Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 Reference Guide
Field Reference for Operate Pages

Table Of Contents

Field Reference for Operate Pages

Device Work Center

Configuration > Security > NAT

Add NAT Rule > Static Rule

Add NAT Rule > Dynamic NAT Rule

Add NAT Rule > Dynamic PAT Rule

Configuration > Security > Zone Based Firewall

Service Container > Add

Operational Tools

Packet Capture > Capture Sessions

Wireless Operational Tools

Guest User Controller Field Descriptions

Voice Audit Field Descriptions

Voice Diagnostic Field Descriptions


Field Reference for Operate Pages


This section provides descriptions of the fields found in the pages under the Operate menu in Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

Device Work Center

Operational Tools

Device Work Center

The following topics contain descriptions of the fields found in Device Work Center:

Configuration > Security > NAT

Configuration > Security > Zone Based Firewall

Service Container > Add

Configuration > Security > NAT

The following topics describe the fields in Operate > Device Work Center > Configuration > Security > NAT > NAT44 Rules.

Add NAT Rule > Static Rule

Add NAT Rule > Dynamic NAT Rule

Add NAT Rule > Dynamic PAT Rule

Add NAT Rule > Static Rule

The following table describes the elements on Operate > Device Work Center > Configuration > Security > NAT > NAT44 Rules > Add NAT Rule > Static Rule.

Table 2-1 Add NAT Rule > Static Rule 

Element
Description

Direction

Enter the directions. Cisco Prime Infrastructure Release 2.0 supports only the Inbound to Outbound direction.

VRF

Enter the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) on which the NAT translation process occurs.

Source A

Enter a valid IPv4 address. A valid IPv4 address consists of four octets separated by a period (.).

If Source A is defined, Source B must also be defined.

If Source A is defined, Destination A will be Any by default.

Destination A

Enter a valid IPv4 address. A valid IPv4 address consists of four octets separated by a period (.).

If Destination A is defined, Destination B must also be defined.

If Destination A is defined, Source A will be Any by default.

Translation

Select the static translation type.

Source B

Enter a valid IPv4 address. A valid IPv4 address consists of four octets separated by a period (.). You can also select an interface from the list of interfaces.

If Source B is defined, Source A must also be defined.

If Source B is defined, Destination B will be Any by default.

Destination B

Enter a valid IPv4 address. A valid IPv4 address consists of four octets separated by a period (.).

If Destination B is defined, Destination A must also be defined.

If Destination B is defined, Source A and B will be Any by default.

Options

Enter the advance options for the Static type. Configure the following:

To ignore the embedded IP addresses (no-Payload), select the Ignore Embedded IP Address check box.

To enable port translation, select the Enable Port Translation check box, and then define the following:

TCP or UDP

Original Port

Translated Port


Add NAT Rule > Dynamic NAT Rule

The following table describes the elements in Operate > Device Work Center > Configuration > Security > NAT > NAT44 Rules > Add NAT Rule > Dynamic NAT Rule.

Table 2-2 Add NAT Rule > Dynamic NAT Page  

Element
Description

Direction

Enter the directions. Cisco Prime Infrastructure Release 2.0 supports only the Inbound to Outbound direction.

VRF

Enter the VRF on which the NAT translation process occurs.

Source A

Select the ACL name from the list.

If Source A is defined, Source B must also be defined.

If Source A is defined, Destination A will be Any by default.

Destination A

Select the ACL name from the list.

If Destination A is defined, Destination B must also be defined.

If Destination A is defined, Source A will be Any by default.

Translation

Select the Dynamic NAT translation type.

Source B

Choose the NAT pool from the drop-down list. You can also select an interface from the list of interfaces.

If Source B is defined, Source A must be defined.

If Source B is defined, Destination B will be Any by default.

Destination B

Choose the NAT pool from the drop-down list.

If Destination B is defined, Destination A must also be defined.

If Destination B is defined, Source A and B will be Any by default.

Options

Enter the advance options for the Dynamic type.

To ignore the embedded IP addresses (no-Payload), select the Ignore Embedded IP Address check box.

To enable port translation, select the Enable Port Translation check box, and then define the following:

TCP or UDP

Original Port

Translated Port

Note This option is supported only on the Cisco Integrated Services Routers.


