Cisco Router: CCP-Konfiguration

Installation Guide for CCP (Cisco Configuration Professional)

Nov 2014

V 1.0

 

This is a short installation guide for The Cisco Configuration Professional SW on a Windows PC:

 

Notes:

  • For WIN7 users it may be necessary to run CCP as administrator!
  • Also it may be necessary to temporarily disable antivirus programs and O/S firewalls.Make sure that all pop-up blockers are turned off in the browser

Minimum PC requirements to run CCP:

PC operating systems Windows 7

Windows Vista: Business Edition and Ultimate Edition

Mac OSX 10.5.6 running Windows XP using VMWare 2.0

Other software Sun JRE 1.5.0_11 or later

Adobe Flash Player Version 10.0.12.36 and later

PC hardware Minimum 2-GHz processor

1-GB DRAM minimum; 2 GB recommended

Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768

Free disk space of 400 MB

Browser requirements Microsoft IE 6.0 or later; other browser may also be functional

 

 

Link to release notes for CCP:

CCP version 2.8 (actual version by Nov. 2014):

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_configuration_professional/v2_8/rlsnts/ccp_v28_rel_notes.html

Java Settings on PCs

The next-generation Java Plug-in must be enabled, and the Security setting must be set to Medium for the CCP configuration of IPS. To support CCP configuration of IPS, PC should be running Java JRE version 6 or newer to set the Java heap to 256 MB. This is done using the runtime parameter –Xmx256m. The latest JRE for Windows should be downloaded from Oracle Corporation at http://www.oracle.com/.

Enable next-generation Java Plug-in.

a. Open the Control Panel, select Java to access the Java Control Panel.

b. In the Java Control Panel, click the Advanced tab.

c. Locate the heading Java Plug-in. Select the checkbox to Enable the next-generation Plug-in, which requires browser restart.

d. Click Apply.

e. Click Yes to allow the changes. Then click OK to acknowledge the changes.

Step 2: Change the Java security settings.

a. Click the Security tab.

b. Change the Security Level to Medium by moving the slider.

c. Click Apply.

Step 3: Change the Java Applet Runtime settings.

a. Click the Java tab and click the View button to change the Java Applet Runtime Settings.

b. Double-click the Runtime Parameters box. Type Xmx256m in the box.

c. Click OK. Click OK again to exit the Java Control Panel.

Step 4: Add an exception Site:

a. Click the Security tab and click the Edit Site List button.

b. Add a site, e.g. http://192.168.1.1

Step 5: Restart all web browsers, including CCP if opened, for the changes to take effect.

 

 

 

Configuring Router Access for CCP

Set up a router for use with CCP by enabling a secure HTTP server, creating a privileged user account, and configuring a SSH and Telnet access.

Enable the router as a HTTP server, HTTP secure server, and HTTP authentication:

Router(config)# ip http server

Router(config)# ip http secure-server

Router(config)# ip http authentication local

User with privilege level 15:

Router(config)# username admin privilege 15 password admin12345

SSH and Telnet for local login:

Router(config)# line vty 0 4

Router(config-line)# login local

Router(config-line)# transport input telnet

Router(config-line)# transport input telnet ssh

Router(config-line)# exit

 

 

Some parts of this guide are copied from Cisco’s Lab manual for CCNA security. Other sources are Cisco’s Website and own experiences.