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Cisco Configuration Professional
Quick Start Guide
April 29, 2011
This document explains how to start using Cisco Configuration Professional Express
(Cisco CP Express) and Cisco Configuration Professional (Cisco CP).
Cisco Configuration Professional (Cisco CP) is a GUI based device management tool for Cisco access
routers. This tool simplifies routing, firewall, IPS, VPN, unified communications, WAN and LAN
configuration through GUI based easy-to-use wizards.
Cisco CP is a valuable productivity enhancing tool for network administrators and channel partners for
deploying routers with increased confidence and ease. It offers a one-click router lockdown and an
innovative voice and security auditing capability to check and recommend changes to router
configuration. Cisco CP also monitors router status and troubleshoots WAN and VPN connectivity
issues.
Cisco CP Express is a light weight version of Cisco CP. You can use Cisco CP Express to configure basic
security features on the router’s LAN and WAN interfaces. Cisco CP Express is available on the router
Flash memory.
This document shows you how to set up a PC to connect to the router, give the router an initial network
configuration using Cisco CP Express, and then begin using Cisco CP.
This document is intended for users with one of the ordering options (SKU) listed in Table 1, and for
users who download these configuration tools from Cisco.com. Refer to the Release Notes for
Cisco Configuration Professional for information about supported routers, web browsers, and plug-ins.
Cisco CP ordering options are provided to suit a variety of deployments. Table 1 describes the Cisco CP
ordering options, the deployment each supports, and how this document can be used.

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Table 1 Cisco CP Ordering Options
ORDERING OPTION (SKU) CD and Configuration File Which Task Sections You Can Use
CCP-CD
This option lets you use
Cisco CP Express to set up
an individual router when
you receive it, and to install
Cisco CP from the CD and
begin using it.
Cisco CP CD?
Yes. The Cisco CP CD is provided.
Default Configuration File in NVRAM?
Yes. A default configuration file is in
NVRAM, so the router will have a basic
configuration with an IP address on
startup.
Default Configuration File in Flash?
Yes. The router can be set to factory
defaults using the Factory Defaults
feature in Cisco CP Express.
You can use the following task sections of this
document:
•Task 3: Configure the IP Address on the PC
•Task 4: Connect the PC to the Router
•Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard
•Task 6: Verify the Initial Configuration
•Task 7: Install Cisco CP
•Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP
CCP-CD-NOCF
This option gives you the
flexibility of loading a
configuration on the router
by using a TFTP server or
by other means, and allows
for batch configuration. If
you start a console session,
the Setup Command Facility
starts automatically.
Cisco CP CD?
Yes. The Cisco CP CD is provided.
Default Configuration File in NVRAM?
No. If a console session is established
with the router, the Setup Command
Facility starts automatically
Default Configuration File in Flash?
Yes. The router can be set to factory
defaults using the Factory Defaults
feature in Cisco CP Express.
You can use the following task sections of this
document:
•Task 2: Configure the Router for Cisco CP
•Task 7: Install Cisco CP
•Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP
CCP-EXPRESS
This option lets you use
Cisco CP Express to set up
an individual router when
you receive it. If you want
Cisco CP, you can
download it from
www.cisco.com.
Cisco CP CD?
No. The Cisco CP CD is not provided. If
you want to use Cisco CP, you can
download it from the following page:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ciscocp
Default Configuration File in NVRAM?
Yes. A default configuration file is in
NVRAM, so the router will have a basic
configuration with an IP address on
startup.
Default Configuration File in Flash?
Yes. The router can be set to factory
defaults using the Factory Defaults
feature in Cisco CP Express.
You can use the following task sections of this
document:
•Task 1: Download the Cisco CP Files
•Task 3: Configure the IP Address on the PC
•Task 4: Connect the PC to the Router
•Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard
•Task 6: Verify the Initial Configuration
•Task 7: Install Cisco CP
•Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP

