identifies the name of the custom or built-in device property.
•Property Value—Identifies the value of the property.
To add the property, click Add.
Step 4 Click Submit to add the device, or Reset to clear all fields.
Modifying Device Records
To modify a device record:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, click the Identifier link corresponding to the correct device.
The Modify Device page appears.
Step 2 Enter the data in the correct field. You can modify any existing property name/value pairs by clicking Add, or delete any of them by clicking the Delete button.
Step 3 Click Submit to save the changes made to this device, or Reset to clear all fields.
Deleting Device Records
Deleting device records is a simple process, but one that you should use carefully. To undo the delete, you must restore a previously backed up database or re-add the device.
Note See Database Restore, for additional information if restoration of a backed-up database becomes necessary.
To delete a device record:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, locate the device that you want to delete. You can use one of the search types for this purpose.
Step 2 Click the check box to the left of the correct device.
Step 3 Click Delete.
The device record stored in the RDU database is removed.
Viewing Device History
To view the history of a device configuration:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, locate the device whose history you want to view. You can use one of the search types for this purpose.
Step 2 Click the View Details icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Details page appears.
Step 3 Against View Device History Details, click the View Details icon.
The Device History Details page appears.
Regenerating Device Instructions
The Regenerate button or API operation force immediate regeneration of instructions for the device. These instructions are sent to the DPEs in the device's provisioning group. Normally, the process of regenerating the instruction is automatically triggered following changes to device, Class of Service, or other such impacting changes.
However, after a change to a Class of Service, the system takes time to regenerate instructions for all devices. This button can be used to expedite regeneration of instructions for a given device. This may be desirable during proactive troubleshooting.
Device instructions are automatically regenerated whenever:
•A file related to a Class of Service, that is, a template, is updated.
•The default Class of Service for a device type is changed.
•The provisioning group object is changed using the administrator user interface or the API.
•The Class of Service object properties are changed.
•The DPE sends a configuration regeneration request to the RDU.
•The device properties or relationship is updated.
Some instructions cannot be automatically regenerated because the Cisco BAC system cannot determine if the change impacts device instructions. In such cases, you must manually regenerate instructions by using the generationConfiguration() method or the administrator user interface. Instructions that must be manually regenerated are those that become necessary whenever:
•A technology default is changed.
•The system defaults are changed.
Note Regardless of how instructions are regenerated, they are not propagated to the devices until the device configuration is activated, that is, the device contacts the DPE either on schedule or as a result of a connection request initiated from the DPE.
Relating and Unrelating Devices
You can define any number of arbitrary groups. The Relate function lets you associate a device to a specific group, which is in turn associated with a specific group type.
Relating a Device to a Group
Note You can relate devices to groups only one by one using the administrator user interface.
To relate a device to a group:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, locate the device which you want to relate to a group. You can use one of the search types for this purpose.
Step 2 Check the check box corresponding to the device Identifier, and click the Relate button.
The Relate Device to Group(s) page appears.
Step 3 Select the Group Type from the drop-down list and the Group(s) from the list of defined groups.
Note To select multiple groups from the Group list, press Control or Shift.
Step 4 Click Submit.
The Manage Devices page appears.
To verify whether the device has been added to the group, click the View Details icon corresponding to the device. On the Device Details page that appears, check the status against Related Group Name (Group Type).
Unrelating a Device from a Group
Note You can relate devices to groups only one by one, using the administrator user interface.
To unrelate a device to a group:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, locate the device which you want to unrelate from a group.
Step 2 Check the check box corresponding to the device Identifier, and click the Unrelate button.
The Unrelate Device from Group page appears.
Step 3 From the list of defined Group(s), select the group(s) from which you want to unrelate the device.
Note To select multiple groups from the Group list, press Control or Shift.
Step 4 Click Submit.
The Manage Devices page appears.
Searching Devices in a Group
To search for devices belonging to a particular group:
Step 1 From the Manage Devices page, select the Group Search option from the drop-down list under Search Type.
The Group Name (Group Type) and the Device Identifier options appear.
Step 2 From the Group Name (Group Type) drop-down list, select the Group Name of the devices that you want to search.
Step 3 Enter a device ID in the Device Identifier field, or use a wildcard (*).
Step 4 Click Search.
The devices related to the group appears.
Performing Operations on Devices
You can perform the following functions from the Device Operations page:
•Reboot—Enables you to reboot the device. This operation is primarily intended for diagnostic purposes.
•Request Connection—Instructs the device to establish a CWMP session with Cisco BAC.
•Factory Reset—Enables you to reset a preregistered device settings to its original factory settings.
•Display Live Data—Enables you to view live device parameter values.
You can choose the parameters that you want to view for this device operation by selecting from the options under the Parameter List File drop-down box. Each parameter list is an XML file that details the parameters each file will return; click the View Details icon to view the parameters.
