Athena NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall)

Athena NGFW (previously known as Network Secure) provides comprehensive protection for every network perimeter, ensuring the safety of your valuable assets, data, and users from emerging threats.
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Central Management Settings

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To connect a Network Secure device in Shenzhen to the Central Manager device for management, follow the configuration guidance.

Configuration Guidance

Step 1.Log in to the Central Manager console, go to the Branches tab, specify the region name, and click OK to save the setting.

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Step 2.Select the region that you just created, and click New.

Step 3.Set the Branch Name, Branch Device(s), Access Token, Geo Location, and Group parameters, and then click OK.

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Step 4.Log in to the Network Secure device, navigate to System > Device Management > Central Management, and select Joined to the central management platform. Enter the IP address suffixed with :5000 (IP address of the Central Manager device) in the Central Manager/Platform-X Address field, enter the name of the branch device in the Device Name field, enter the password for connecting to Central Manager in the Password field, and then click Save.

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Step 5.The The device has connected to Central Management Platform status indicates that the Network Secure device has connected to Central Manager successfully.