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Task 1: Download the Cisco CP Files
Task 1: Download the Cisco CP Files
This task section explains how to download the Cisco CP files. See the following table to determine if
you need to use this section.
To download Cisco CP, complete the following tasks:
Step 1 Open a web browser and go to the following link:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ciscocp
Step 2 In the Support box, click Download Software.
Step 3 If a web page is displayed that asks for your Cisco.com credentials, enter them in this page, and click
Log In. If you need to obtain Cisco.com credentials, click Register at the top of the page, and then return
to this page.
Step 4 In the Download page that allows you to select a release, choose the release that you want to download.
CCP-EXPRESS-NOCF
This option gives you the
flexibility of loading a
configuration on the router
by using a TFTP server or
by other means, and allows
for batch configuration. If
you start a console session,
the Setup Command Facility
starts automatically.
Cisco CP CD?
No. The Cisco CP CD is not provided. If
you want to use Cisco CP, you can
download it from the following page:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ciscocp
Default Configuration File in NVRAM?
No. If a console session is established
with the router, the Setup Command
Facility starts automatically
Default Configuration File in Flash?
Yes. The router can be set to factory
defaults using the Factory Defaults
feature in Cisco CP Express. Cisco CP
is not shipped with the router.
You can use the following task sections of this
document:
•Task 1: Download the Cisco CP Files
•Task 2: Configure the Router for Cisco CP
•Task 7: Install Cisco CP
•Task 8: Start Using Cisco CP
Table 1 Cisco CP Ordering Options (continued)
ORDERING OPTION (SKU) CD and Configuration File Which Task Sections You Can Use
Who Should Use this Section If you did not receive the CD, but you want to install and use Cisco CP,
use this section.
Who Can Skip this Section If you received the CD, skip this section, and go to Task 2: Configure the
Router for Cisco CP.

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Task 2: Configure the Router for Cisco CP
Step 5 In the Download page for the release that you chose, click the link Cisco-config-pro-k9-pkg-N_N-ln.zip
to download Cisco CP. In this filename, N_N represents the version number and ln represents the
language. If you wanted English-language Cisco CP 1.1, you would click on the link
Cisco-config-pro-k9-pkg-1_1-en.zip.
Step 6 Save the downloaded file to the PC.
This package will be used in Task 7: Install Cisco CP, page 20.
Task 2: Configure the Router for Cisco CP
This task section explains how to configure the router to support Cisco CP Express and Cisco CP.
Note The tasks that follow can also be accomplished using the Application > Setup New Device option in
Cisco CP by connecting the PC to the console port of the device. See the topic Device Wizard in the
Cisco Configuration Professional User Guide 2.5 at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9422/products_user_guide_list.html for more details.
Note Make sure that the PC on which Cisco CP Express and Cisco CP is installed can connect to the router
using its IP address.
Cisco CP Express and Cisco CP require the following basic configuration in order to connect to the
router and manage it.
•An http or https server must be enabled with local authentication.
•A local user account with privilege level 15 and accompanying password must be configured.
•Vty line with protocol ssh/telnet must be enabled with local authentication. This is needed for
interactive commands.
•An http timeout policy must be configured with the parameters shown in the following procedure to
avoid a known launch issue with Cisco CP.
•The PC on which Cisco CP is to run and the interface through which Cisco CP will be launched must
be configured with IP addresses from the same subnet.
There are two ways that you can ensure that the router configuration meets these requirements:
•You can copy the default configuration file from router Flash memory to router NVRAM. Each
ordering option provides the default configuration file in router Flash memory. To use this method,
see Copying the Default Configuration File to Router NVRAM.
Who Should Use this Section If your ordering option does not include a configuration file in NVRAM,
and you want to use Cisco CP Express or Cisco CP, use this section.
Who Can Skip this Section If your ordering option includes a configuration file in NVRAM, you can
skip this section. The router is configured to support Cisco CP Express and
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Task 2: Configure the Router for Cisco CP
•You can use the Cisco IOS CLI to enter the necessary configuration commands. To use this method,
see Entering the Configuration Commands Manually.
Copying the Default Configuration File to Router NVRAM
If you want to start with a factory default configuration that is designed to support Cisco CP, you can
use the procedure in this section. The factory default configuration includes all the commands necessary
to support Cisco CP and configures an Ethernet interface with the IP address 10.10.10.1.
To copy the default configuration file from router Flash memory to NVRAM, complete the following
steps.:
Step 1 Log on to the router through the Console port or through an Ethernet port.
Step 2 If you use the Console port, and no running configuration is present in the router, the Setup command
Facility starts automatically, and displays the following text:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
Enter no so that you can enter Cisco IOS CLI commands directly.
If the Setup Command Facility does not start automatically, a running configuration is present, and you
should go to the next step.
Step 3 When the router displays the user EXEC mode prompt, enter the enable command, and the enable
password, if one is configured, as shown below:
Router> enable
password password
Router#
Step 4 To identify the default configuration file, enter the show flash command. The filename is of the form
cpconfig-modelnumber.cfg, where modelnumber represents the router series. For example the
configuration file name for the Cisco 860 and 880 series routers is cpconfig-8xx.cfg.
Router# show flash
-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 2903 Apr 15 2008 20:34:48 +00:00 cpconfig-8xx.cfg
2 115712 Apr 15 2008 20:34:50 +00:00 home.tar
3 2279424 Apr 15 2008 20:34:54 +00:00 cpexpress.tar
Router#
Step 5 To copy the default configuration file to router NVRAM, enter the copy flash: nvram: command, as
shown in the following example:
Router# copy flash:cpconfig-8xx.cfg nvram:
When the default configuration file is in NVRAM, it becomes the router startup configuration.
Step 6 To make the new startup configuration the running configuration, so that the router can support Cisco
CP, enter the copy startup-config running-config command, as shown in the following example:
Router# copy startup-config running-config

