Onboard an On-Prem Firewall Management Center to CDO with Credentials

To onboard an On-Prem Firewall Management Center to CDO with credentials, follow this procedure:

Before you begin

Make sure you allow proper port access on your on-prem management center:

  • Allow inbound connectivity on port 443 if you are onboarding the on-premises management center using an on-premises Secure Device Connector.

  • Allow outbound connectivity on port 443 if you are onboarding the management center using the Cloud Connector.



Procedure

Step 1

In the left pane, click Tools & Services > Firewall Management Center.

Step 2

Click to onboard an On-Prem Firewall Management Center.

Step 3

Click Firewall Management Center.

Step 4

Select the Use Credentials card.

Step 5

Click the Secure Device Connector button and select an SDC installed in your network. If you would rather not use an SDC, CDO can connect to your On-Prem Management Center using the Cloud Connector. Your choice depends on how you connect CDO to your managed devices.

Choose a Secure Device Connector

choose from list of secure device connectors

Step 6

Enter the device name and location. Click Next.

Step 7

Enter the Username and Password of the account credentials you want to use to access the On-Prem Management Center. Click Next.

Step 8

The device is onboarded. From here you can opt to add labels to your On-Prem Management Center, or click Go to Services to view the page of onboarded devices. If healthy, the FMC is displayed with a Synced status.

Note

Note that the devices managed by the On-Prem Management Center are automatically named as "<fmcname>_<manageddevicename>."