User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Get Started with Cisco DNA Center
- Cisco DNA Center Overview
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA Compliance
- Log In
- Complete the Quick Start Workflow
- User Profile Roles and Permissions
- Default Home Page
- Cisco DNA Center Journey Map
- View the Remote Support Authorization Dashboard
- Use Global Search
- Enable Localization
- Add a Window to My Favorites
- Manage My Favorites
- Subscribe to Cisco DNA Center Insights
Log In
Access Cisco DNA Center by entering its network IP address in your browser. For compatible browsers, see
the
Cisco DNA Center Release Notes. This IP address connects to the external network and is configured
during the Cisco DNA Center installation. For more information about installing and configuring Cisco DNA
Center, see the
Cisco DNA Center Installation Guide.
You should continuously use Cisco DNA Center to remain logged in. If you are inactive for too long, Cisco
DNA Center logs you out of your session automatically.
Step 1 Enter an address in your web browser's address bar in the following format. Here, server-ip is the IP address (or the
hostname) of the server on which you have installed Cisco DNA Center:
https://server-ip
Example: https://192.0.2.1
Depending on your network configuration, you might have to update your browser to trust the Cisco DNA Center server
security certificate. Doing so will help ensure the security of the connection between your client and Cisco DNA Center.
Step 2 Enter the Cisco DNA Center username and password assigned to you by the system administrator. Cisco DNA Center
displays its home page.
If your user ID has the SUPER-ADMIN-ROLE and no other user with the same role has logged in before, you will see
a first-time setup wizard instead of the home page.
Step 3 To log out, click the menu icon (
) and choose Sign Out.
Complete the Quick Start Workflow
After you have installed and configured the Cisco DNA Center appliance, you can log in to its GUI. Use a
compatible, HTTPS-enabled browser when accessing Cisco DNA Center.
When you log in for the first time as the admin superuser (with the username admin and the
SUPER-ADMIN-ROLE assigned), the Quick Start workflow automatically starts. Complete this workflow
to discover the devices that Cisco DNA Center will manage and enable the collection of telemetry from those
devices.
Before you begin
To log in to Cisco DNA Center and complete the Quick Start workflow, you will need:
• The admin superuser username and password that you specified while completing one of the following
procedures in the Cisco DNA Center Second-Generation Appliance Installation Guide:
• Configure the Primary Node Using the Maglev Wizard
• Configure an Appliance Using the Install Configuration Wizard (44- or 56-core appliance)
• Configure an Appliance Using the Install Configuration Wizard (112-core appliance)
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