Managing Agent Configurations

To configure the Agents page, complete the following steps:

1	Navigate to the Console > Management > Agents page.

 

The Summary panel displays the number of installed and running agents.

2	In the Agent Configuration panel, select the IP address of the Agent you want to view from the Agent IP drop-down menu. This field can accept/display IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

The Agent Name text-field populates the name of the selected Agent. The agent name can be modified by editing this text-field.

3	To specify when tasks run, access the Default Task Execution Schedule field and select one of the following radio buttons:

•	Immediately— Runs tasks immediately (selected by default).

•	Daily At— Provides Hour and Minute drop-down menus to select the start time. The time is based on the GMS appliance’s local time.

4	In the Gateway Configuration panel select on of the following radio buttons to configure the gateway for Agents:

•	None— No gateway is specified. The agent is facing the unit directly without any device between them. If you do not wish to configure a gateway for the Agent, click None.

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NAT Device— Use this option when a NAT device is configured as the gateway. The GMS appliance does not have to login to the unit for any reason and all NAT configurations are taken care of by the network Administrator directly through the device’s management interface. To configure the NAT device, complete the following:

a	Select NAT Device.

b	Enter the NAT Device WAN IP address. This is the external IP address of the device.

c	Enter the NAT Device Syslog Port. This is the Syslog port used for Syslogs sent from the managed units.

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GMS Gateway— Use this option when a SonicWALL device is acting as a Gateway. The GMS appliance needs to be able to login to the unit and pull additional information such as the WAN IP of the device. This type of device is typically used when Units managed by the Agent are either on the management tunnel or an existing tunnel. In the case of SSL, a GMS gateway is really not necessary. Using a SonicWALL is recommended, but can be setup as a NAT Device if all units are managed using SSL. To configure the GMS Gateway, complete the following:

a	Click GMS Gateway.

b	Click the GMS Gateway IP text-field, then enter the internal IP address of the device. If you change the GMS gateway IP address or password, you must also change the settings on this page.

c	Click the GMS Gateway Port text-field, then enter the management port used to sign into the device.

d	Click the GMS Gateway Username text-field, then enter the username used to sign into the device.

e	Click the GMS Gateway Password text-field, then enter the password used to sign into the device.

f	Click the GMS Gateway Syslog Port text-field, then enter the Syslog port used for syslogs sent from the managed units.

5	For each agent server, the Firewalls for Primary Management drop-down menu lists the SonicWALL appliances that are assigned to the agent server for primary management. The total number is also displayed.

6	For each agent server, the Firewalls for Standby Management drop-down menu lists the SonicWALL appliances that are assigned to the agent server for backup management. The total number is also displayed.

7	For each agent server, the Firewalls Under Active Management drop-down manu lists the SonicWALL appliances that are actively being managed by the agent server. The total number is also displayed.

8	When you are finished, click Update. The settings are changed. To clear the settings and start over, click Reset.