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Task 2: Configure the Router for Cisco CP
Entering the Configuration Commands Manually
If you don’t want to use the factory default configuration because the router already has a configuration,
or for any other reason, you can use the procedure in this section to add each required command to the
configuration.
To enter the Cisco IOS commands manually, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Log on to the router through the Console port or through an Ethernet port.
Step 2 If you use the Console port, and no running configuration is present in the router, the Setup command
Facility starts automatically, and displays the following text:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
Enter no so that you can enter Cisco IOS CLI commands directly.
If the Setup Command Facility does not start automatically, a running configuration is present, and you
should go to the next step.
Step 3 When the router displays the user EXEC mode prompt, enter the enable command, and the enable
password, if one is configured, as shown in the following example:
Router> enable
password password
Step 4 Enter config mode by entering the config terminal command, as shown in the following example.
Router> config terminal
Router(config)#
Step 5 Using the command syntax shown, create a user account with privilege level 15.
Router(config)# username name privilege 15 secret 0 password
Step 6 If no router interface is configured with an IP address, configure one so that you can access the router
over the network. The following example shows the interface Fast Ethernet 0 configured.
Router(config)# int FastEthernet0
Router(config-if)# ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.248
Router(config-if)# no shutdown
Router(config-if)# exit
If you are going to connect the PC directly to the router, the PC must be on the same subnet as this
interface.
Step 7 Configure the router as an http server for nonsecure communication, or as an https server for secure
communication.
To configure the router as an http server, enter the ip http server command shown in the example:
Router(config)# ip http server
To configure the router as an https server, enter the ip http secure-server command shown in the
example:
Router(config)# ip http secure-server
Step 8 Configure the router for local authentication, by entering the ip http authentication local command, as
shown in the example:
Router(config)# ip http authentication local

