Release Notes for Cisco Professional Express 1.0
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Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional Express 1.0
Supported Adapters, Cards and Network Modules
Determining the Cisco IOS Release
Downloading Cisco CP Express from Cisco.com and Installing It on the Router
Uninstalling Cisco CP Express Files
Cisco CP Express Does Not Support Cisco 7000 Series Routers
Cisco IOS Enforces One-Time Use of Default Credentials
Cisco CP Express May Not Operate with Custom Configuration File
Popup Blockers Disable Cisco CP Express Online Help
Security Alert Dialog May Remain After Cisco CP Express Launches
Open Caveats—Cisco CP Express 1.0
Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Professional Express 1.0
May 2, 2008
These release notes support Cisco Configuration Professional Express (Cisco CP Express) 1.0. They should be used with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section and in particular, the Release Notes for Cisco Configuration Prefessional. These release notes are updated as needed.
Contents
This document contains the following sections:
Introduction
Cisco CP Express is a graphical configuration tool that enables a user to configure a LAN and WAN connection, make security settings to protect the router, and, configure a basic firewall, and Network Address Translation. Cisco CP Express is installed in Flash memory on routers shipped with Cisco Configuration Professional (Cisco CP).
System Requirements
This sections describes PC and router system requirements. It contains the following parts:
PC System Requirements
Cisco CP Express can run under the native Java Virtual Machine in the supported browsers, and also JRE.
Table 1 lists the system requirements for a PC running Cisco CP Express including Web browser versions and Java runtime environment versions.
Router System Requirements
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Supported Adapters, Cards and Network Modules
Supported Routers
This section lists the routers that Cisco CP Express supports, by series.
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Cisco 800 Series
Cisco CP Express is supported on the following Cisco 800 series routers:
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Cisco 1800 Series
Cisco CP Express is supported on the following Cisco 1800 series routers:
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Cisco 2800 Series
Cisco CP Express is supported on the following 2800 series routers:
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Cisco 3800 Series
Cisco CP Express is supported on the following Cisco 3800 series routers:
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Supported Adapters, Cards and Network Modules
This section contains support information about adapters, cards, and network modules
Network Modules
Cisco CP Express supports the following network modules:
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Cisco CP Express supports the following EtherSwitch Service Network Modules:
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WAAS Modules
Cisco CP Express supports the following Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) modules:
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WAN Interface Cards
Cisco CP Express supports the following WAN interface cards:
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Cisco CP Express supports the following high-speed WAN interface cards (HWICs):
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Cisco CP Express supports the following advanced integration modules (AIMs):
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Cisco IOS Releases
Cisco CP Express is compatible with the Cisco IOS releases listed in Table 2.
Determining the Cisco IOS Release
To determine the release of Cisco IOS software currently running on your Cisco router, log in to the router and enter the show version EXEC command. The following sample output from the show version command indicates the Cisco IOS release on the second output line:
Router> show versionc3845-1#show versionCisco IOS Software, 3800 Software (C3845-ADVENTERPRISEK9-M), Version 12.4(11)XW2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupportCopyright (c) 1986-2007 by Cisco Systems, Inc.Compiled Tue 03-Jul-07 00:49 by prod_rel_teamMemory Requirements
Table 3 shows how much memory is required to support Cisco CP Express and related applications.
Cisco CP Ordering Options
Cisco CP Express is shipped with every ordering option under which Cisco CP can be ordered. Table 4 describes the Cisco CP ordering option.
Installation Notes
This section contains important information regarding installation and upgrades to Cisco CP 1.0.
Downloading Cisco CP Express from Cisco.com and Installing It on the Router
If Cisco CP Express is not currently installed on the router, see Downloading and Installing Cisco Configuration Professional to learn how to download Cisco CP Express from Cisco.com and install it on the router. To obtain this document, go to the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ciscocp
In the Support box, click Install and Upgrade. Then click Install and Upgrade Guides > Downloading and Installing Cisco Configuration Professional.
Uninstalling Cisco CP Express Files
If you want to remove Cisco CP Express from flash memory or from a router disk file system, you can do so by logging onto the router and completing the following steps in EXEC mode:
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If the router has a flash file system, use the following command:
router# cd flash:If the router has a disk file system, use the following command:
router# cd diskNReplace N with the actual number of the disk. Use the slot keyword instead of the disk keyword if necessary.
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router# delete cpexpress.tarDelete filename [cpexpress.tar]?Delete flash:cpexpress.tar? [confirm]Press Return to confirm the deletion.
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router# squeeze flash:It is not necessary to use the squeeze flash: command on DOS-based file systems.