Add NAT Rule > Dynamic PAT Rule

The following table describes the elements in Operate > Device Work Center > Configuration > Security > NAT > NAT44 Rules > Add NAT Rule > Dynamic PAT Rule.

Table 2-3 Add NAT Rule > Dynamic PAT Page

Element
Description

Direction

Enter the directions. This release supports only the Inbound to Outbound direction.

VRF

Enter the VRF on which the NAT translation process occurs.

Source A

Select the ACL name from the list.

Destination A

Destination A cannot be defined.

Translation

Select the Dynamic PAT translation type.

Source B

Select the IP Pool Name from the list. You can also select an interface from the list of interfaces.

Destination B

Destination B cannot be defined.

Options

Enter the advance options for the Dynamic PAT. To ignore the embedded IP addresses (no-Payload), select the Ignore Embedded IP Address check box.

Note This option is supported only on Cisco ISRs.


Configuration > Security > Zone Based Firewall

The following table describes the fields in Operate > Device Work Center > Configuration > Security > Zone Based Firewall > Policy Rule.

Table 2-4 Zone Based Firewall > Policy Rule Page  

Element
Description

Name

(Optional) Enter a name for the policy rule.

Source Zone

Enter the name of the zone from which the traffic is originating.

Destination Zone

Enter the name of the zone to which the traffic is bound.

Source

Enter the source IP address of the inspected data. The valid parameters are:

Any

A combination of IPv4 addresses and subnets

Destination

Enter the destination IP address of the inspected data. The valid parameters are:

Any

A combination of IPv4 addresses and subnets

Service

Service of the inspected data. The valid parameters are:

Services

Port Based Applications

TCP

UDP

ICMP

Action

Choose the action to perform on the traffic when there is a match on a rule condition. A rule matches when:

The traffic source IP address matches the source rule condition.

The traffic destination IP address matches the destination rule condition, and the traffic-inspected service matches the service rule condition.

Action options are:

Drop

Drop and Log

Inspect

Pass

Pass and Log

Advanced Options

Specify the configuration parameters to set the Firewall Rule Parameter-Map behavior when the Action option is set to Inspect.


For descriptions of the fields in the Security tab, refer to the "Security Templates Field Descriptions" section.

Service Container > Add

The following table describes the fields in Operate > Device Work Center > Service Container> Add.

Table 2-5 Operate > Device Work Center > Service Container > Add

Field
Description

Select an Operation

Choose either Install or Install and Activate depending on whether you want to activate the container later or during the current instance.

WAAS-XE IP Address/Mask

Enter the Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)-Cisco IOS XE container's IP address and mask.

Router Virtual Interface IP/Mask

Enter the IP and mask for the Router Virtual Interface on which you want to install the container.

OVA

From the list, choose the OVA image that is to be installed.

Resource Profile

From the list, choose a resource profile as per the memory requirement.

Service Container Name

Enter a name for the service container.

Enable WAN Optimization on

Select the check box to begin WAN optimization, and choose an interface role to initiate traffic redirection.


Operational Tools

The following topics contain field descriptions for Operational Tools:

Packet Capture > Capture Sessions

Wireless Operational Tools

Packet Capture > Capture Sessions

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Packet Capture > Capture Sessions.

Table 2-6 Operate > Operational Tools > Packet Capture > Capture Sessions 

Field
Description

Name

Enter a unique name for this capture session.

Packet Slice Size (bytes)

To capture the full packet, enter 0.

File Size (MB)

The total size of the capture file.

Rotate Files

If this option is enabled, the capture will be continuous until it is explicitly stopped.

For NAM, the results are stored in round robin sequence by the "number of files" parameter. For example, if "rotate" is true and "number of files" is 2, two capture files will be used to store content. Packets will be saved in the first file until it is full, then the process is repeated in the next file.

For ASR, the packet file is circular (the same file is used; the contents are overwritten).

For ASR devices only:

Packet-to-Sample: Which nth packet to capture. For example, "3" means every third packet.

Packet-Rate: Number of packets to be captured per second. (minimum: 1; valid entries: 0-9.).

Duration: How long to capture.

Packets: The total number of packets to capture.

Number of files

The number of files used to store content. For NAM devices only.


Wireless Operational Tools

The following sections contain field descriptions for pages found in Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless.

Guest User Controller Field Descriptions

The following topics describe the fields on the Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template page.

Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > General Tab

Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > Advanced Tab

Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > General Tab

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > General.

Table 2-7 Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > General Tab Field Descriptions  

Field
Description

User Name

Enter a guest username. The maximum size is 24 characters.

Generate Password

Select the check box to generate a username and password on every schedule of guest user account creation. If this is enabled, a different password is supplied for each day (up to the number of days chosen). If this is disabled (unselected), one password is supplied for a span of days. The generation of a new password on every schedule is optional.

Password

Enter a password. Password requirements include the following:

The password must have a minimum of eight characters.

The password must include at least three of the following elements: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, or special characters.

Confirm Password

Reenter the password that you entered in the Password field.

Description

Enter a description of the guest user template.

Disclaimer

The default disclaimer text.

Make this Disclaimer Default

Select the check box to set the disclaimer text as the default for this guest user template.


Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > Advanced Tab

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > Advanced.

Table 2-8 Guest User > Add Guest User > New Controller Template > Advanced Tab Field Descriptions  

Field
Description

Import From File

Select the check box to import bulk guest user templates.

Profile

Select the profile to which the guest users would connect.

User Role

Choose a user role for the guest user from the drop-down list. User roles are predefined by the administrator and are associated with the access of the guest (such as contractor, customer, partner, vendor, visitor, and so on).

User Role is used to manage the amount of bandwidth allocated to specific users within the network.

Life Time

Define how long the guest user account remains active by choosing one of the following options:

Limited—Choose the period of time that the guest user account is active using the hours and minutes drop-down lists. The default value for Limited is one day (8 hours).

Unlimited—There is no expiration date for the guest account.

Note If you choose Unlimited when configuring the guest account for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switches (Cisco IOS XE 3.2.1) and Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controllers, the maximum time period that the guest account will be active is one year.

Apply to

From the drop-down list, choose one of the following:

Indoor Area—Campus, Building, and Floor.

Outdoor Area—Campus, Outdoor Area.

Controller List—List of controller(s) on which the selected profile is created.

Config Groups—Config group names configured on Prime Infrastructure.


Voice Audit Field Descriptions

The following topics describe the fields on the Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Audit page.

Voice Audit > Controller Tab

Voice Audit > Rules Tab

Voice Audit > Report Tab

Voice Audit > Controller Tab

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Audit > Controller.

Table 2-9 Voice Audit > Controller Tab Field Descriptions  

Field
Description

Run audit on

Choose one of the following options:

All Controllers—No additional Controller information is necessary.

A Floor Area—From the drop-down lists, choose the applicable campus, building, floor, and controller.

A Single Controller—Choose the applicable controller from the drop-down list.


Voice Audit > Rules Tab

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Audit > Rules.

Table 2-10 Voice Audit > Rules Tab Field Descriptions  

Rule
Rule Details

VoWLAN SSID

Description—Checks whether or not the VoWLAN SSID exists.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

CAC: 7920

Description—Checks whether or not 7920 AP CAC is enabled for VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

CAC: 7920 Clients

Description—Checks whether or not the 7920 Client CAC is disabled for VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

DHCP Assignment

Description—Checks whether or not DHCP assignment is disabled for VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

MFP Client

Description—Checks whether or not MFP Client protection is not set to Required for VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

Platinum QoS

Description—Checks whether or not QoS is set to Platinum (Voice) for VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

Non Platinum QoS

Description—Checks that QoS is not set to Platinum for non-VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

WMM

Description—Checks whether or not WMM is enabled for VoWLAN.

Rule data—Choose Allowed or Required from the drop-down list.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

CCKM

Description—Checks whether or not CCKM is enabled for VoWLAN.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

CCKM With No AES- for 792x phones

Description—Check that AES encryption is not enabled with Cisco Centralized Key Management (CCKM) for VoWLAN. This rule is only for 792x phones.

Rule validity—User-defined VoWLAN SSID.

TSM

Description—Check that Traffic Stream Metrics (TSM) is Enabled.

Rule data—Select 802.11a/n TSM, 802.11b/g/n TSM, or both check boxes.

Rule validity—At least one band must be selected.

DFS

Description—Checks whether the Channel Announcement and Channel Quite Mode are Enabled for Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS).

ACM

Description—Checks whether or not Admission Control is enabled.

Rule data—Select 802.11a/n ACM, 802.11b/g/n ACM, or both check boxes.