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Configure the Switch for Cisco CP
Step 9 Configure the http timeout policy as shown in the example:
Router(config)# ip http timeout-policy idle 60 life 86400 requests 10000
Step 10 Configure the vty lines for privilege level 15. For nonsecure access, enter the transport input telnet
command. For secure access, enter the transport input telnet ssh command. An example of these
commands follows:
Router(config)# line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)# privilege level 15
Router(config-line)# login local
Router(config-line)# transport input telnet
Router(config-line)# transport output telnet
Router(config-line)# transport input telnet ssh
Router(config-line)# transport output telnet ssh
Router(config-line)# exit
Router(config)# line vty 5 15
Router(config-line)# privilege level 15
Router(config-line)# login local
Router(config-line)# transport input telnet
Router(config-line)# transport output telnet
Router(config-line)# transport input telnet ssh
Router(config-line)# transport output telnet ssh
Router(config-line)# end
Configure the Switch for Cisco CP
This task section explains how to configure the switch to support Cisco CP.
Note The tasks that follow can also be accomplished using the Application > Setup New Device option in
Cisco CP by connecting the PC to the console port of the device. See the topic Device Wizard in the
Cisco Configuration Professional User Guide 2.5 at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9422/products_user_guide_list.html for more details.
Note Make sure that the PC on which Cisco CP is installed can connect to the switch using its IP address.
Cisco CP require the following basic configuration in order to connect to the switch and manage it.
•An http or https server must be enabled with local authentication.
•A local user account with privilege level 15 and accompanying password must be configured.
•Vty line with protocol ssh/telnet must be enabled with local authentication. This is needed for
interactive commands.
•An http timeout policy must be configured with the parameters shown in the following procedure to
avoid a known launch issue with Cisco CP.
•The PC on which Cisco CP is to run and the interface through which Cisco CP will be launched must
be configured with IP addresses from the same subnet.
You can use the Cisco IOS CLI to enter the necessary configuration commands. To use this method, see
Entering the Configuration Commands Manually.

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Configure the Switch for Cisco CP
Entering the Configuration Commands Manually
To enter the Cisco IOS commands manually, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Log on to the switch through the Console port or through an Ethernet port.
Step 2 If you use the Console port, and no running configuration is present in the switch, the Setup command
Facility starts automatically, and displays the following text:
---System Configuration Dialog---
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
Enter no so that you can enter Cisco IOS CLI commands directly.
If the Setup Command Facility does not start automatically, a running configuration is present, and you
should go to the next step.
Step 3 When the switch displays the user EXEC mode prompt, enter the enable command, and the enable
password, if one is configured, as shown in the following example:
Switch> enable
password password
Step 4 Enter config mode by entering the config terminal command, as shown in the following example.
Switch> config terminal
Switch(config)#
Step 5 Using the command syntax shown, create a user account with privilege level 15.
Switch(config)# username name privilege 15 secret 0password
Step 6 If IP Address is not configured, configure one so that you can access the switch over the network. The
following example shows the IP Address configured on interface Vlan1.
Switch(config)# interface Vlan1
Switch(config-if)# ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.248
Switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Switch(config-if)# exit
If you are going to connect the PC directly to the switch, the PC must be on the same subnet as this
interface.
Step 7 Configure the switch as an http server for nonsecure communication, or as an https server for secure
communication.
To configure the switch as an http server, enter the ip http server command shown in the example:
Switch(config)# ip http server
To configure the switch as an https server, enter the ip http secure-server command shown in the
example:
Switch(config)# ip http secure-server
Step 8 Configure the switch for local authentication, by entering the ip http authentication local command, as
shown in the example:
Switch(config)# ip http authentication local
Step 9 Configure the http timeout policy as shown in the example:
Switch(config)# ip http timeout-policy idle 60 life 86400 requests 10000

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Task 3: Configure the IP Address on the PC
Step 10 Configure the vty lines for privilege level 15. For nonsecure access, enter the transport input telnet
command. For secure access, enter the transport input telnet ssh command. An example of these
commands follows:
Switch(config)# line vty 0 4
Switch(config-line)# privilege level 15
Switch(config-line)# login local
Switch(config-line)# transport input telnet
Switch(config-line)# transport output telnet
Switch(config-line)# transport input telnet ssh
Switch(config-line)# transport output telnet ssh
Switch(config-line)# exit
Switch(config)# line vty 5 15
Switch(config-line)# privilege level 15
Switch(config-line)# login local
Switch(config-line)# transport input telnet
Switch(config-line)# transport output telnet
Switch(config-line)# transport input telnet ssh
Switch(config-line)# transport output telnet ssh
Switch(config-line)# end
Task 3: Configure the IP Address on the PC
This task section explains how to configure an IP address on the PC so that you can connect to
Cisco CP Express and begin configuring the router.
The default configuration file assigns an IP address to a LAN interface on the router, and you must
configure the PC to be on the same subnet as the router LAN interface. If the router is a fixed-interface
model, it is configured as a DHCP server, and the PC must be configured to accept an IP address
automatically. If the router can accept modular interfaces, it is not configured as a DHCP server, and you
must configure the PC with a static IP address on the same subnet as the router.
To configure the IP address on the PC, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Find your router model number in Table 2. Note the required IP address configuration for the PC.
Note If the router model you want to configure does not appear in Table 2, see the Release Notes for
Cisco Configuration Professional for updated information.
Who Should Use this Section If you are setting up a new router, and want to use Cisco CP Express to
give the router a basic configuration, use this section.
Who Can Skip this Section If you don’t want to use Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic
configuration, you can skip this section.

