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878 router basic help. I'm new to Cisco!

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PaulGillespie

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Hi guys,

First of all, i've never used any Cisco kit before but i've been told to instal a 878 router. The documentation that came with the router was pretty poop in terms of a manual, i've looked at the Cisco website and i couldn't find a manual of any sorts that would help me.

So basically, i need to log in to this router to see how it works, when i browse to 10.10.10.1 i get asked for the username and password, i believe they should both be blank? and i can't get in.

I tried to reset to factory defaults but i'm not sure if i'm doing it right as i can't find out how to in any Cisco documents.

Is Cisco being deliberately unhelpful so we have to get a Cisco Tech to help?

HELP please!

Cheers
Paul
 
Hello
Cisco new router has the AAA new model on by default.I think the combination is cisco/cisco.You can log into the router via the console port and set the password to what you want.
Regards
 
Thanks Minue for the quick reply. Tried cisco and cisco and i got what looks like a text file with lots of config info. If there a web interface/GUI for idiots like me?

Paul
 
Hello
You should have a CD call Security Device Manager (SDM) install it.This GUI is really hot!!It's Cisco first step in trying get a peice of the consumer market.
Regards
 
Tried that, i launch SDM, enter the ip address, i get a cisco backdrop in IE, i enter the username and password and then i get what looks like a text file. This:

<!---
*
* runAPP.shtml
*
* Copyright (c) 2004 by Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
*
*-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<script language="javascript" src="common.js"></script>
<script language="javascript" src="appsupport.js"></script>
<script language="javascript" src="localized_msgs6.js"></script>
<script language="javascript">
function getcookie(cookiename) {
var cookiestring=""+document.cookie;
var index1=cookiestring.indexOf(cookiename)
if (index1==-1 || cookiename=="") {
return "";
}
var index2=cookiestring.indexOf(';',index1);
if (index2==-1) index2=cookiestring.length;
var c = unescape(cookiestring.substring(index1+cookiename.length+1,index2));
return c;
} // getcookie()
function cookieLifeTime() {
var UTCstring;
Today = new Date();
nomilli=Date.parse(Today);
Today.setTime(nomilli+365*24*60*60*1000);
UTCstring = Today.toUTCString();
return UTCstring;
} // cookieLifeTime()
function setcookie(name, value) {
cookiestring=name+"="+value+";EXPIRES="+cookieLifeTime()+";path=/";
document.cookie=cookiestring;
return getcookie(name);
} // setcookie()
function docRoot() {
var args = location.search;
if (args && args.indexOf("SDMONPC=") != -1) {
var curLoc = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + location.pathname;
var i = curLoc.lastIndexOf('/');
var j = curLoc.lastIndexOf('\\');
if ((i == -1) || (i < j)) i = j;
var curBase = unescape(curLoc.substring(0, i));
i = curBase.lastIndexOf('/');
j = curBase.lastIndexOf('\\');
if ((i == -1) || (i < j)) i = j;
var curBase = curBase.substring(0, i);
i = curBase.lastIndexOf('/');
j = curBase.lastIndexOf('\\');
if ((i == -1) || (i < j)) i = j;
curBase = curBase.substring(0, i + 1);
return curBase;
}
return "/archive/";
}
function getArg(searchArgs, arg) {
var i = searchArgs.indexOf(arg);
if (i == -1) return ""; // error
var j = searchArgs.indexOf("&", i + arg.length);
if (j == -1) return searchArgs.substring(i + arg.length);
return searchArgs.substring(i + arg.length, j);
}
var APP = getArg(location.search, "APP=");
var app = APP.toLowerCase();
var VNAME = getArg(location.search, "VN=");
if (VNAME == "") {
VNAME = APP.toUpperCase();
} else {
VNAME = VNAME.replace(/_/g, " ");
}
var GIF = getArg(location.search, "GIF=");
if (GIF == "") GIF = APP; // use default
var APPLET = getArg(location.search, "APPLET=");
var appFs = getArg(location.search, app + "FS=");
// handle case where only common.tar was missing on router
var commonFs = getArg(location.search, "commonFS=");
if (commonFs == "") appFs = "";
if (APPLET == "") APPLET = APP; // use default
document.writeln("<TITLE>" + VNAME +" " +msg_launch_title + "</TITLE>");
</script>
<META name="copyright" content="Copyright (c) 2002 - 2003 Cisco Systems Inc.">
<META name="copyright2" content="All rights reserved">
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#D9E5E5">
<script language="javascript">
function closeApp() {
window.name = "";
setClose();
}
function displayNewWindow(url, winTitle) {
var newWin = window.open(url, winTitle);
newWin.focus();
}
// called by Java when it is done initializing
function clearLoadingMessage() {
// clear out loading image
document.images["loading"].src = "blank.gif";
loadingComplete = true;
}
function resetApp(ipAddress, wirelessEnabled) {
// launched from es.html, the super-spiffy Express Setup start page from Byju
window.opener.resetIp(ipAddress, wirelessEnabled);
}
function setClose() {
setTimeout(close, 500);
window.location.replace("blank.html"); // force page unload to commit suicide
}
</script>
<script language="javascript">
var counter = 0;
function delayLaunch() {
if ((counter < 50) && (getcookie("TOP_RELOADED") == "0")) {
counter = counter + 1;
setTimeout(delayLaunch, 200);
return;
}
var args = location.search;
var i = args.indexOf("SYNC=1");
if (i != -1) {
args = args.substring(0, i) + args.substring(i + 6, args.length);
}
var url = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + location.pathname + args;
location.replace(url);
}
function displayGraphics() {
document.writeln('<center><img src="' + docRoot() + appFs + app + "/" + app + "/" + GIF + '_splash.jpg" name="appTitle" width="438" height="328" align="center" border="0"></center>');
document.writeln('<br />');
document.writeln('<center><img src="' + docRoot() + appFs + app + '/' + app + '/loading.gif" width="397" height="18" name="loading"></center>');
}
</script>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
var port = '';
function displayPrefix() {
document.writeln('<CENTER>');
document.writeln('<FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica">');
}
function displayApplet() {
if (window.location.port != ''){
if ((window.location.protocol == 'http:' && window.location.port != 80)
|| (window.location.protocol == 'https:' && window.location.port != 443))
{
port = ':'+window.location.port;
}
}
document.title += ' ('+getHost()+')';

