Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE)

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine Data Sheet 22-Sep-2021

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAE 7.4 Software release 10-Jul-2023
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAN Automation Engine Release 7.3 Software 11-Jul-2022
  • End-of-Life and End-of-Support for the Cisco WAE Design Windows and MacOS Platforms 24-Sep-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAN Automation Engine Release 7.2 Software 09-Sep-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAN Automation Engine Release 7.1 Software 20-Apr-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAN Automation Engine Classic Perpetual license 20-Apr-2021
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE) 23-Apr-2020
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WAN Automation Engine 31-Jan-2018

Security Notices

Security Advisories, Responses and Notices

• HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Affecting Cisco Products: October 2023 21-Dec-2023

Release and Compatibility

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.6.4 13-Jan-2025
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.6.3 07-Dec-2023
• Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE) Release Policy 03-Jul-2023
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.6.2 28-Apr-2023
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.6.1 18-Jan-2023
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.5.3 14-Dec-2022
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.6.0 06-Jun-2022
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.5.2 17-Mar-2022
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.5.0 28-Oct-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.4.0 15-Jun-2021
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.3.0 09-Dec-2020
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.2.2 09-Sep-2020
• Release Notes for Cisco WAE Design 7.2.1.1 01-Jun-2020
• Consolidated Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.2.1 and Patches 16-Mar-2020
• Consolidated Release Notes for Cisco WAE 7.1.3 and Patches 04-Mar-2020

Reference

Documentation Roadmaps

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine 7.6

  • Cisco WAE 7.6.0 Documentation Roadmap 06-Jun-2022

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine 7.5

  • Cisco WAE 7.5.0 Documentation Roadmap 28-Oct-2021

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine 7.4

  • Cisco WAE 7.4.0 Documentation Roadmap 15-Jun-2021

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine 7.3

  • Cisco WAE 7.3.0 Documentation Roadmap 10-Dec-2020

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine EoS releases

  • Cisco WAE 7.2.2 Documentation Roadmap 30-Jul-2020
  • Cisco WAE 7.1.3 Documentation Roadmap 26-Mar-2019
  • Cisco WAE 7.1.2 Documentation Roadmap 30-Oct-2018
  • Cisco WAE 7.1 Documentation Roadmap 18-Jan-2018
  • Cisco WAE 6.4 Documentation Roadmap 29-Jun-2016
  • Cisco WAE 6.3 Documentation Roadmap 22-Dec-2015
  • Cisco WAE 6.2 Documentation Roadmap 31-Jul-2015 (PDF - 829 KB)
  • Cisco MATE and WAE 6.1 Documentation Overview 10-Apr-2015 (PDF - 837 KB)

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine Documentation Roadmaps

  • Cisco WAE 7.1.3 Documentation Roadmap 26-Mar-2019

Licensing Information

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine 7.6

  • Open Source Used in Cisco WAE 7.6.0 06-Jun-2022 (PDF - 13 MB)

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine 7.5

  • Open Source Used In Cisco WAE 7.5 28-Oct-2021 (PDF - 14 MB)

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine EoS releases

  • Open Source used in Cisco WAE 7.2.2 30-Jul-2020 (PDF - 9 MB)
  • Open Source Used In WAE 7.2.1 20-Jul-2020 (PDF - 9 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 7.1.3 01-Apr-2019 (PDF - 9 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 7.1.2 30-Oct-2018 (PDF - 10 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 7.1 18-Jan-2018 (PDF - 7 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 7.0.1 12-Sep-2017 (PDF - 11 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.4.9 30-Aug-2017 (PDF - 11 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.4.1 01-Sep-2016 (PDF - 13 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.4 21-Jun-2016 (PDF - 14 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.3.2 22-Apr-2016 (PDF - 929 KB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.2.4 22-Dec-2015 (PDF - 929 KB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.3 21-Dec-2015 (PDF - 13 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.2 17-Sep-2015 (PDF - 15 MB)
  • Open Source Software Used in Cisco MATE and Cisco WAN Automation Engine, Release 6.1 17-Sep-2015 (PDF - 9 MB)

