Managing Network Devices

Related topics:

Configuring Web Settings

Defining Web Policies

Managing edge devices

Generating device certificates

Managing EasyConnect services

Managing I Series appliances

The Web > Network Devices > Device Management page lists the devices and tunnel connections currently registered with the cloud portal. Depending on your account, these may be edge devices, Forcepoint appliances, EasyConnect services, or all.

Use this page to:

Add, edit, or remove devices.

Organize devices into folders, for ease of management.

Investigate details for each device.

A table displays your current devices and connections. Use the left selection menu or the drop-down list at the top of the table to filter what is shown. Above the table are the tools that can be used to manage and review your appliances or devices.

Global options

A variety of controls above the table can be used to:

Search for devices.

Enter all or part of a device name to start searching. The table is updated to show only results that match your search. Matched elements of the device name string are highlighted.

Add an edge device or EasyConnect service.

Click

, then select Add Edge Device (see Adding or editing edge device information) or Add EasyConnect Service (see Adding or editing an EasyConnect service).

Add an appliance

Click

, then select Add Appliance (see Adding or editing appliance information).

Add a folder or sub-folder to group similar edge devices, EasyConnect services, or appliances for ease of management in large deployments.

Click

, then enter a folder name and click Add. You can nest folders as needed for ease of management.

Once you have created folders, you can use drag and drop to move devices into folders, and to move folders.

Delete network devices or folders from the table.

Mark the check box next to each device or folder that you want to delete, then click the Delete button.

For I Series appliances, use the Optimize performance link at the top, right of the page to determine what traffic to send to the cloud service for analysis (see Optimizing appliance performance for details).

The detail pane

A detail pane to the right of the table that displays important device information and access to configuration tools.

For information about the details available for each device, see:

Managing edge devices

Managing EasyConnect services

Managing I Series appliances

Configuration tools for edge devices and EasyConnect services

To edit device information, click Edit

, then see Adding or editing edge device information or Adding or editing an EasyConnect service.

To remove an entry from the Device Management table, click Delete

Configuration tools for appliances

To edit appliance information, click

, then see Adding or editing appliance information.

Click

for a menu of other available options. The options are different for unregistered and registered appliances.

For appliances that are not yet registered, select Register Appliance. Registration instructions and the registration key appear in a pop-up window.

For registered appliances:

Select Download Update to select from a list of available software updates. The selection pop-up includes a link to the release notes for each available version.

Select Upgrade History to review a list of updates downloaded to or installed on the appliance.

Select Delete Appliance to remove the appliance entry from the Device Management table.