Installing Cisco Configuration Professional Express
In this article we are going to take a look at how to install Cisco Configuration Professional Express. Prerequisites Ensure that you have compatible Cisco devices that support CCP Step 1. Download CCP from the Cisco website and unzip the folder (CCP Express is FREE) Step 2. Download a TFTP server of your choice – in my example I selected Solarwinds Step 3. Select the correct directory on the TFTP server and ensure the Cisco files downloaded previously are reachable from that directory Step 4. Configure your end device so that it is reachable from the Cisco device Step 5. Configure the Cisco device – the following configurations are taken from my lab example: username wizkid privilege 15 secret algorytm-type scrypt PASSWORD interface GigabitEthernet1 ip address 192.168.50.254 255.255.255.0 ip domain name cisco.com hostname R1 ip http server ip http authentication local ip http secure-server You don’t have to generate RSA keys but if you choose to, the following configurations