Limitations and Restrictions
This section describes the following restrictions and limitations that may apply to Cisco CP Express:
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Cisco CP Express Does Not Support Cisco 7000 Series Routers
Cisco CP Express does not support the Cisco 7204VXR, Cisco 7206VXR, and Cisco 7301 Routers and is not shipped with those routers.
Important Notes
This section contains important information for Cisco CP Express. It contains the following sections:
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Cisco IOS Enforces One-Time Use of Default Credentials
To address CSCsm25466, Cisco IOS images included with recent shipments of Cisco 800, Cisco 1800, Cisco 2800, and Cisco 3800 routers, enforce the one-time use of the default username and password provided in the default configuration file shipped with Cisco CP Express and Cisco CP. If you bypass Cisco CP Express and use a console or Telnet connection to log into the router, the login and exec banners warn you that you must change the username "cisco" and password "cisco" before you log off of the router. If you do not change the credentials as directed, you will not be able to log on to the router the next time that you attempt to do so.
The following Cisco IOS releases enforce the one-time use of the default credentials:
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Follow the procedure in this section to secure the router by creating a new username and password, to remove the login banner and exec banner warnings, and to save the configuration changes to the router startup configuration.
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To secure the router, remove the banner warnings and save the changes to the router startup config, complete the following steps:
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yourname# configure terminalStep 6
yourname(config)# username username privilege 15 secret 0 passwordReplace username and password with the username and password that you want to use.
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yourname(config)# no username ciscoStep 8
yourname(config)# no banner loginThe login banner warning will no longer appear.
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yourname(config)# no banner execThe exec banner warning will no longer appear.
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yourname(config)# endStep 11
yourname# copy running-config startup-config
When logging into the router in the future, use the username and password that you created in Step 6.
Cisco CP Express May Not Operate with Custom Configuration File
If you load a custom configuration file on the router usingCisco CP Express or any other process, you may remove Command Line Interface (CLI) commands that Cisco CP Express operation requires and prevent it from operating. Cisco CP requires the following basic configuration in order to connect to the router and manage it.
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The following example shows a configuration that contains the CLI commands Cisco CP Express requires in order to operate.
hostname yourname!logging buffered 51200 warnings!username fish privilege 15 secret 0 salmon!ip domain-name yourdomain.com!interface FastEthernet0description $ETH-LAN$$ETH-SW-LAUNCH$$INTF-INFO-10/100 Ethernet$ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.248description PC must be on the same subnet as this interfaceno shutdown!ip http serverip http secure-serverip http authentication localip http timeout-policy idle 60 life 86400 requests 10000!line vty 0 4privilege level 15login localtransport input telnettransport input telnet sshline vty 5 15privilege level 15login localtransport input telnettransport input telnet sshPopup Blockers Disable Cisco CP Express Online Help
If you have enabled popup blockers in the browser you use to run Cisco CP Express, online help will not appear when you click the help button. To prevent this from happening, you must disable the popup blocker when you run Cisco CP Express. Popup blockers may be enabled in search engine toolbars, or may be standalone applications integrated with the web browser.
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 blocks popups by default. In order to turn off popup blocking in Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Pop-up Blocker > Turn Off Pop-up Blocker.
If you have not installed and enabled third-party pop up blockers, go to Tools >Internet Options > Privacy, and uncheck the Block popups checkbox.
In Firefox 1.5 and later versions, click Tools > Options > Content. Uncheck Block pop-up windows.
Disable Proxy Settings
Cisco CP Express will not start when run under Internet Explorer with proxy settings enabled. To correct this problem, choose Internet Options from the Tools menu, click the Connections tab, and then click the LAN settings button. In the LAN Settings window, disable the proxy settings.
Security Alert Dialog May Remain After Cisco CP Express Launches
When Cisco CP Express is launched using HTTPS, a security alert dialog box that informs you of possible security problems and asks you if you want to proceed with program launch may appear. This can happen if the router does not have the following global configuration command in the running configuration:
ip http timeout-policy idle 600 life 86400 requests 10000Caveats
Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco CP Express. Severity 1 caveats are the most serious caveats, severity 2 caveats are less serious, and severity 3 caveats are the least serious of these three severity levels.
Open Caveats—Cisco CP Express 1.0
This section lists caveats that are open in Cisco CP Express 1.0.
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This caveat is caused by Cisco IOS caveat CSCsl42697. When configuring a radio interface using the Cisco CP Wireless application, QoS access commands such as max-contention and min-contention window settings are not delivered to the router.
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When Cisco CP Express is invoked using HTTPS on a router running Cisco IOS version 12.4(17), the router crashes.
