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Routing & Switching · Intermediate

Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

Automated onboarding where a new device obtains configuration and software from a server without manual console work.

Definition

In Cisco SD-WAN, WAN Edges contact the PnP Connect portal to learn their Validator and organization. Junos ZTP and Cisco IOS XE ZTP use DHCP options to download configuration scripts. Meraki and Mist use cloud claiming.

Example

A new router gets an IP by DHCP, contacts PnP Connect and joins the overlay.

Exam tip

ZTP depends on reachability to the provisioning server, so DHCP and DNS must work on the transport.

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