Access Cisco Smart PHY Application

This section describes how to access the Cisco Smart PHY application and how to bring an RPD online.

Log in Using a Browser

Procedure

Step 1

In the browser's address bar, enter https://<fqdn> or https://<Cisco Smart PHY master virtual IP address>.nip.io

The access URL is based on the initial cluster configuration.

The Cisco Smart PHY web GUI displays the Login window. When you access Cisco Smart PHY for the first time, some browsers display a warning that the site is untrusted. When this happens, follow the prompts to add a security exception and download the self-signed certificate from the Cisco Smart PHY server. After you add the certificate, the browser accepts the Cisco Smart PHY server as a trusted site in all future login attempts.

Step 2

Log in using the password that you provided during the initial installation.
Step 3

To exit the web GUI, close the browser window or click the settings icon in the top right corner and choose Log out.

Exiting a Cisco Smart PHY web GUI session does not shut down Cisco Smart PHY on the server.

If a system administrator stops the Cisco Smart PHY server during your Cisco Smart PHY session, your session ends. When the server restarts, you should start a new Cisco Smart PHY session.

If the system administrator keeps the session idle for a long time, the Cisco Smart PHY application prompts you to re-login.

Bring Up the RPD

Procedure

Step 1

Log into the Cisco Smart PHY application.

Go to https://<fqdn> or https://<Cisco Smart PHY master virtual IP address>.nip.io.

Step 2

Create a Credential Profile.

For more details, see the section Create a New Credential Profile.

Step 3

Add the Cisco cBR-8 router to the inventory and reference the credential profile.

Add a device manually or by importing from a CSV file. For more details, see sections Add Devices through GUI and Import Device Information in Bulk.

Step 4

Create a Service Template.

For more details, see the section Create a New Service Definition.
Step 5

Pair an RPD with the RPD MAC address in the RPD assignment table.

Adding RPD through a Web GUI

Note 

Fields with an asterisk are mandatory.

Add RPD devices through the Cable RPD Automation > RPD Assignment menu options and not through the Inventory menu.

RPD Assignment can be specified manually or by importing a CSV file.
For more details, see Add and Assign RPDs.

Click Save.

After assigning the RPD MAC address to the RPD name, the RPD is provisioned on the Cisco cBR-8 router and comes online on that Cisco cBR-8 router after getting redirected by the Cisco Smart PHY application.