Router Management Center (MC)
Router MC interface

The Router MC main window is the first window that is encountered in the Router MC user interface. The Router MC user interface contains four tabs as shown in Figure :

  • Devices – Use this tab to import and manage the inventory of routers to be configured using Router MC.
  • Configuration – Use this tab to define and manage the VPN and firewall settings and policies that will be downloaded to the managed routers.
  • Deployment – Use this tab to create and manage deployment jobs to deploy the policy definitions to specific routers. When creating a job, the committed configurations for the specified routers are translated into CLI commands, which can then be deployed to the routers or to configuration file.
  • Reports – Use this tab to view reports on Router MC functions, including activity, deployment, hub-spoke assignment, and audit trail reports.
  • Admin – Use this tab to modify Router MC application settings, including activity and job approval settings.

The Router MC interface is the environment administrators work with when using the Router MC application . The common elements of the Router MC interface are as follows:

  • Path bar – Provides a context for the displayed page. Shows the selected tab, option, and then the current page.
  • Options bar – Displays the options available for the selected tab.
  • Tabs – Provides access to the Router MC features. Click a tab to access its options, as follows:
    • Devices – Displays options for importing and managing devices and device groups in the Router MC inventory.
    • Configure – Displays options for defining connectivity and security between devices, such as IKE and tunnel policies.
    • Deployment – Displays options for creating jobs, deploying VPN configurations, and viewing the CLI commands to be deployed to the devices.
    • Reports – Displays options for viewing reports, such as a report on activities.
    • Admin – Displays options that are used by administrators, such as application settings, timeout values, and stored policies.
  • Activity/job list – Allows administrators to manage individual Router MC activities when selecting either the Configure tab or the Devices tab, or to manage individual Router MC jobs when selecting the Deployment tab.
  • Tools – Contains the Logout, Help, and About buttons.
    • Logout – Exits Router MC, and ends the CiscoWorks session.
    • Help – Opens a new window that displays context-sensitive help for the displayed page. The window also contains buttons to access the overall help contents, index, and search tools.
    • About – Displays the Router MC version and copyright.
  • Instructions – Provides a brief overview of how to use the page.
  • Page – Displays the area used to perform application tasks.
  • Object bar – Displays the object or objects selected in the Object selector.
  • Object selector – Shows a hierarchy of objects, such as devices and device groups, and lets administrators select the objects to configure.