Creating a CPE device

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Before connecting a CPE device to the orchestrator, you can create an entry for it in the web interface. When creating an entry, you must specify the DPID to subsequently map it to the connected device. When an entry is successfully mapped to a device, it is automatically registered.

You can create a CPE device for the current SD-WAN instance, as well as for a selected tenant or SD-WAN instance. To create a CPE device, use the following instructions:

• Creating a CPE device for the current SD-WAN instance.

  To create a CPE device for the current SD-WAN instance:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN section.

     By default, the CPE subsection is displayed with a table of CPE devices.

  2. In the upper part of the page, click + CPE.
  3. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the CPE device.
  4. In the DPID field, enter the DPID of the CPE device.
  5. In the State drop-down list, select the device state after registration:
     • Activated to apply the configuration of the CPE template to the device. An activated device can be connected to transport services and used to transmit traffic. This is the default setting.
     • Deactivated to not apply the configuration of the CPE template to the device. You can make local changes to the device configuration before activating it.
  6. If necessary, enter a brief description of the device in the Description field.
  7. Under Tenant, select the main tenant. You can select a pool of SD-WAN instances or an individual instance from the pool.
  8. If necessary, in the Customer tenant section, select a tenant for your client's organization.
  9. If necessary, in the UNI template section, select an UNI template to create the UNIs contained in the template on the device.
  10. Under CPE template, select a CPE template to configure the device in accordance with the configuration of that template.
  11. Click Next and specify the address of the CPE device location in the Address field. As you enter the address, you are prompted to select an address from a drop-down list.

      The address is displayed on the map.

  12. Click Create.

  The CPE device is created and displayed in the table. Now you can configure and use it for traffic transmission.

• Creating a CPE device for a tenant.

  To create a CPE device for a tenant:

  1. In the menu, go to the Tenants section.

     The tenant management page is displayed.

  2. Under Tenants, select a tenant.
  3. Under CPEs, click + CPE.
  4. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the CPE device.
  5. In the DPID field, enter the DPID of the CPE device.
  6. In the State drop-down list, select the device state after registration:
     • Activated to apply the configuration of the CPE template to the device. An activated device can be connected to transport services and used to transmit traffic. This is the default setting.
     • Deactivated to not apply the configuration of the CPE template to the device. You can make local changes to the device configuration before activating it.
  7. If necessary, enter a brief description of the device in the Description field.
  8. If necessary, in the Customer tenant section, select a tenant for your client's organization.
  9. If necessary, in the UNI template section, select an UNI template to create the UNIs contained in the template on the device.
  10. Under CPE template, select a CPE template to configure the device in accordance with the configuration of that template.
  11. Click Next and specify the address of the CPE device location in the Address field. As you enter the address, you are prompted to select an address from a drop-down list.

      The address is displayed on the map.

  12. Click Create.

  The CPE device is created and displayed under CPEs. Now you can configure and use it for traffic transmission.

• Creating a CPE device for an SD-WAN instance.

  To create a CPE device for an SD-WAN instance:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → SD-WAN instances subsection.

     A table of SD-WAN instances is displayed.

  2. Click the relevant SD-WAN instance.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

  3. In the upper part of the settings area, click CPE.
  4. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the CPE device.
  5. In the DPID field, enter the DPID of the CPE device.
  6. In the State drop-down list, select the device state after registration:
     • Activated to apply the configuration of the CPE template to the device. An activated device can be connected to transport services and used to transmit traffic. This is the default setting.
     • Deactivated to not apply the configuration of the CPE template to the device. You can make local changes to the device configuration before activating it.
  7. If necessary, enter a brief description of the device in the Description field.
  8. Under Tenant, select the main tenant. You can select a pool of SD-WAN instances or an individual instance from the pool.
  9. If necessary, in the Customer tenant section, select a tenant for your client's organization.
  10. If necessary, in the UNI template section, select an UNI template to create the UNIs contained in the template on the device.
  11. Under CPE template, select a CPE template to configure the device in accordance with the configuration of that template.
  12. Click Next and specify the address of the CPE device location in the Address field. As you enter the address, you are prompted to select an address from a drop-down list.

      The address is displayed on the map.

  13. Click Create.

  The web interface of the SD-WAN instance is opened in a new browser tab and you are authenticated as an administrator. By default, the CPE subsection is displayed with a table of CPE devices. The device is created and displayed in the table. Now you can configure and use it for traffic transmission.