var ff = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") >= 0);
var nc = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Netscape") >= 0);
var ie = (document.all)?1:0;
var isWindows = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("windows")>-1)

// browser version detection
var unsuppIE = msg_unsupported_ie;
var unsuppNC = msg_unsupported_ns;
var unsuppFF = msg_unsupported_ff;
var unsupportedMsg = msg_unsupported_unk;
if (navigator.appVersion && navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("opera") < 1){
if (ie){
var p = navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("msie ")
if (p > 0){
var m = navigator.appVersion.substr(p).match(/(\d+)\.(\d+)/)
if (m != null){
var maj = m[1]
if (maj < 5 || (maj == 5 && m[2] < 5)){
unsupportedMsg = unsuppIE
}else{
unsupportedMsg = null
}
}
}
}else if (nc){
var vwArr;
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Netscape/") >= 0) {
// override old logic to accommodate Netscape 7 vagaries
var n = navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Netscape/");
var len = navigator.userAgent.length;
var verStr = navigator.userAgent.substring(n + 9, len);
vwArr = verStr.split(" ")
} else {
vwArr = navigator.appVersion.split(" ");
}
if (vwArr && vwArr.length > 0){
m = vwArr[0].match(/(\d+)\.(\d+)/)
if (m != null){
var maj = m[1]
if (maj < 7 || (maj == 7 && m[2] < 1)){
unsupportedMsg = unsuppNC
}else{
unsupportedMsg = null
}
}
}
}else if (ff){
var vwArr;
var n = navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox/");
var len = navigator.userAgent.length;
var verStr = navigator.userAgent.substring(n + 8, len);
vwArr = verStr.split(" ");
if (vwArr && vwArr.length > 0){
m = vwArr[0].match(/(\d+)\.(\d+)(\.(\d+))?/);
if (m != null) {
if (m.length < 5) {
if (m[2] < 1) {
unsupportedMsg = unsuppFF
} else {
unsupportedMsg = null
}
} else {
if (m[4] < 2) {
unsupportedMsg = unsuppFF
} else {
// if Windows 98, also not supported
if (navigator.platform.indexOf("Win32") >= 0) {
unsupportedMsg = null
}
}
}
}
}
}else{
if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("netscape") > 0){
unsupportedMsg = unsuppNC
}
}
}

var params = ""
var args = unescape(location.search);
if (args && args.length > 1){
var pairs = args.substr(1).split("&")
for (i=0; i<pairs.length; i++){
var nv = pairs
var nvArr = nv.split("=")