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Cisco CP Express browser windows do not close if the Secure Device Provisioning application is launched from Cisco CP Express. If you choose Secure Device Provision in the Router Provisioning screen, the SDP application is launched after you complete the Cisco CP Express wizard and deliver the commands to the router. After the commands are delivered, Cisco CP Express closes, but the two browser windows associated with Cisco CP Express do not close automatically. This behavior has been observed in all browsers.
Workaround: Close these windows manually. However, note that closing these windows manually also closes the Cisco CP Express application. Therefore, do not close these windows until you have completed configuring the router using the SDP application.
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The SDM_HIGH security policy may not block Instant Messaging (IM) applications. The application security feature blocks IM applications using the server deny name command. New servers may become available, and if they do, IM applications may connect to them.
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router# config trouter(config)# appfw policy-name SDM_HIGHrouter(cfg-appfw-policy)# application im yahoorouter(cfg-appfw-policy-ymsgr)# server deny name newserver.yahoo.comrouter(cfg-appfw-policy-ymsgr)# endrouter#
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Cisco CP Express filenames are case sensitive. If the Cisco CP Express files are copied from the PC hard disk to a flash card, File Explorer changes the names to uppercase. When this happens, Cisco CP Express cannot be invoked from this flash card.
Workaround: Before removing the flash card from the PC, restore the filenames to lowercase.
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When you update Cisco CP Express, if any of the uploaded files shows a size of zero bytes when show flash is invoked, no operations such as copy or delete can be performed on flash memory. This problem rarely occurs.
Workaround: Restart the router to be able to perform operations on flash memory. If files of zero bytes are shown in a show flash display, restart the router before starting Cisco CP Express.
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If you delete a WAN connection that you created, an ip nat inside command may still remain in a LAN interface configuration.
Workaround: To delete the ip nat inside command from the LAN interface configuration, go t o Edit Interfaces and Connections, choose the LAN interface, click Edit, and delete the association in the Association tab.
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When the router is configured to use PPPoE, users may not be able to download a file using FTP or display web pages from Internet hosts that they are able to ping or access using telnet. This can happen if Cisco CP Express is being used on a router with interfaces that Cisco CP Express does not support, such as Token Ring or VLAN interfaces. Cisco CP Express does not deliver the command ip tcp adjust-mss 1452 to unsupported interfaces.
Workaround: Use the CLI to add the ip tcp adjust-mss 1452 command to the VLAN or Token Ring interface configuration. Use Telnet to access the router and enter the following command in VLAN or Token Ring interface configuration mode:
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When Cisco CP is invoked from Cisco CP Express started under a nondefault browser, you must reenter router username and password before Cisco CP will start.
Workaround: Use the default browser when launching Cisco CP Express.
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When Cisco CP Express is installed on a PC running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer will display a message bar at the top of the browser window stating: "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this file from showing active content that access your computer. Click here for options..." Clicking Allow blocked content does not enable Cisco CP Express to launch.
Workaround: In Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Then scroll to the Security section, check Allow active content to run in files on my computer, and click Apply. Then relaunch Cisco CP Express.
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The Cisco CP Express Update from PC feature will not operate when the CCP-Vnn.zip file is placed in a shared folder with read-only access.
Workaround: Do not place the CCP-Vnn.zip file in a folder with read-only access.
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In Edit mode, Cisco CP Express displays an exception in the Java console after the user changes the default factory username and password when launched with JRE plug-in versions 1.6.0,1.6.0_01,1.6.0_02,1.6.0_03,1.6.0_04 and 1.6.0_05. An IO exception popup screen is displayed as well.
Workaround: Relaunch the application with new username and password or use JRE plug-in version 1.5.0,1.5.0_10 or 1.5.0_11.
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When Cisco CP Express is run in Edit mode, the Cisco IOS image name may not display completely in the Cisco CP Express home page or in the Router Hardware/Software Details screen.
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When installing Cisco CP Express, if you cancel setup and then immediately click setup.exe again, the setup program displays a message that says a previous instance of the setup program is already running.
Workaround: Wait for 15 to 20 seconds before attempting setup again.
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When using the Reset To Factory Defaults Cisco CP Express feature on a router equipped with an Access Point (AP) module, the factory default configuration is restored to the router, but no change is made to the AP module configuration.
Workaround: You must manually reboot the Access Point.
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On a router with an installed AP module, if Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) is enabled on both the router and the installed AP module, Cisco CP Express will require you to enter login credentials twice: once for the router, and once for the AP module.
Workaround: Enter the router login credentials first, and then enter the AP login credentials.
Related Documentation
This section lists other documents with information on Cisco CP Express.
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This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.
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