819 Setup Guide

Last updated: August 2016

819 Setup Guide

Overview

Please follow the steps in this guide when you receive your router. These steps are mandatory before you can use your router for any Cisco dCloud content. This guide includes steps for configuring your router via telnet OR console. To complete the steps in this guide, you will need:

  • Router with power supply
  • Access Point (optional if using an 819W)
  • 2 straight through Ethernet cables
  • Console cable with USB to serial adapter (not required if using telnet method)

Register Your Router

To register your router:

  1. Browse to http://dcloud.cisco.com, select the data center closest to you, and then log in with your Cisco.com credentials.
  2. Set up your profile if you have not done so already.
  3. From the Cisco dCloud UI, open Dashboard > Routers.
  4. Click Add New Router.
  5. In the displayed window, enter the requested information for your router.
  6. Click Next.
  7. On the displayed window, you are presented with two options to configure your router. Select the option to manually configure the router and then click Next.
  8. In the next window, select Internet and then click Finish.
  9. The command to configure your router is shown. You will enter this command in a later step.
  10. Click Finish to exit the configuration window and generate the configuration.
  11. Open Dashboard > Routers, make a note of the Kit ID for your router.

Configure via Telnet

If you are comfortable connecting to a router via the console port, you may wish to skip to the Configure via Console section below.

To configure your router for Cisco dCloud using Telnet:

  1. Unpack your router, connect the power supply, and then power on the router.
  2. Using straight through Ethernet cables, make the following connections:
  • Connect port GE WAN 0 on the router to an active Internet connection.
  • Connect your laptop to one of the LAN ports.
  1. Disable the wireless adapter on your laptop. Ensure that your wired adapter is enabled.
  2. Ensure that your wired adapter is set to receive its IP address automatically.
  3. Confirm that your laptop receives an IP address in the 10.x.x.x network.
  4. Open a command prompt on your laptop and telnet to 10.0.1.1.
  5. Enter the following command to copy the configuration to your router. Replace “xxxx” with your assigned Kit ID, as determined in Step 11 above.

Router# copy http://dcloud-rtp-web-1.cisco.com/dCloud/config/xxxx/router startup-config

Destination filename [startup-config]? Enter

Accessing http://dcloud-rtp-web-1.cisco.com/dCloud/config/xxxx/router... Loading http://dcloud-rtp-web-1.cisco.com/dCloud/config/xxxx/router ![OK]

12894 bytes copied in 5.268 secs (2448 bytes/sec) Router# reload

Your router will download and copy the customized config. This takes a few moments. When the router reloads, you will lose your telnet connection.


Configure via Console

You can configure your router via console if you have the correct cable and some experience connecting to the router using this method. To configure your router using your console:

  1. Unpack your router, connect the power supply, and then power on the router.
  2. Using a straight through Ethernet cable, connect port GE WAN 0 on the router to an active Internet connection.
  3. Connect a console cable from your laptop to the port labeled CON/AUX on the router.

If you do not have a USB to serial adapter, you cannot connect your laptop to your router’s console port.

  1. Using a terminal emulation application, such as TeraTerm, open a session to the router.
  2. Enter the following commands to copy the configuration to your router and reload it. Replace “xxxx” with your assigned Kit ID.

Router# copy http://dcloud-rtp-web-1.cisco.com/dCloud/config/xxxx/router startup-config

Destination filename [startup-config]? Enter

Accessing http://dcloud-rtp-web-1.cisco.com/dCloud/config/xxxx/router... Loading http://dcloud-rtp-web-1.cisco.com/dCloud/config/xxxx/router ![OK]

12894 bytes copied in 5.268 secs (2448 bytes/sec) Router# reload

Your router will download and copy the customized config. This takes a few moments. When your router reboots, it is configured for operation in Cisco dCloud.


Configuring your 2700 Series AP

If you have a 2700 series AP, you will connect that AP behind the 819. Since the 819 does not have PoE, the AP needs to be powered with the external power adapter. To connect to the WLC in the dCloud demo, the AP will receive the Private IP address of the WLC from the router. As shown below the AP is configured with the Private IP address of the WLC when connected behind a dCloud router. If the AP is directly connected to an Internet connection, the AP is configured with the Session Specific Public IP address of the WLC. The steps below assume that your AP is connected behind your configured and operational router. To configure your 2700 Series AP:

  1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the port labeled Ethernet on the AP and the other end to a port on your router. The AP will connect to the WLC within the demonstration environment.

After the AP connects to the demonstration environment it may download software and the LED light will flash. This takes approximately 20 minutes, depending on the speed of your connection. Please do not interrupt this process. The AP will reboot if it installs new software. Once complete, the status light remains solid blue or green. If the status light is solid red or flashing red and blue there is a problem.

  1. You can connect to your Monitoring Workstation to verify that your AP is operational. [Show Me How ]

Using your 819 Router on Cisco dCloud

  1. If you are not familiar with Cisco dCloud, review the information in the Getting Started guide from the Help page on Cisco dCloud.
  2. From the dCloud UI, open Catalog and then search for the Cisco Unified Access demonstration.
  3. Click Schedule.
  4. The View button appears when the session becomes active. The router will automatically connect to the active demo environment. Follow the steps in the guide to try out the demo functionality.

If you experience issues, or require assistance, please contact the Cisco dCloud Support team.



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