Technical References

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine EoS releases

  • Cisco WAE 6.3.1 Plan Table Schema and CLI Reference 12-Feb-2016 (PDF - 5 MB)
  • Cisco WAE 6.3 Plan Table Schema and CLI Reference 05-Nov-2015 (PDF - 5 MB)
  • Cisco WAE Design 6.2 Plan Table Schema and CLI Reference 31-Jul-2015 (PDF - 5 MB)
  • Cisco MATE 6.1 Table Schema and CLI Reference 17-Apr-2015 (PDF - 5 MB)

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco WAE 7.6.x Installation Guide 13-Jan-2025
• Cisco WAE Design 7.6.x GUI Installation Guide 29-Oct-2024
• Cisco WAE 7.5.0 Installation Guide 20-Feb-2024
• Cisco WAE Design 7.5.0 GUI Installation Guide 28-Oct-2021
• Cisco WAE Installation Guide 7.4.0 15-Jun-2021
• Cisco WAE Design 7.4.0 GUI Installation Guide 15-Jun-2021
• Cisco WAE Installation Guide 7.3.0 09-Dec-2020
• Cisco WAE Design 7.3.0 GUI Installation Guide 09-Dec-2020
• Cisco WAE Installation Guide 7.2.2 06-Sep-2020
• Cisco WAE Design 7.2.2 GUI Installation Guide 30-Jul-2020
• Cisco WAE 7.2.1 Installation Guide 27-Jan-2020
• Cisco WAE Design 7.2.1 GUI Installation Guide 17-Dec-2019
• Cisco WAE 7.1.3 Installation Guide 06-Nov-2019
• Cisco WAE 7.1.2 Installation Guide 30-Oct-2018
• Cisco WAE Design 7.1.2 GUI Installation Guide 29-Oct-2018

Configuration

Configuration Guides

• Cisco WAN Automation Engine EoS releases

  • Cisco WAE 6.4 Platform Configuration Guide 01-Sep-2017
  • Cisco WAE Live 6.4 Administration Guide 06-Dec-2016
  • Cisco WAE 6.4 System Administration Guide 22-Mar-2016
  • Cisco WAE 6.3 System Administration Guide 10-Dec-2015
  • Cisco WAE Live 6.3 Administration Guide 05-Nov-2015
  • Cisco WAE Live 6.2 Configuration Guide 01-Oct-2015
  • Cisco WAE 6.2 Platform Configuration Guide 31-Jul-2015 (PDF - 3 MB)
  • Cisco WAE 6.2 System Administration Guide 31-Jul-2015 (PDF - 868 KB)
  • Cisco MATE Live 6.1 Configuration Guide 17-Apr-2015 (PDF - 902 KB)
  • Cisco MATE 6.1 System Administration Guide 17-Apr-2015 (PDF - 616 KB)
  • Cisco WAE 6.1 Platform Configuration Guide 10-Apr-2015 (PDF - 2 MB)

Maintain and Operate

End-User Guides

• Cisco WAE 7.6.x User Guide 13-Jan-2025
• Cisco WAE 7.4.0 User Guide 30-Oct-2023
• Cisco WAE 7.5.0 User Guide 23-Oct-2023
• Cisco WAE Live 6.3 User Guide 28-Nov-2022
• Cisco WAE Live 7.2.1 User Guide 04-Nov-2022
• Cisco WAE Design 7.6.x User Guide 06-Jun-2022
• Cisco WAE Design 7.5.0 User Guide 28-Oct-2021
• Cisco WAE Design 7.4.0 User Guide 15-Jun-2021
• Cisco WAE Design 7.3.0 User Guide 09-Dec-2020
• Cisco WAE 7.3.0 User Guide 23-Nov-2020
• Cisco WAE 7.2.2 User Guide 14-Sep-2020
• Cisco WAE Design 7.2.2 User Guide 30-Jul-2020
• Cisco WAE 7.2.1 Network Visualization Guide 17-Dec-2019
• Cisco WAE Design 7.2.1 User Guide 17-Dec-2019
• Cisco WAE 7.2.1 User Guide 17-Dec-2019

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Troubleshoot Supervisor.sock Refused Connection Error 27-Sep-2022

Literature

White Papers

• Planning and Designing Networks with the Cisco WAE Portfolio White Paper 08-Dec-2023
• Network Sustainability and Performance? No Conflict 21-Sep-2023
• Best Practices in Core Network Capacity Planning White Paper 14-Sep-2020
• Building Accurate Traffic Matrices with Demand Deduction White Paper 21-Jul-2020