John Kull

One of the most popular Voice Over IP systems is the Cisco Unified Communication Manager System. Cisco uses several abbreviations for its VOIP system: Cisco Unified (CM), CallManager, and CUCM. This intro will focus on the CUCM architecture; that is, I will explain the most important components and concepts you need to understand if you plan to deploy CallManager in your organization.

PyAutoGUI is a Python module that enables interaction with a GUI operating system. With PyAutoGUI, we can “drive” the keyboard and mouse as if a user were running the PC. PyAutoGUI works with Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this article, I explain how to install PyAutoGui, we will look at how to get started using PyAutoGui and I will give a simple example that demonstrates some of the main features of PyAutoGUI for Windows GUI automation.

In a previous article, we looked at how to leverage the Python Module Paramiko to connect to Cisco routers and switches via SSH and execute commands. In this article, we will build on that knowledge and build a Cisco config backup system of all our devices on a schedule. You can also use this information to push common updates to all your devices, such as updating a syslog server entry, SNMP server, or any other commands you may need to send to all devices.

The Python module Paramiko enables you to leverage Python to automate the management of CISCO routers and switches. In this guide, I will explain how to install Paramiko via pip and provide a usage example. The module makes Python act as an SSH client or server, enabling us to automate any device to which we can connect via SSH.