params += "<PARAM NAME='"+nvArr[0]+"' VALUE='"
if (nvArr.length > 1) params += nvArr[1]
params += "'>\n"
}
}
var dynarchives = '"' + docRoot() + appFs + app + '/' + app + '/' + app + '.sgz,common.sgz"'
var dynapplet = '"' + APPLET + 'Applet"'
var cacheDir = '"${user.home}/sgzcache/' + app + '"'
var errorUrl = '"error.html?APP=' + APP + '"'
if (ie){
var atag = '<APPLET CODE="com.cisco.nm.util.sgz.Loader" WIDTH="0" HEIGHT="0" ARCHIVE="jploader.jar" MAYSCRIPT>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="cabbase" VALUE="ieloader.cab"'+'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="dynarchives" VALUE='+dynarchives +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="dynapplet" VALUE='+dynapplet +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="cacheDir" VALUE='+cacheDir +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="errorUrl" VALUE='+errorUrl +'>\n'
+ params
+ '</APPLET>\n'
} else if (nc){
var atag = '<APPLET CODE="com.cisco.nm.util.sgz.Loader" WIDTH="0" HEIGHT="0" ARCHIVE="jploader.jar" MAYSCRIPT>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="dynarchives" VALUE='+dynarchives+'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="dynapplet" VALUE='+dynapplet +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="cacheDir" VALUE='+cacheDir +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="errorUrl" VALUE='+errorUrl +'>\n'
+ params
+ '</APPLET>'
} else {
var atag = '<APPLET CODE="com.cisco.nm.util.sgz.Loader" WIDTH="0" HEIGHT="0" ARCHIVE="jploader.jar" MAYSCRIPT>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="dynarchives" VALUE='+dynarchives+'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="dynapplet" VALUE='+dynapplet +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="cacheDir" VALUE='+cacheDir +'>\n'
+ '<PARAM NAME="errorUrl" VALUE='+errorUrl +'>\n'
+ params
+ '</APPLET>'
}
//alert('using applet:' + atag + ', URL args:' + location.search);
//document.write( '<BR><BR>' + VNAME + ' ' + msg_app_info1 + ' <B>'+getHost()+'</B>'
// + atag
// + msg_app_info2 + '<BR>'
// + msg_app_info3 + '<BR>'
// + msg_app_info4 + ' ' + VNAME + '.'
// )
var replacableArray = new Array(VNAME, getHost(), VNAME);
var msgFormattedString = replacedString(msg_App_Information, replacableArray);
document.write(msgFormattedString+ atag);

function replacedString(strToReplace, replacableStrArray) {
var paramSearch ;
for(var i = 0; i < replacableStrArray.length; i++) {
paramSearch = "{"+i+"}";
strToReplace = strToReplace.replace(paramSearch, replacableStrArray);
}
return strToReplace;
}

if (unsupportedMsg){
if (location.search.indexOf("CHECKBROWSER") > 0) alert(unsupportedMsg+"\n" + msg_continue_warning1 + " " + VNAME + " " + msg_continue_warning2 + ".")
}
}
function getHost() {
var args = unescape(location.search);
var i = args.indexOf("proxyCodeBase=");
if (i == -1) {
return window.location.hostname + port;
}
i = args.indexOf("//", i);
var j = args.indexOf("/", i + 2);
return args.substring(i + 2, j);
}
</SCRIPT>
<script language="javascript">
function startApp(windowname, filename, tarname, baseurl) {
var fs = getAppPath(tarname);
if (fs == "") return false;
var appWindow = window.open(baseurl + "/archive/" + fs + tarname + "/" + filename,
windowname, calcWindowDims(640,560)+",toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,status=yes");
return true;
}

function getAppPath(appName){
var strArgs = (location.search).toUpperCase();
var strStart = (appName + "FS").toUpperCase();
var strBreakUp = strArgs.substring(strArgs.indexOf(strStart)); //ipsFS=flash:&commonFS=flash:&APP=sdm&GIF=rsdm&APPLET=XDM
var path = strBreakUp.substring(strBreakUp.indexOf("=") + 1, strBreakUp.indexOf("&")); //will return with colon e.g flash:
return path.toLowerCase();
}

function startAppIPSPC(windowname,baseurl) {
// var fs = discoverFsName(tarname + ".tar");
//if (fs == "") return false;
var appWindow = window.open(baseurl,windowname, calcWindowDims(640,560)+",toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,status=yes");
return true;
}

function calcWindowDims(w, h) {
var x = (screen.width - w)/2;
var y = (screen.height - h)/2;
return "width="+w+",height="+h+",top="+y+",left="+x;
}
function displaySuffix() {
document.writeln('</FONT>');
document.writeln('</CENTER>');
}
function displayDocument() {
displayPrefix();
displayGraphics();
displayApplet();
displaySuffix();
document.bgColor = "#D9E5E5";
}
if (getArg(location.search, "SYNC=") != "1") {
displayDocument();
} else {
setTimeout(delayLaunch, 200);
}
</script>
</BODY>
</HTML>

 
Thanks Bustsbees. That worked. Something as simple as using IE!!!

Cheers

Paul
 
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