Chapter 1 Cisco SDM Express

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server and obtain the configuration. If your service provider has not provided Cisco Network Services server information, or you want to configure the router using Cisco SDM Express, do not select this option.

You will not be able to use Cisco Network Services if:

Your router has no installed WAN interfaces, or the router has a WAN interface that Cisco SDM Express does not support. Cisco SDM Express must be able to configure a WAN interface in order for the router to obtain the Cisco Network Services configuration file. If Cisco SDM Express determines that it cannot configure a WAN interface, it will display an error message informing you that you cannot use Cisco Network Services. If there are no WAN interfaces installed on the router, and you still want to use Cisco Network Services, click Cancel to leave the Startup wizard, and close Cisco SDM Express. Then, install a WAN interface card supported by Cisco SDM Express, restart Cisco SDM Express, and select CNS Server (Cisco Network Services server) in the Startup wizard.

For a list of supported interface cards, see the Cisco SDM Release Notes on: http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm

You did not select this option, and configured a LAN and a WAN interface using Cisco SDM Express, and then returned to the Router Provisioning window and selected CNS Server. If you want to use Cisco Network Services, click Cancel to leave the Startup wizard and close

Cisco SDM Express. Then restart Cisco SDM Express and select CNS Server in the Router Provisioning window.

Security Settings

The following topics describes security settings that Cisco SDM Express can make.

Disable SNMP

Cisco SDM Express disables the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) whenever possible. SNMP is a network protocol that provides a facility for retrieving and posting data about network performance and processes. It is very

 

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