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
:
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Devices – Use this tab to import and manage the inventory of routers
to be configured using Router MC.
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Configuration – Use this tab to define and manage the VPN and
firewall settings and policies that will be downloaded to the managed
routers.
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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.
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Reports – Use this tab to view reports on Router MC functions,
including activity, deployment, hub-spoke assignment, and audit trail
reports.
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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:
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Path bar – Provides a context for the displayed page. Shows the
selected tab, option, and then the current page.
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Options bar – Displays the options available for the selected
tab.
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Tabs – Provides access to the Router MC features. Click a tab to
access its options, as follows:
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Devices – Displays options for importing and managing devices and
device groups in the Router MC inventory.
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Configure – Displays options for defining connectivity and security
between devices, such as IKE and tunnel policies.
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Deployment – Displays options for creating jobs, deploying VPN
configurations, and viewing the CLI commands to be deployed to the
devices.
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Reports – Displays options for viewing reports, such as a report on
activities.
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Admin – Displays options that are used by administrators, such as
application settings, timeout values, and stored policies.
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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.
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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.
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Instructions – Provides a brief overview of how to use the
page.
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Page – Displays the area used to perform application tasks.
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Object bar – Displays the object or objects selected in the Object
selector.
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Object selector – Shows a hierarchy of objects, such as devices and
device groups, and lets administrators select the objects to configure.