Routing Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.x

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Configure the site type for a router

Updated: March 9, 2026

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Configure the site type for a router using a CLI template

Before you begin

By default, CLI templates execute commands in global configuration mode.

For more information about using CLI templates, see CLI Add-On Feature Templates and CLI Templates.

Procedure

1.

Enter system configuration mode.

system
2.

Configure up to four site types for the router. Possible values are br, branch, cloud, spoke, type-1, type-2, and type-3.

site-type site-type
Note

To disable transport gateway functionality, use the no form of the command.

Example:

The following example configures a router site type as cloud:

system
  site-type cloud

The following example configure a router with site types cloud and branch:

system
  site-type cloud branch

Configure the site type for a router using Cisco SD-WAN Manager

Procedure

1.

From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Templates.
2.

Click Feature Templates.
3.

Do one of the following:

  • To create a new System template, click Add Template, choose a device type, and click Cisco System.
  • To edit an existing System template, locate a System template in the table of existing feature templates, click … adjacent to the template, and choose Edit.
4.

In Basic Configuration, click Site Type and choose a type from the drop-down list .
5.

Click Save if creating a new template, or Update if editing an existing template.