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Task 3: Configure the IP Address on the PC
Step 2 Configure the IP address on the PC.
If the PC runs Microsoft Windows XP, complete the following steps to display the Internet Protocol
TCP/IP Properties dialog:
a. Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection.
b. In the item list, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
c. Click Properties.
d. Go to Step 3.
If the PC runs Microsoft Windows Vista, complete the following steps to display the Internet Protocol
TCP/IP Properties dialog:
a. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center.
b. In the Tasks column on the left, click Manage network connections.
c. In the Network Connections screen, click Local Area Connection.
d. In the Networking tab of the Local Area Connection Properties dialog, select Internet Protocol
Version 4, and click Properties.
e. Go to Step 3.
Table 2 Required PC IP Address Configurations
Router Model DHCP Server Required PC IP Address Configuration
Cisco 815, Cisco 85x, Cisco 86x, Cisco
87x, Cisco 88x, Cisco 891, Cisco 892,
Cisco 180x, Cisco 1805, Cisco 1811 and
1812
Yes Obtain an IP address automatically.
Cisco 1841, Cisco 1861, Cisco 28xx,
Cisco 38xx
No Static IP address from 10.10.10.2 to
10.10.10.6
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.248

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Task 3: Configure the IP Address on the PC
Step 3 In the General tab, configure the IP address.
To configure the PC to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server, click Obtain an IP address
automatically. See Figure 1.
Figure 1 Configuring the PC To Obtain an IP Address Automatically
•Click OK to close the dialog.
To configure the PC with a static IP address of 10.10.10.2 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.248,
complete the following steps in the General Tab:

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Task 4: Connect the PC to the Router
•Click Use the following IP address. See Figure 2.
Figure 2 Configuring the PC with a Static IP Address
•In the IP address field, enter the following IP address:
10.10.10.2
•In the Subnet mask field, enter the following subnet mask:
255.255.255.248
•Click OK to close the dialog.
Task 4: Connect the PC to the Router
This task section explains how to cable the PC to the router to perform initial configuration.
Who Should Use this Section If you are setting up a new router, and want to use Cisco CP Express to
give the router a basic configuration, use this section.
Who Can Skip this Section If you want to use Cisco CP to manage a router that is already in use, you
can skip this section.

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Task 4: Connect the PC to the Router
Cable the PC to the router as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Connect the PC to the Router Using an Ethernet Cable
Figure 3 shows a general example. Use the information in Table 3 to connect the PC Ethernet port to the
correct router Ethernet port.
Note If the router model you want to connect to does not appear in Table 3, see the router hardware installation
guide for information.
272098
WAN
FE 4
Cisco 861W
Table 3 Router Ethernet Ports
Router Model Cable Type Connect the Ethernet Cable to the Port Shown
Cisco 815 Straight-through
(packed with router)
Connect to any ACT Lnk port.
Cisco 850 series
Cisco 860 series
Cisco 870 series
Cisco 880 series
Straight-through
(packed with router)
Connect to any LAN port.
Cisco 1801
Cisco 1802
Cisco 1803
Straight-through
(packed with router)
127269
FDX LINK100WIC 0 OK
WIC
4ESW
ACT LNK
ACT LNK ACT LNK
4x3x2x1x
ACT LNK
LAN
FE1 FE2 FE3
127267
FE0
FE0
SWITCH
8657
4321
FE X
127271

