Add Device - Firewall Analyzer


    Add firewalls and routers manually to Firewall Analyzer

    In Firewall Analyzer, you can add a firewall or a router device manually. To fetch the firewall rules/policies and generate Rule management and Standards reports, click the 'I want Rule Management & Compliance report' link and provide device credentials. The device added will not forward Syslogs, you have to configure it separately.

    Note: Only Rule Management reports are supported for Router devices.

    You can add device manually from Settings > Discovery > Add Firewall page.

     

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    Add Device Manually (Without Syslog)

    Follow the procedure given below to add firewall or router device manually to Firewall Analyzer:

    1. Select the Add Device Manually (Without Syslog) option.
    2. In the Device Type drop-down, choose between Firewall or Router.
    3. Choose your device's Vendor Name from the drop-down list. All the devices listed under the firewall rule management report in this page supports manual device addition.
    4. Enter the IP address of the firewall in the IP Address field.
    5. Enter the Device Name.
    6. Select the I want Rule Management & Compliance report check box to enable Firewall Analyzer's Rule Management and Compliance Reports for your device.
    • Note: Generating Rule management and Compliance reports requires syslogs from your device.
    • For CLI and API mode of device addition, refer this page.
    • For File mode of device addition, refer this page.
    1. Click Validate button to check the reachability of the firewall from Firewall Analyzer with the given credentials.
    2. Click Save to proceed.