Getting Started Guide

Security Management Server Connection
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Security Management Server Connection
For Centrally managed appliances only:
After you set a one-time password for the Security Management Server and the appliance, you can
connect to the Security Management Server to establish trust between the Security Management Server
and the appliance.
To connect to the Security Management Server, select:
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Connect to the Security Management Server now.
Or
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Connect to the Security Management Server later
If you select to connect now, enter the data for these fields:
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Management address - Enter the IP address or host name of the Security Management Server.
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Connect - When you successfully connect to the Security Management Server, the security policy
will automatically be fetched and installed.
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If the Security Management Server is deployed behind a 3rd party NAT device, select Always use
the above address to connect to the Security Management Server. Manually enter the IP
address or the host name of the appliance should connect to reach the Security Management
Server.
If you enter an IP address, it will override the automatic mechanism that determines the routable
IPaddress of the Security Management Server for each appliance.
If you enter a host name, it is saved and the Security Gateway will re-resolve the name of the
IPaddress changes. This configuration can be edited later in the Home >Security Management
page of the WebUI.
If you do not select this checkbox and you use a host name to fetch the policy, when the policy is
fetched, the Security Management Server IP is set to the IP address in the policy.
Select where to send logs:
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Send logs to same address - The logs are sent to the IP address entered on this page for
the Security Management Server.
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Send logs to - Enter the IP address of a log server.
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Send logs according to policy - The logs are sent according to the log server definitions that
are defined in the policy.