Cisco SNR / Mobility / Single Number Reach How To

Here's a little text file I've had on my desktop for awhile.  Just cleaning laptop house... 

SNR Notes:

1. Create / find an end user and associate his deskphone
1. user needs to control device on user page
2. device needs to be owned by user on device page
2. Configure Remote Destination Profile
1. Device->Device Settings-> Remote Destination Profile
2. Make sure your remote destination number (i.e. your Mobile number) matches a Route pattern going to your Gateway
3. Make sure the Re-routing CSS has the access to the Route pattern to successfully route the call to your mobile numbe
3. Associate the line number to your desk phone extension
4. Configure Remote Destination
1. Device->Remote Destination
2. Make sure you check Mobile phone and enable Mobile connect.
3. Associate it with the Remote Destination Profile
5. Add Mobility to softkey template

VMware Deploy OVF from datastore URL

VMware Deploy OVF from datastore URL

When building new servers on Cisco UCS BE6K / BE7K chassis, you likely have all the OVAs you need already on the datastore(s). My problem is I never remember the HTP URL syntax to use to point the "Deploy OVF Template" dialog back to the datastore.  I typically end up downloading the OVA to my loccal PC and then uploading it again via the dialog because you can simply browse file your file share for the file.  You can enter a URL instead to save the hassle but what is it?

I don't know.

Here's a nice VMware document on the syntax but in the time it takes to figure it out, you could have been down my silly upload / download way: https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.wssdk.pg.doc%2FPG_Appx_Http_Access.21.3.html

Try this instead:

• Open a browser and navigate to http://your_ESXi_interface/folder. 
• You'll be challenged for a user that has access to the ESXi environment.
• Enter the credentials and you should be able to drill down to the file you are looking for, right in your browser.
• When you find the one you want, right click and Copy Link Location (in Firefox, or the equivalent in your browser).
• Return to the "Deploy OVF Template" dialog box and paste.

Yeah. Easy giant URL.

Basic Cisco 1252 AP WPA2 Personal AES CCMP Least Congested Channel Sample

After a lightning strike at the house, I've been running a SOHO Linksys WiFi router for some time.  I'm giving up on it and converting back to some more "enterprise-y" network hardware.  Here's a quick Cisco 1252 AP configuration. This is similar to a post of mine from a year or two ago, but now includes the option for the AP to pick the least congested channel from 1, 6 or 11.

ap#
ap#sh run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 1318 bytes
!
version 12.4
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname ap
!
enable secret 5 $1$cHI9$4dS0I6b8A3Rp3ecMQ2H6i1
!
no aaa new-model
!
!
!
dot11 ssid LauraAndRay
   authentication open
   authentication key-management wpa version 2
   guest-mode
   mbssid guest-mode
   wpa-psk ascii 7 1403170F070B30222A3B383C73
!
power inline negotiation prestandard source
!
!
username Cisco password 7 062506324F41
!
bridge irb
!
!
interface Dot11Radio0
 no ip address
 no ip route-cache
 !
 encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm
 !
 ssid LauraAndRay
 !
 channel least-congested 2412 2437 2462
 station-role root
 bridge-group 1
 bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
 bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
 no bridge-group 1 source-learning
 no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
 bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
!
interface GigabitEthernet0
 no ip address
 no ip route-cache
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 bridge-group 1
 no bridge-group 1 source-learning
 bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
!
interface BVI1
 ip address 192.168.10.253 255.255.255.0
 no ip route-cache
!
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag
bridge 1 route ip
!
!
!
line con 0
line vty 0 4
 login local
!
end