Cisco Systems Craft Works Interface quick start Router Prerequisites, CWI Client Prerequisites

Note If you are using a CORBA connection and require notifications, the router must be explicitly configured for each client that is to receive notifications. These notifications include real-time inventory updates (for example, online insertion and removal [OIR]), alarms, and change-of-configuration events. See the “Configuring the Router and CWI Client” section on page 4 for information on configuring the router to send notifications to a specified client.

These prerequisites sections are described:

•Router Prerequisites, page 3

•CWI Client Prerequisites, page 3

•CWI Client System Requirements, page 3

Router Prerequisites

The router prerequisites ensure that the router is correctly set up. Before logging in to a router using CWI, you must meet the router prerequisites that are described in Table 1.

Table 1	Checklist for Router Prerequisites
Item		Task	Additional Information
Base image and		Ensure that the base image and manageability pie are	See Cisco IOS XR System Management
manageability PIE		installed and running on the router to which you are	Configuration Guide for information on
		connecting using CWI client. Optionally, install and	how to start the base image.
		activate the Cisco IOS XR Security Package (K9SEC) to
		enable SSH and SSL functionality.
Minimum router		Set the minimum router configuration before configuring	—
configuration		the CWI client and required Management Services
TTY or CORBA		Ensure if that connectivity is established between the	See Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide
connection method		router Management Ethernet interface and CWI client.	for information on connecting an
			Ethernet interface from CWI client to the
			router.
AAA1 username and		Configure at least one username and password on the	See Cisco IOS XR System Security
password		router. A valid AAA username and password for accessing	Configuration Guide for information on
		the router must be configured.	configuring usernames and passwords
			on the router.
1. AAA = Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

CWI Client Prerequisites

Ensure that the CWI client is correctly set up to communicate with the router. You should test the client connection. No special configuration is required on CWI client.

Contact your system administrator to obtain the following information required to configure the router for use with CWI:

•Router hostname

•CWI client IP address if the client DNS name is not registered in a DNS server accessible by the router

CWI Client System Requirements

These sections list the CWI client hardware and software requirements. The CWI client hardware requirements ensure that the CWI client has the proper verified system requirements for the chosen platform.

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