Technical information

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Note The Telnet/SSH server must be enabled before you can manage a router using certain CWI features. These features
include the Telnet/SSH application, the Troubleshooter application, setting character displays in the Rack View
application, and viewing committed configuration changes using the Configuration Change dialog box. See the
Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide for information on enabling the Telnet/SSH server.
Note If you are using the CORBA connections and require notifications, the router must be explicitly configured for each
client that is to receive notifications. These notifications include real-time inventory updates (for example online
insertion and removal [OIR]), alarms, and change of configuration events. See the “Router Prerequisites” section on
page 7 for information on configuring the router to send notifications to a specified client.
Starting the CWI
The following two sections provide procedures for starting the CWI and logging in to a router:
• Starting the CWI When SSL Is not Enabled, page 12
• Starting the CWI When SSL Is Enabled, page 14
Starting the CWI When SSL Is not Enabled
Use this procedure to start the CWI and log in to a router when SSL is not enabled on the required Management Services. See
the “Setting Up the Required Management Services Without a Secure Connection” section on page 8.
To start the CWI when SSL is not enabled, perform the following steps.
Step 1 Start a supported web browser. See the “CWI Client System Prerequisites” section on page 5 for information on web
browsers.
The web browser window appears.
Step 2 In the Address field located near the top of the web browser window, enter the DNS name or IP address of the router
to be accessed.
You must enter the DNS name or IP address in Address field using the following format:
http:// router-dns-name or http://ip-address
Step 3 Press Enter.
Step 4 A router HTTP authentication dialog box appears.
You require your AAA username and password. See the Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide for information on the
AAA username and password.
a. Enter your AAA username and password in the User Name and Password fields.
b. Click OK.
The Cisco Systems router homepage appears.
Step 5 Click the Craft Works Interface link in the web browser.
Step 6 A router HTTP authentication dialog box appears.
Your AAA username and password must be provided for the Craft Works Interface Launcher to start. See the
Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide for information on the AAA username and password.
a. Enter the same AAA username and password that you used in Step 4 in the User Name and Password fields.
b. Click Yes.
Step 7 If this is the first time the CWI client has started the CWI, the Java Plug-in must be installed and the CWI Cisco security
certificate must be accepted.
a. If the Java Plug-in installation is completed, a dialog box appears asking you to trust the security certificate distributed
by Cisco Systems, Inc. This dialog box will differ depending on the client platform.