14.4 Adding Network Device Endpoints in Secure Configuration Manager

To add a network device endpoint:

1. Log in to the Windows console for Secure Configuration Manager.

2. Go to IT Assets > Agents > OS > Windows.

3. In the content pane, right-click the Windows agent to which you want to add the network device endpoint, and then click Add Endpoint.

   Add Endpoints dialog box is displayed.

4. Select the agent component to which you want to add endpoints. Click Next.

5. In the Name field, type a name for the endpoint you want to add.

   NOTE:The endpoint name must be different from the original Windows Machine endpoint name. In addition, you must enter an endpoint name that does not already exist on the computer, because Secure Configuration Manager does not allow an endpoint to be monitored by more than one agent. For more information, see Planning Network Device Endpoint Deployment.

6. In the Endpoint Type field, select Network Device.

7. In the endpoint properties table, verify or type the following required information.

   Field	Description
   Protocol	The type of protocol used to connect with the network device - Telnet or SSH.
   Authentication Type	This field is displayed only if you have chosen SSH as the protocol. Options are Password and Key. Select Password if you require password-based SSH authentication; select Key if you require key-based SSH authentication.
   Network Device Type	Type of the network device for which you are configuring this endpoint. This drop-down list has three options - IOS, JUNOS, and GENERIC. Select IOS if the network device is a Cisco device, JUNOS if it is a Juniper device, and GENERIC if it is any other device.
   IP Address	IP address of the network device.
   IP Port	The port through which the endpoint interacts with the network device.
   User Name	User name to log in to the network device.
   Password	This field is displayed only if you have selected Password as the authentication type. Enter 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.

8. (Optional) To add more information about the endpoint, specify the following endpoint properties.

   Field	Description
   Passphrase	This field is displayed only if you have 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 designated contact person.
   Importance	Criticality level of the endpoint.
   License Type	Product for which you are licensing this endpoint.
   Location	Location of the computer hardware.
   Version	Version of the SQL Server database that the endpoint represents.
   Time Zone	Time zone in which the computer hardware is located.
   Notes	Descriptive notes about the endpoint.

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

9. (Optional) To add the endpoint to a group, perform the following steps:

   1. Click Add Endpoint to a Group, and then click Groups.

   2. To add the endpoint to an existing group, select the group.

   3. To add a new group for the endpoint, enter the new group name and description, and then click Create New Group.

   4. Click Finish to return to the Define Endpoint window.

10. (Optional) To add more than one endpoint, click Add Endpoint. Repeat Step 5 through Step 11 for each endpoint that you want to add.

11. Click Finish.