You can also define the parameters that you want to be retrieved in parameter lists. Cisco BAC provides a sample list of live data templates which specify various parameters to be read during a view live data query.
•Ping Diagnostic—Enables you to perform an IP ping diagnostics test from the device to any host.
Note For all of the above operations, if the device is not reachable, an error message appears.
•Force Firmware Upgrade—Enables you to force a device to update its firmware on next contact regardless of the MaintenanceWindow restrictions set in the firmware rules.
•Force Configuration Synchronization—Enables you to force an individual device to synchronize its configuration regardless of the current configuration version on the device.
Note The operations forcing a firmware upgrade or a configuration synchronization take effect on the next device contact with the autoconfiguration server (ACS).
Performing a Reboot
To reboot the device:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the correct device.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon () corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Device Operation, select Reboot.
Step 4 Click Submit.
Performing a Request Connection
To force the device to initiate a connection request:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the correct device.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Device Operation, select Request Connection.
Step 4 Click Submit.
Performing a Factory Reset
To reset device settings to its original factory settings:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the correct device.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Device Operation, select Factory Reset.
Step 4 Click Submit.
Displaying Live Data
To display parameters from a device:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the correct device.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Device Operation, select Display Live Data.
Step 4 Enter a duration in seconds for the operation to time out. The default timeout is 90 seconds.
Step 5 From the Parameter List File drop-down list, select the file, each of which is an XML file that details the parameters that are returned.
Step 6 Click on the View Details icon to view the parameters.
Note You can also view these sample templates under the Configuration > Files tabs. From the View Files page, select the Parameter List option under the File Type drop-down list. Click Search. A list of sample parameter list files appears.
Step 7 Click Submit.
Note If the device is not reachable, an error message appears.
Performing a Ping Diagnostic
To perform a ping operation to a device by using its IP address:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the correct device.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Device Operation, select Ping Diagnostic.
Step 4 Enter values in the following fields:
•Device operation timeout (in seconds)—Specifies the duration after which the Ping operation times out.
•Name of the hostname to be pinged—Identifies the hostname of the CPE to be pinged.
•Interface—Identifies the WAN interface from which the Ping should originate on the CPE.
•Number of repetitions—Specifies the number of times the Ping operation should run.
•Time out—Specifies the timeout for the Ping packet.
•Data block size—Specifies the size of each Ping packet.
•DSCP—Specifies the DSCP value in each Ping packet.
Step 5 Click Submit.
Forcing a Firmware Upgrade
To force a firmware upgrade on a device on next contact and bypassing the MaintenanceWindow restrictions set in the firmware rules:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the device whose configuration you want to synchronize.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Perform Device Operation, select Force Firmware Upgrade.
Step 4 Click Submit.
Forcing a Configuration Synchronization
To force a device to synchronize its configuration on next contact with the DPE regardless of the current configuration version on the device:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the device whose configuration you want to synchronize.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Perform Device Operation, select Force Configuration Synchronization.
Step 4 Click Submit.
The device configuration is synchronized with the DPE.
Setting Device Operations Timeout
You can set the duration within which an operation is to be executed on device. After that period, the operation times out.
Note In addition to the procedure described in this section, you can set the default timeout duration in the Device Operation Timeout field using Configuration > Defaults > CWMP Defaults.
To set the timeout value for a device operation:
Step 1 From the Devices > Manage Devices page, locate the correct device.
Step 2 Click the Operations icon corresponding to the device.
The Device Operations page appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down list under Device Operation, select the operation you want to perform.
Step 4 Enter a value (in seconds) in the Device Operation Timeout field. The default value for a device operation to time out is 90 seconds.
Step 5 Click Submit.
Group Management
Group management allows the creation, modification, and deletion of groups and group types.
Note Group priorities in the property hierarchy (see Property Hierarchy, page 4-4) are handled through group types.
Managing Group Types
Access the Manage Groups page (shown in Figure 16-4) by selecting Groups from either the main menu or the primary menu bar. Group Type is the default setting when this page appears.
Figure 16-4 Manage Groups Page
Adding a Group Type
To add a new group type:
Step 1 Click the Groups tab to open the Manage Groups page.
Step 2 Change the Search Type to Group Type.
Step 3 Click Add to open the Add Group Type page. (See Figure 16-5.)
Figure 16-5
Add Group Type Page
Step 4 Enter a name for the group type.
Step 5 Enter the priority value for the group type.
The value can range from 1 through 100, with 1 as the highest priority. For example, if the priority values of two member groups are 5 and 20, respectively, then the group with priority value 5 has more priority than the group with priority value 20.
The Group Type Priority is, by default, set to 50.