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Task 4: Connect the PC to the Router
Connect to any SWITCH port.
Cisco 1805 Straight-through
(packed with router)
Connect to any PWR Lnk port.
Cisco 1811
Cisco 1812
Connect to any SWITCH port.
Cisco 1841
Cisco 1861
Crossover, or
straight-through with
Ethernet switch
(Not included with
router)
Connect to FE 0/0.
Cisco 2800 Crossover, or
straight-through with
Ethernet switch
(Not included with
router)
Connect to FE 0/0. Connect to GE 0/0.
Cisco 3800 Crossover, or
straight-through with
Ethernet switch
(Not included with
router)
Connect to GE 0/0. Connect to GE 0/0.
Table 3 Router Ethernet Ports (continued)
Router Model Cable Type Connect the Ethernet Cable to the Port Shown
DO NOT REMOVE DURING NETWORK OPERATION
CF AIM
SLOT 1
HWIC
4ESW
PWR 3x LNK PWR 2x LNK PWR 1x LNK PWR 0x LNK
SWITCH
8657
4321
FE X
127271
127272
FE 0/0 AUX
FE 0/1 CONSOLE
FDX
100
LINK
FDX
100
LINK
127272
FE 0/0 AUX
FE 0/1 CONSOLE
FDX
100
LINK
FDX
100
LINK
A= ACT
GE 0/1
PVDM2 PVDM1 PVDM0 AIM1 AIM0
GE 0/0
S= SPEED
A= FDX
A= LINK
A
F
S
L
A
F
S
L
127276
AUX
CONSOLE
AUX
GE 0/1
SPD LNK
SPD LNK
GE 0/0
H
W
I
C
2
H
127278
SFP
GE 0/0
GE 0/1
SPD
SPD
LNK
LNK
127279

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Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard
Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard
This task section explains how to run the Cisco CP Express wizard to give the router a basic
configuration.
Cisco CP Express is a Cisco CP program that lets you quickly configure the router LAN and Internet
connections. After you use Cisco CP Express to give the router these basic connections, you can use
Cisco CP for more complex configurations. Cisco recommends that you use the Cisco CP Express
wizard to configure the following features:
•Router name
•Username and passwords
•LAN IP address
•DHCP server, if needed.
Although you can use the wizard to configure a WAN connection, a firewall, and security settings, it is
not required that you do so. Cisco CP provides wizards to help you configure these features.
To use the Cisco CP Express wizard, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Open a web browser on the PC, disable any active popup blockers, and enter the following URL:
http://10.10.10.1
Step 2 Enter the username cisco, and the password cisco in the login window. If other login windows appear
during the startup process, enter the same credentials (cisco/cisco). See the Tip section if the login
window does not appear.
Tip If the launch page does not appear when you enter the URL http://10.10.10.1, test the connection
between the PC and the router by doing the following:
•Check that the Power LED on the router is on, and that the LED for the port to which you connected
the PC is on, indicating an active Ethernet connection between the router and the PC. If this LED is
not lit, verify that you are using a crossover cable to connect the PC to the router, or that you are
using a straight-through cable between the router and the switch.
•Verify that the web browser “work offline” option is disabled. In Internet Explorer, click the File
menu, and verify that the “work offline” option is unchecked.
•Verify that the files cpexpress.tar, home.tar, and home.shtml files are loaded into flash memory.
Open a Telnet session to 10.10.10.1, entering the username cisco and the password cisco. Enter the
show flash command to display the files that are loaded in flash memory.
Who Should Use this Section If you are setting up a new router, and want to use Cisco CP Express to
give the router a basic configuration, use this section.
Who Can Skip this Section If you want to use Cisco CP to manage a router that is already in use, you
can skip this section.

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Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard
Note For security reasons, the username cisco and password cisco will expire the first time they are
used. Before you log off the router, be sure to enter this Cisco IOS command:
username username privilege 15 secret 0 password
Replace username and password with the username and password that you want to use. This
command creates a new user with privilege level 15 and a password for that user. If you do not
do this, you will not be able to log into the router after you end the session. Use the new
credentials that you create for future sessions, instead of using the username cisco and password
cisco.
•Verify that the PC IP address is properly configured. Some routers require that the PC obtain an IP
address automatically and some require that it be configured with a static IP address. Find your
router in Table 2 on page 10 to determine how the PC should be configured.
When you connect to the router, the Cisco CP Express Launch page (Figure 4) appears, followed by one
or more certificate windows. The version shown in this figure is an example only.
Note The version shown on the launch page that you see may be different.
Figure 4 Cisco CP Express Launch Page
Step 3 Click Yes, or click Grant to accept the certificates.