Rule validity—At least one band must be selected.

DTPC

Description—Checks whether or not Dynamic Transmit Power Control is enabled.

Rule data—Select 802.11a/n DTPC, 802.11b/g/n DTPC, or both check boxes.

Rule validity—At least one band must be selected.

Expedited Bandwidth

Description—Checks whether or not Expedited Bandwidth is enabled.

Rule data—Select 802.11a/n Expedited Bandwidth, 802.11b/g/n Expedited Bandwidth, or both check boxes.

Rule validity—At least one band must be selected.

Load Based CAC

Description—Checks whether or not Load Based Admission Control (CAC) is enabled.

Rule data—Select 802.11a/n Load Based CAC, 802.11b/g/n Load Based CAC (LBCAC), or both check boxes.

Rule validity—At least one band must be selected.

CAC: Max Bandwidth

Description—Checks whether or not Maximum RF Bandwidth for Call Admission Control is configured properly.

Rule data—Enter percentages in the text boxes for Maximum Allowed Bandwidth for 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n.

Rule validity—Data for at least one band must be provided. The valid range is 0 to 100%.

CAC: Reserved Roaming Bandwidth

Description—Checks whether or not Reserved Roaming Bandwidth for Call Admission Control is configured properly.

Rule data—Enter percentages in the text boxes for Maximum Reserved Roaming Bandwidth for 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n.

Rule validity—Data for at least one band must be provided. The valid range is 0 to 100%.

Pico Cell mode

Description—Checks whether or not Pico Cell mode is disabled.

Rule data—Select 802.11a/n Pico Cell mode, 802.11b/g/n Pico Cell mode, or both check boxes.

Rule validity—At least one band must be selected.

Beacon Period

Description—Checks whether or not Beacon Period is configured properly.

Rule data—Enter the time (ms) in the text boxes for Beacon Period for 11a/n and 11b/g/n.

Rule validity—Data for at least one band must be provided. The valid range is 20 to 1000. Enter 0 or keep it empty if a band should not be checked.

Short Preamble

Description—Checks whether or not Short Preamble is enabled for 11b/g.

Fragmentation Threshold

Description—Checks whether or not Fragmentation Threshold is configured properly.

Rule data—Enter the threshold amount (bytes) in the text boxes for Fragmentation Threshold for 11a/n and 11b/g/n.

Rule validity—Data for at least one band must be provided. The valid range is 256 to 2346. Enter 0 or keep it empty if a band should not be checked.

Data Rate

Description—Checks whether or not Data Rates are configured properly.

Data Rate configuration for 11b/g—Select Disabled, Supported, or Mandatory for each Mbps category.

Data Rate configuration for 11a—Select Disabled, Supported, or Mandatory for each Mbps category.

Aggressive Load Balancing

Description—Checks whether or not Aggressive Load Balancing is disable.

QoS Profile

Description—Checks that QoS Profiles are not altered from default values.

EAP Request Timeout

Description—Checks whether or not EAP Request Timeout is configured properly.

Rule data—Enter the time limit (sec) for the EAP Request Timeout.

Rule validity—Data cannot be left blank or as zero. The valid range is 1 to 120.

ARP Unicast

Description—Checks whether or not ARP Unicast is disabled.


Voice Audit > Report Tab

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Audit > Report.

Table 2-11 Voice Audit > Report Tab Field Descriptions  

Field
Description

Audit Status

Indicates whether or not the audit is complete.

Start Time and End Time

Indicates the time at which the voice audit starts and ends.

# Total Devices

Indicates the number of devices involved in the voice audit.

# Completed Devices

Indicates the number of devices the tool attempted to audit.

Note If a controller is unreachable, the audit skips it. The Voice Audit does not complete any rule checks for that controller.

# Rules

Indicates the number of rules selected for the voice audit.

Report Results

IP Address

Indicates the IP address for the controller involved in the voice audit.

Rule

Indicates the rule that was applied for this controller.

Result

Indicates the result (Skipped, Violation, Unreachable) of the applied rule.

Note If there is no mismatch between the current configuration and a rule value, no results are displayed for that rule.

Details

Defines an explanation for the rule results.

Note If the applied rule results in a Violation, the Details link provides additional information including Name, the Device Value, and the Rule Value. Hover your mouse cursor over the link to view the additional details.

