Cisco Cisco Configuration Assistant 2.x Data Sheet
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Data Sheet
Cisco Configuration Assistant
Configure a Small Business Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, and Voice
Network with a Single, Easy-to-Use Tool
Network with a Single, Easy-to-Use Tool
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Configuration Assistant simplifies the task of configuring, deploying, and administering Cisco small business
network solutions. Designed specifically for small business networks serving up to 100 users, this PC-based
application with a simple graphical user interface (GUI) allows you to discover and configure Cisco Smart Business
Communications System (SBCS) devices and platforms. (For a full list of devices and platforms supported, refer to
Table 1.) After the network is deployed, Cisco Configuration Assistant can synchronize network configuration
settings, provide troubleshooting tools, and present the real-time status of all of the Cisco small business devices in
the network. Together, these capabilities substantially reduce the time the system administrator must devote to
deploying and configuring the network.
A Comprehensive Communications Solution
Cisco Configuration Assistant provides comprehensive configuration, deployment, and ongoing network
management support for the entire line of products in the Cisco SBCS. For a full list of supported features, refer to
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Setup wizards: Cisco Configuration Assistant includes an easy-to-use telephony setup wizard that allows
users to configure IP addressing functions such as the WAN IP address and the voice and data VLAN IP
address. The wizard also adds configuration options for automated attendant, business schedules,
localization, inbound and outbound dial plans, users and phones, and call blast and hunt groups.
The video monitoring wizard provides trouble-free setup for streaming video from a Cisco WVC2300 or
PVC2300 video surveillance camera to a Cisco SPA525G2 wireless IP phone.The phone VPN wizard
configures the SSL VPN client on the Cisco SPA525G wireless IP phone, facilitating voice connectivity to
and from any remote location with Internet access.
The security setup wizard simplifies the configuration of a Cisco Small Business SA500 Series Security
Appliance, and of Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switches, 300 Series Managed Switches, ESW
500 Series Switches, and AP541N Wireless Access Points deployed on the same network.
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Voice configuration: Cisco Configuration Assistant can interact with and configure key voice applications
and devices. Simply access the telephony services through the phone icon on the Cisco Configuration
Assistant dashboard to easily set up and configure the phone system’s users and phones. Cisco
Assistant dashboard to easily set up and configure the phone system’s users and phones. Cisco
Configuration Assistant supports multisite configuration, allowing a maximum of five Cisco Unified
Communications 500 Series sites to be networked together in a full-mesh data and voice virtual private
network (VPN).
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Security configuration: Cisco Configuration Assistant allows users to activate the most commonly used
Cisco software security features, including Network Address Translation (NAT) and firewalls. The tool can
also configure the Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series as a VPN server or the Cisco SR500 Series
Secure Router as a VPN client.