Connect Connector to Cisco Catalyst 9300 or 9400 Series Switches

Connecting a connector to Cisco Catalyst 9300 and 9400 Series Switches

For certain use cases such as energy utilization or occupancy, the following steps are sufficient (and there is no further need to configure the IOX app).  However, ensure that location services are enabled.

Before you begin

  • Deploy a connector OVA and activate it using a token from Cisco Spaces.

  • The IP address of a Cisco Catalyst 9300 and 9400 Series Switches that is reachable from the Cisco Spaces: Connector.

  • Test the Netconf commands on the Cisco Catalyst 9300 and 9400 Series Switches

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. Login to Cisco Spaces.
  2. In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, choose Setup > Wired Networks.
  3. From the Step 3: Add Switches area, click Add Switch.
  4. From the Add Switches page, select the connector, enter a name to identify the switch, the switch IP address. Netconf username, Netconf password, and click the checkbox to acknowledge that you have tested these commands on the switch.
  5. Click Test to see if the connection to the switch.
  6. Do one of the following:
    • Click Save & Add Next Switch
    • Click Save & Close

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1

Login to Cisco Spaces.

Step 2

In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, choose Setup > Wired Networks.

Step 3

From the Step 3: Add Switches area, click Add Switch.

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Step 4

From the Add Switches page, select the connector, enter a name to identify the switch, the switch IP address. Netconf username, Netconf password, and click the checkbox to acknowledge that you have tested these commands on the switch.

Note

 
Ensure that the Controller IP address is not in the same subnet as the docker service network. You can validate this from the Connector CLI, where you can issue the connectorctl dockersubnet show command to verify the subnets used.

Step 5

Click Test to see if the connection to the switch.

Step 6

Do one of the following:

  • Click Save & Add Next Switch
  • Click Save & Close