12.1 Adding Network Device Endpoints

To add a network device endpoint using the Network Device Endpoint Importer utility:

  1. Launch the Network Device Endpoint Importer utility. Click File > New Endpoint or click the + option.

  2. In the Endpoint Name field, specify a name for the endpoint you want to add.

  3. In the Endpoint Properties table, verify or specify the following required information:

    Field

    Description

    Agent Name

    Select the Windows agent to which you want to add the network device endpoint.

    Endpoint Name

    (Optional) Specify a name for the endpoint, if you have not specified already in Step 2.

    Protocol

    Select the type of protocol used to connect with the network device - Telnet or SSH.

    Authentication Type

    This field is displayed only if you have selected SSH as the protocol. Select one of the following options:

    • Password: Select this option if you require password-based SSH authentication.

    • Key: Select this option if you require key-based SSH authentication.

    Network Device Type

    Select the type of the network device for which you are configuring this endpoint. This drop-down list has following options:

    • IOS: Select IOS if the network device is a Cisco device.

    • JUNOS: Select UNOS if the network device is a Juniper device.

    • GENERIC: Select GENERIC if the network device is not a Cisco or a Juniper device.

    IP Address

    Specify IP address of the network device.

    IP Port

    Specify the port through which the endpoint interacts with the network device.

    User Name

    Specify the user name to log in to the network device.

    Password

    This field is displayed only if you have selected Password as the Authentication Type. Specify the password of the network device.

    Key

    This field is displayed only if you have selected Key as the Authentication Type. Specify the private key file path.

    Expect Script Name

    This field is displayed only if you have selected Generic as the Network Device Type. Specify the name of the scripting file that interacts with the network device.

    NOTE:Some fields display default values. However, you can update the values.

  4. (Optional) Specify the following endpoint properties:

    Field

    Description

    Passphrase

    This field is displayed only if you selected SSH as Protocol and Key as authentication type. Specify the passphrase for the private key file.

    Privilege Password

    This field is displayed only if you have selected IOS as the Network Device Type. Specify the privilege password of the network device.

    Contact Email

    Email address of the contact person.

    Contact Name

    Name of the contact person.

    Importance

    Criticality level of the endpoint.

    License Type

    Product for which you are licensing this endpoint.

    Location

    Physical location of the endpoint computer hardware.

    Version

    Version of the SQL Server database that the endpoint represents.

    Time Zone

    Time zone in which the endpoint computer hardware is located.

    Notes

    Descriptive notes about the endpoint.

    NOTE:Some fields display default values. However, you can update the values.

  5. To register the endpoint with Secure Configuration Manager, select True in the Register field. Alternatively, you can select Register All to register all the endpoints you have added.

  6. (Optional) To add the endpoint to a group, select Add Endpoint to a Group option and then select an existing group or type a new group name to which the endpoint should belong.

To easily add endpoints, you can do the following:

  • Save the configuration of endpoints you want to add in a .xml or a .csv file, and then load the configuration file by clicking File > Load Configuration and selecting the file.

  • Save the configuration of the endpoint you have added, by clicking File > Save Configuration. This saves the configuration of the endpoint in a .xml or .csv file. You can use the same configuration in the future while adding endpoints, by using the Load Configuration option.

    NOTE:You can use the schema of the .xml file that you create here to create your own .xml files that contain endpoint configuration information. You can use these configuration information files to add network device endpoints in future.

  • Clone an endpoint by clicking the > button. This creates a new endpoint with the same configuration as the endpoint you are cloning. You can then modify the configuration of the clones endpoint as required. This makes it easy to add endpoints.