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These topics describe the tasks an administrator should perform after Cisco EPN Manager is installed. After these tasks are finished, users can log in and set up their working environment as described in Get Started With Cisco EPN Manager.
For information on the various types of Cisco EPN Manager users (for example, CLI and web GUI users), see How to Transition Between the CLI User Interfaces in Cisco EPN Manager.
Note | Be sure to review the important information in Best Practices: Harden Your Cisco EPN Manager Security. |
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Verify the backup settings |
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Install any required product licenses and software updates |
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Modify the stored Cisco.com credentials (user name and password) used to log on to Cisco.com and: | Configure Stored Cisco.com Credentials |
For software updates: |
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Set up HTTPS on the server for secure interactions between the server and browser-based GUI client (you can use HTTP but HTTPS is recommended) |
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Configure high availability |
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Adjust data retention and purging |
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For server-related traps that signal system problems, customize the threshold settings and severities, and forward the traps as SNMP trap notifications to configured receivers |
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Set up NTP (Network Time Protocol) so that time is synchronized between the server and network devices |
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Configure FTP/TFTP on the server for file transfers between the server and network devices |
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Configure a proxy for the Cisco EPN Manager server |
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Configure the email server |
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Set global SNMP polling parameters for managed network elements |
Configure Global SNMP Settings for Communication with Network Elements |
Enable the Compliance feature if you plan to use it to identify device configuration deviations |
Enable and Disable Compliance Auditing |
Enable the Service Discovery feature so that Cisco EPN Manager discovers the services that are existing in the network and the services that are provisioned using the Provisioning Wizard. |
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Configure product feedback to help Cisco improve its products |
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Configure product feedback to help Cisco improve its products |
Configure Cisco Product Feedback Settings |
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Create web GUI users that have administration privileges, and disable the web GUI root account |
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Set up user audits |
Audit Configuration Archive and Software Management Changes (Network Audit) |
Set up user authentication and authorization |
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Create user accounts and user groups |
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Adjust user security settings (password rules for local authentication, idle time logout setting) |
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Specify which users can approve jobs |
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Create virtual domains to control device access |
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Create a message that is displayed when users log in to the GUI client |
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Forward alarms and events to other receivers in e-mail format |
Forward Alarms and Events as Email Notifications (Administrator Procedure) |
Forward alarms and events to other receivers in SNMP trap format |
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Configure global settings for alarm and event displays and searches: |
Configure Global Display and Search Settings for Acknowledged, Cleared, and Assigned Alarms |
Customize the severity for specific events |
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Customize the troubleshooting text that is associated with an alarm |
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Customize the auto-clear interval for specific alarms |
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Make the text in the alarm Failure Source field more user-friendly |
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Customize the behavior of expedited events |
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Control generic event handling |
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Control if and how users can create Cisco Support Requests |
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Disable features or menu items that your deployment does not use |
Customize the Web GUI Menus to Disable Cisco EPN Manager Features |
Set Up the System Monitoring Administration Dashboard |
If you belong to the root, Super Users, or Admin user group, you can customize Cisco EPN Manager so that specific menus are no longer displayed in the web GUI. This is helpful if your deployment does not use all of the functions in Cisco EPN Manager . When you disable a menu, it is no longer displayed in the web GUI for any users, regardless of their user role.
You can customize the web GUI by disabling:
Use this procedure to disable portions of the web GUI. To re-enable disabled features, use this same procedure, but toggle the feature's status to Enabled (or click Enable All).
You must belong to the root user, Super Users, or Admin group to customize the web GUI menus. See View User Groups and Their Members.
In the Feature Navigation Groups area at the top of the menu customization settings page, menus are grouped together by feature, such as , Wireless, Data Center, and Security. This makes it easy to disable entire features that your deployment is not using. In this example, a deployment is not monitoring wireless devices, so the wireless menus should be disabled. The following illustrations show the Monitor menu before and after disabling the Wireless feature group.
After disabling the wireless features—that is, disabling Wireless under Feature Navigation Groups—the Monitor menu will look like the following.