Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN AppQoE Configuration Guide, Release 26.x and Later

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN AppQoE Configuration Guide, Release 26.x and Later

Configure AppNav-XE on Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Devices

Updated: March 10, 2026

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Register WCM as a third-party controller with Cisco SD-WAN Manager

This topic describes how to access Cisco WAAS Central Manager (WCM) and register WCM as a third-party controller on Cisco SD-WAN Manager. It also describes how to attach an Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN device to the WCM partner through Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

Procedure

  1. Access the WAAS Central Manager GUI.

    To access the WAAS Central Manager GUI, enter the following URL in your web browser:

    https://WAE_Address:8443/

    The WAE_Address value is the IP address or host name of the WAAS Central Manager device.

    The default administrator username is admin and the password is default.

  2. Integrate WCM with vManage.

    1. From the WCM GUI homepage,choose Admin.
    2. Next, choose Security > Cisco vManage Credentials.
    3. Provide the requested information.
      Figure 1. WCM GUI

      To register using a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), enter the FQDN in the Host Name field. The IP Address field should remain empty.

    4. Upload the trusted issuer certificate bundle in PEM format for the Cisco SD-WAN Manager web server certificate.
      Note

      Use the re-import button to re-upload the trusted issuer certificate bundle, which replaces the existing certificate bundle.

    5. To enable revocation check of the Cisco SD-WAN Manager web server certificate, choose the Revocation Check option.

      Note that only OSCP based revocation check is supported.

    6. Click Submit.

Once integrated, the WCM partner can be seen from the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu by choosing Administration > Integration Management.

Attach a Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Device to a WCM partner

Procedure

  1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Administration > Integration Management.

    You’ll see the list of third-party controllers registered on Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

  2. For the desired WCM partner, click ... and choose Attach Devices.

  3. In the Available Devices column on the left, choose a device from the list.

  4. Click Attach.

What to do next

To configure AppNav-XE on the device, register the device in WCM next.

Register a Cisco XE SD-WAN device with a WCM partner

Before you begin

  • The device being registered should be in Manager mode in the Cisco SD-WAN Manager GUI.

  • The device being registered must have HTTPS configuration attached to it. The HTTPS configuration can be attached to the device using the Global Settings template in Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

    1. From Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Templates.

    2. Click Feature Templates then click Add Template.

      Note

      In Cisco vManage Release 20.7.x and earlier releases Feature Templates is called Feature.

    3. Under the Basic Information area in the right pane, choose the Global Settings template.

    4. Click Services.

    5. For both the fields—HTTP Server and HTTPS Server, from the drop-down list, choose Global and choose On.

Procedure

  1. In WCM, navigate to the Admin section.

  2. Choose Registration > Cisco IOS Routers.

  3. Enter the requested details and click Register.

    The registration status of the device is displayed in the lower part of the screen.

  4. Click Submit.

AppNav-XE cluster configuration for SD-WAN

Objective

Use these references to configure AppNav-XE clusters for SD-WAN. The configuration follows the non-SD-WAN procedure, with SD-WAN differences identified in the linked guide.

AppNav-XE cluster configuration references