Setting Up Cisco Routers for NETCONF

Step 1: Setting Up SSH

1. On cisco IOS XE CRS1000v router do the following configuration.

config t
hostname RST
ip domain name rstforum.net

2. Enable encryption module.

crypto key generate rsa general-keys modulus 1024

3. Enable SSH login

Line vty 0 4
Login local
transport input ssh

4. Create local database of username and password

username cisco privilege 15 secret cisco

5. Configure ssh parameters

ip ssh version 2

Step 2: Setting Up NETCONF

1. On cisco IOS XE CRS1000v router do the following configuration.

config t
netconf-yang
no netconf-yang feature candidate-datastore

Alright, you should be all set and ready to start the lab!