Cisco Business Dashboard Settings

Cisco Business Dashboard helps you monitor and manage your Cisco 100 to 500 Series network with the use of the Cisco Business Dashboard Manager. The Cisco Business Dashboard Manager is an add-on that automatically discovers your network, and allows you to configure and monitor all supported Cisco 100 to 500 Series devices such as Cisco switches, routers, and wireless access points.

Note	For detailed instructions on how to setup the Cisco Business Dashboard Manager and Agent, please consult the Cisco Business Dashboard Quick Start Guide. https://cisco.com/go/cbd-docs

Complete the following steps on the switch graphical user interface (GUI) to enable an Agent connection to a Dashboard, configure the Organization and Network name, and other information required to allow connection to the Dashboard:

Procedure

Step 1

Click Administration > Cisco Business Dashboard Settings.

Step 2

Configure the following:


Connection Status	Displays the status of the Cisco Business Dashboard connection.
Agent Version	Displays the version of the Cisco Business Dashboard call home agent.
Callhome Agent Enabled	Check to enable call home agent for connecting to Cisco Business Dashboard.
Callhome Agent Log Level	Select the logging severity of call home agent.
Dashboard Connection Enabled	Check to enable connectivity.
Organization Name	Enter the organization name of the Cisco Business Dashboard Agent running on the device.
Network Name	Enter the site name of the Cisco Business Dashboard Agent.
Dashboard Definition	Define the address of the Cisco Business Dashboard. Select one of the following: By IP address - this option requires you to enter a valid IP address to the IP Address/Name field. By Name- this option requires you to enter a hostname to the IP Address/Name field.
IP Address/Name	Enter the name of IP address of the Cisco Business Dashboard.
Dashboard Port	Specify one of the following TCP ports to connect to the Dashboard. Use Default (443). User Defined (Range: 1-65535). This option is available only if a valid address is entered in the Dashboard Address field.
Access Key ID	Specify the key ID to be used for the initial authentication between the Cisco Business Dashboard Agent running on the device and the Cisco Business Dashboard.
Access Key Secret	Specify the secret to use for authentication. It can be Encrypted or in Plaintext format. The Plaintext format is specified as an alphanumeric string without white-spaces (up to 160 chars). The Key ID and Secret settings must be set together.

Step 3

Click Apply to save the setting to the running configuration.

Note	The fields Organization Name, Network Name, Dashboard Address, Key ID cannot be modified if Dashboard Connection setting is enabled. To modify any of these settings clear the Dashboard Connection check box, click Apply, and redo steps 2-4 above.