If two member groups have the same priority value, the group type names are sorted in alphabetical order to decide the priority. If this results in two member groups with the same priority, they are sorted based on the group names.
Step 6 Click Submit.
The new group type is recorded in the RDU, and the new group type appears on the Manage Group Types page.
Modifying Group Types
To modify group type priority:
Step 1 Click the Groups tab to open the Manage Groups page.
Step 2 Change the Search Type to Group Type.
Step 3 Click the name of the group type to open the Modify Group Type page.
Step 4 Make the necessary changes to the Group Type Priority.
Step 5 Click Submit.
The Manage Groups page appears with the modified description.
Deleting Group Types
To delete group types:
Step 1 Click the Groups tab to open the Manage Groups page
Step 2 Locate the correct group type and click the Delete icon () corresponding to it.
Step 3 In the Delete Group Type dialog box, click OK to delete the selected group type, or Cancel to return to the previous page.
The Manage Groups page appears without the deleted Group Type.
Managing Groups
You can create and modify groups, and delete unwanted groups.
Adding a New Group
To add a new group:
Step 1 Select Group from the drop-down list on the Manage Groups page.
Step 2 Click Add.
The Add Group page appears (shown in Figure 16-6).
Figure 16-6
Add Group Page
Step 3 Enter the name for the new group.
Group name can contain alphanumeric characters and other characters such as, underscore (_), hyphen (-) , period (.), colon (:), and at sign (@) characters. The group name is validated against these characters. If the group name contains characters other than these, Add Group operation fails.
Step 4 Select the appropriate Group Type from the drop-down list.
Step 5 In addition to the above fields, you can optionally add new values for existing property name/value pairs.
–Property Name - Identifies the name of the custom or built-in device property.
–Property Value - Identifies the value of the property.
To add the property, click Add
Step 6 Click Submit to add the device, or Reset to clear all fields.
Modifying a Group
To modify group properties:
Step 1 Select Group from the drop-down list on the Manage Groups page.
Step 2 Select the group that needs to be modified from the group list.
The Modify Group page appears.
Step 3 Make the necessary changes and Click Submit.
The Manage Group page appears with the appropriately modified description.
Deleting Groups
You can delete any group that appears in the Manage Groups page by checking the box corresponding to the correct group and clicking the Delete button.
Relating/Unrelating Groups to Groups
The relate and unrelate functions are used to establish a relationship between group objects. To either relate or unrelate this relationship:
Step 1 Click Relate or Unrelate, as desired, for the selected group.
The Relate Group or the Unrelate Group page appears.
Step 2 Select the appropriate Group Type from the drop-down list and select the group to which the node will be related/unrelated.
Step 3 Click Submit.
The Manage Groups page appears.
Viewing Group Details
To view details of a group:
Step 1 From the Manage Groups page, select the Group option from the Search Type drop-down list.
Step 2 Select the correct Group Type and enter the Group or Group wildcard in the appropriate field.
Step 3 Click Search.
Step 4 Click the link corresponding to the Group whose details you want to view.
The Modify Group page appears, with details of the Group Name and Group Type.
Viewing Servers
This section describes the Cisco BAC server pages:
•Viewing Device Provisioning Engines
•Viewing Regional Distribution Unit Details
Viewing Device Provisioning Engines
The Manage Device Provisioning Engines page lets you monitor the list of all DPEs currently registered with the Cisco BAC database. Each DPE name displayed on this page is a link to another page that shows the details for that DPE. Click this link to display the details page, which is similar to Figure 16-7.
Note The RDU determines the names of the DPEs by performing a reverse DNS lookup on the DPE interfaces through which the DPE contacts the RDU.
Figure 16-7 View Device Provisioning Engine Details Page
Table 16-3 identifies the fields and buttons shown in Figure 16-7.
Viewing Network Registrar Extension Point Details
The NRs option, from the Servers menu, displays the current values for the network registrar extension points. Figure 16-8 illustrates a sample NR details page.
Figure 16-8 View Netwrok Registrar Extension Point Details Page
Table 16-4 identifies the fields and buttons shown in Figure 16-8.
Viewing Provisioning Groups
The Manage Provisioning Groups page lets you monitor all current provisioning groups. Each provisioning group appearing in this list is a link to its own details page. Click this link to display the details page, which is similar to Figure 16-9.
Figure 16-9 View Provisioning Group Details Page
Table 16-5 identifies the fields and buttons shown in Figure 16-9. The fields described in Table 16-5 may include active links that, if clicked, display the appropriate details page.
Viewing Regional Distribution Unit Details
The RDU option, from the Servers menu, displays details of the RDU. Figure 16-10 illustrates a sample RDU details page.
Figure 16-10 View Regional Distribution Unit Details Page
Table 16-6 identifies the fields and buttons shown in Figure 16-10.
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