A.3 Configuring AXL Passwords in Security Manager

AVVID XML Layer (AXL), a Cisco application programming interface, enables Communications Manager 4.x to access the HTTP server.

Configure the AXL password in AppManager Security Manager before you can discover Communications Manager 4.x resources. If, after running the Discovery script, you do not see the expected devices in the TreeView pane of the Operator Console, ensure that you have configured the correct AXL password. To do so, perform the following procedure again.

Complete the following fields in the Custom tab of Security Manager for the proxy agent computer.

Field

Description

Label

CiscoCM_AXL

Sub-label

If the AXL information will be used for a single device, type the <device name>.

If the AXL information will be used for all devices, type default.

Value 1

AXL user ID that has the authority to use the AXL API. In most cases, the Communications Manager Administrator user has this authority.

Value 2

AXL password that has the authority to use the AXL API. In most cases, the Communications Manager Administrator user has this authority.

Extended application support

Required field to encrypt the new password in Security Manager.