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Task 5: Run the Cisco CP Express Wizard
Step 4 The Cisco CP Express Overview page appears and then the Cisco CP Express Wizard page is also
displayed (Figure 5). Click Next to begin configuring the router.
Figure 5 Cisco CP Express Overview and Wizard Pages
Tip The Cisco CP Express wizard will ask you to enter an enable secret password to control access to
Cisco IOS software. Be sure to write down or remember the enable secret password that you enter. It is
not shown in the Enable Password field or in the Summary window, and it cannot be reset without erasing
the router configuration. You are also asked to change the router’s LAN IP address from its default value.
Step 5 When the Summary window appears, write down the LAN IP address, the username and the user
password that you entered, and click Finish. You will need this information to reconnect to the router to
perform additional configuration.
Step 6 Exit Cisco CP Express and complete “Task 6: Verify the Initial Configuration” to reconfigure the PC and
reconnect to your router, using the new IP address that you gave to the LAN interface.

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Task 6: Verify the Initial Configuration
This task section explains how to verify the initial configuration performed with Cisco CP Express.
To verify the initial configuration by reconnecting to Cisco CP Express, complete the following tasks:
Step 1 Ensure that the IP address of the PC is on the same subnet as the router LAN interface. The steps to
follow depend on whether the PC must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically, or whether
it must be configured with a static IP address.
To configure the PC to obtain an IP address automatically, do the following:
a. Go to the Internet Protocol Properties General Tab by following the instructions in Task 3: Configure
the IP Address on the PC, page 9.
b. Click Obtain an IP address automatically, as shown in Figure 1 on page 11. Click OK to close the
dialog.
c. Click Start > Run.
d. In the Run field, enter the command cmd.
e. In the displayed command window, enter the ipconfig /release command followed by the
ipconfig /renew command to obtain a new IP address from the router. When you enter these
commands you get output similar to the following:
C:\> ipconfig /release
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : somename.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
C:\> ipconfig /renew
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : somename.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.147
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Note You must enter the ipconfig /release command and the ipconfig /renew command even if the
PC was originally configured to accept an IP address automatically.
To configure the PC with a new static IP address, do the following:
a. Go to the Internet Protocol Properties General Tab by following the instructions in Task 3: Configure
the IP Address on the PC, page 9.
Who Should Use this Section If you used Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic configuration, use
this section.
Who Can Skip this Section If you did not use Cisco CP Express to give the router a basic
configuration, you can skip this section.

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b. Click Use the following IP address. Enter the new IP address and subnet mask. An example is
shown in Figure 6 on page 19.
c. Click OK to close the dialog.
Figure 6 Configuring the PC with a New Static IP address
Step 2 Open a web browser and enter the new IP address that you gave the router LAN interface.
http://new-IP-address
For example, if you gave the LAN interface the IP address 192.0.2.1, you would enter the command
http://192.0.2.1 in the browser.
Step 3 Enter the username and password that you specified for the router when you completed the Cisco CP
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Figure 7 Cisco CP Express Overview Window
If the Cisco CP Express overview window is displayed, you have validated the LAN interface
configuration.
Step 4 Test the Internet (WAN) connection that you configured by opening another web browser window and
connecting to a website. If you can connect to a website, such as www.cisco.com, your WAN connection
works properly. If you cannot, you can use Cisco CP Express or Cisco CP to correct your WAN settings.
Step 5 Go to “Task 7: Install Cisco CP” to install Cisco CP.
Task 7: Install Cisco CP
This task section explains how to install Cisco CP on a PC so that you can use it to manage routers.
You can install Cisco CP on a PC using the CD, or using the Cisco CP download file from
www.cisco.com. The download file has the same contents as the CD. First, locate the installation file,
and then start the installation wizard.
Who Should Use this Section If you want to install Cisco CP on your PC to manage routers, use this
section.
Who Can Skip this Section If you don’t need to use Cisco CP, you can skip this section.