| Tool | Type | Best for | |------|------|-----------| | | Free, modern | Current Cisco Small Business (250/350 series) | | Cisco FindIT Network Manager | Free | Discovery and monitoring of older small business gear | | CLI (SSH) + Ansible | Free/Open | Scalable, secure configuration management | | SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools | Paid trial | Configuration backup for legacy devices | 8. Conclusion Cisco Configuration Assistant 3.2 is a free but obsolete tool that remains useful only for maintaining legacy Cisco Small Business networks in isolated environments . Downloading it requires searching third-party archives, as Cisco no longer hosts it. For new deployments or security-sensitive networks, migrate to Cisco Business Dashboard or CLI-based automation. If you must use CCA 3.2, run it on a dedicated, non-internet-connected Windows PC with Java 8 strictly locked down. Disclaimer: This report is for informational purposes. Downloading and using unsupported software may introduce security risks. Always verify software integrity and comply with Cisco’s licensing terms.
After you have installed the plugin, open Microsoft Word and click File from the menu bar at the top.
Click on Options from the left panel. From the dialog box select Add-ins on the left and select BI Publisher Template Builder for Word from the Add-ins list.
Click OK.