Getting Started

This chapter provides information about starting and using the Cisco Broadband Access Center (BAC) Web UI. System requirements and installing the software are described in the Broadband Access Center Installation and Configuration Guide.

Table 2-1 Getting Started Topics

If you want to	Go to the...
Start the Web UI	"Starting the Web UI" section.
Learn about the features of the Web UI	"Working With the Web UI" section.

Starting the Web UI

Before you start the BAC Web UI, make sure that Internet Explorer 6.0 is installed on your system. To start the Web UI, complete the following steps:

Step 2 Enter your username and password and click Login. The system displays the BAC Encryption page.

Note If you are logging in for the first time, enter the default username and password, which are case sensitive:

BACAdmin
cisco

For security purposes, you should immediately change the default username and password. See "Cisco Security Policy Engine Administration Server User Interface."

Working With the Web UI

As you work with the BAC Web UI, you should be familiar with the features of this interface, including components of the main window, dialog boxes, and popup windows.

Main Window Components

Toolbar—Appears at the top right of the main window and contains the About and Logout functions.
Global navigation—Divides BAC into logical tasks and subtasks. Global navigation has two components:

The task bar, which you use to gain access to the major tasks by clicking on its tabs.
The subtask bar, which you use to gain access to the subtasks of a major task by clicking on the subtask name.

Path bar—Appears directly below the subtask bar and describes the context in which you are working; that is, where in the application hierarchy you are working.
Local Navigation—Appears on the left side of the main window and contains one or the other of these components:

Object Selector—Enables you to scan and to select from a hierarchy of devices, service providers, subscriber groups, subscribers, and other network resources. To expand a view, click + (plus sign) next to the object. To collapse a view, click - (minus sign) next to the object. To return to the original view of the hierarchy, click Refresh Tree.

Wizard steps—Appear on the left side of the main window after you select an object from the Object Selector. Procedural steps help you to organize your work by presenting the workflow for the task.

Content Area—Displays the basic properties of an object that you select in the Object Selector and enables you to act on that object. The basic properties of an object are as follows:

Parent—Describes predecessor nodes in the object hierarchy.
Name—Displays the name you assigned to the object.
Type—Displays the type of object selected.
Description—Displays any optional descriptive material that you provide about the object.

As you act on an object, the content area displays fields for data entry. The Web UI steps you through the correct workflow for the selected object, providing the wizard steps as a guide.

Navigation bar—Appears at the bottom right side of the content area when you need to work through a series of windows or dialog boxes. Navigation bar buttons include Next, Back, Finish, and Cancel.
Action buttons—Appear at the bottom of the main window when you might want to perform additional actions on a device or a subscriber. Action buttons include Add Service, View Service, and Download Config.
Select buttons—Appear on some windows to enable you to select a device or interface for provisioning. Figure 2-3 also shows the main window with a select button displayed.

Figure 2-3 shows the main window with wizard steps and a select button displayed.

Popup Selection Windows

As you provision devices and subscribers, some windows display a select button. The Select button is highlighted in Figure 2-3. If you click a select button, the system displays a popup selection window, which enables you to select from a hierarchy of network objects. In Figure 2-3, you select an unnumbered interface.

Dialog Boxes