Time

Provides a timestamp for the voice audit.


Voice Diagnostic Field Descriptions

The following topics describe the fields on the Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Diagnostic page.

Voice Diagnostic Test List Page

Voice Diagnostic Test Report Page

Voice Diagnostic Test List Page

The following table describes the fields on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Diagnostic.

Table 2-12 Voice Diagnostic Test List Page Field Descriptions  

Field
Description

Test Name

Name of the test.

Duration of Test (Minutes)

The duration for which the test is performed. The duration can be either 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 minutes. The default selection is 10 minutes.

First Client

Displays the First Client details such as the Client MAC address and all the controllers provisioned for the client and if the controllers are not reachable then the failed provisioned controllers are also listed.

Second Client

Displays the Second Client details (if any) such as the Client MAC address and all the controllers provisioned for the client and if the controllers are not reachable then the failed provisioned controllers are also listed.

Start Time

The time when the test was started.

Remaining Time

The time remaining for the test.

State

The state of the test. It can be one of the four states, Running, Completed, Stopped or Aborted.

Problem

The status of the test. Red indicates a problem was discovered in the test. Green indicates the voice diagnostic test that no problems were discovered during the call.


Voice Diagnostic Test Report Page

The following table describes the tabs on Operate > Operational Tools > Wireless > Voice Diagnostic Test Report.

Table 2-13 Voice Diagnostic Test Report Page Tab Descriptions  

Tab
Description
Summary

This tab is divided into three areas where top area displays the test and client details, the middle area displays the problems, and the bottom area displays the corresponding log messages.

Test and Client Details

The test status displays the test details like the Test Name, First Client MAC address, Second Client MAC address, device type, test status, start time, remaining time and the duration of the test. Restart if the test was stopped or completed the test. A stop button is provided to Stop the running test. The Refresh Status Tab and Refresh Client Tab buttons is used to refresh the status and client details. The client details such as the client user name, IP address, MAC address, Vendor, CCX Version, 802.11 state, protocol, SSID, profile-name, and AP details are displayed. You can click the Client MAC address for more client details.

Problems

The Problems pane appears below the test and client status details pane, This pane displays all the problems regarding the current diagnosis. This pane is updated every 5 seconds independently. There is no need to refresh the whole page. You can sort the information in this pane by clicking on any of the pane columns. A pop-up dialog box appears with the Problem detailed description and Suggested action when you click any row of the Problems pane.

Note In some cases of inter controller roaming failure, the MAC address in the From AP information is incorrect and may appear as "00:00:00:00:00:00".

Logs

The Logs pane appears below the Problems pane. This pane displays all the messages exchanged between the controller and the WCS during this diagnosis. You can sort the information in this pane by clicking on any of the pane columns. This pane is updated every 5 sec independently without refreshing the whole page.

Charts

This tab displays the charts for each client's uplink and downlink traffic. The charts are updated every 10 secs.

Client Uplink and DownLink TSM Chart with Roaming

The Client Uplink Traffic Stream Metric (TSM) chart shows the clients which support CCX V4 and above. The TSM data is plotted for every 10 sec. The TSM Chart displays the metrics for a set of series, that can be enabled or disabled using the Select Series button in the chart.

Client Uplink and DownLink QoS Chart

For each interval, QoS will be calculated and shown on the chart. represents the Client Uplink QoS chart. This pie chart provides the total Qos Chart counts and its distribution in three categories. These categories generally indicate the quality of a voice call.

Average Uplink and Downlink AC Queue

The AC Queue displays the type of packets and the number of packets for a series. You can enable or disable the series using the Select Series button.

Roam History

This tab shows the roaming history information in the Roaming Table. This Roaming table displays both the successful and the failed roaming history. The roaming table provides the following information:

Time at which the roaming of the client happened

The name of the AP from which the client moved

The type of Radio from which the client moved

The IP address of the controller from which the client moved

The name of the AP to which the client moved

The IP address of the controller to which the client moved

The type of radio to which the client moved

The roaming result, whether it was successful or a failure

If it was a failure it also provides the reason to the failure

Events

The Event tab shows the event history related to client and AP during a voice call in a list. It will show last 10 events. There is two Event tables available, Client Events and AP Events. Client Specific events during the voice call is shown in the Client Events table and AP Specific events in shown in the AP Event table.