You can use the SMC to monitor system components and third-party devices. You can also view and filter logs, and create Reports from them.
Diagrams allow you to visualize your network security environment.
This online help was created for Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN, version 7.1.4.
Before setting up Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN, it is useful to know what the different components do and what engine roles are available.
Before you can set up the system and start configuring elements, you must consider how the different SMC components should be positioned and deployed.
After deploying the SMC components, you are ready to start using the Management Client and carrying out some of the first configuration tasks.
You can monitor Secure SD-WAN components and view system summaries in the Management Client.
The Application Health Monitoring dashboard lets administrators monitor network and application layers connection quality.
The SMC can be configured to log and monitor other manufacturers’ devices in much the same way as SMC components are monitored.
You can view log, alert, and audit entries through the log browsing views. You can view data from SMC servers, all types of engines, and from third-party components that are configured to send data to the SMC.
Reports are summaries of logs and statistics that allow you to combine large amounts of data into an easily viewable form.
Filters allow you to select data based on values that it contains. Most frequently, you use filters when viewing logs, but filters can also be used for other tasks, such as exporting logs and selecting data for reports.
Diagrams allow you to generate a model of the elements you have already configured. You can also design a model of your network and configure SD-WAN Manager elements at the same time.
Diagrams are created and edited in the Diagram Editor.
You can create a diagram from previously configured elements or add new elements to the SMC and draw the diagram simultaneously.
Background images and colors enhance the appearance of your diagrams and make layout easier.
You can add new elements to the SMC and draw the diagram simultaneously.
You can create a diagram from previously configured elements.
Text comments allow you to add notes and labels to diagrams.
You can set the layout of a diagram manually, or you can select one of the automatic layout options.
You can connect elements in diagrams automatically or manually.
You can create links between related diagrams.
You can view diagrams without opening them for editing.
You can command and set options for engines through the Management Client or on the engine command line. You can also stop traffic manually.
SD-WAN Manager configuration allows you to customize how the SMC components work.
You can create and modify Engines, IPS engines, Layer 2 Engines, Master Engines and Virtual Secure SD-WAN Engines. You can configure the Secure SD-WAN Engine properties, activate optional features, and configure advanced Secure SD-WAN Engine settings.
Use the Management Client to configure static or dynamic routing, and use a Multi-Link configuration to manage and distribute inbound and outbound connections.
Policies are key elements that contain rules for allowing or blocking network traffic and inspecting the content of traffic.
User accounts are stored in internal databases or external directory servers. You can use Secure SD-WAN in the Engine/VPN role or external authentication servers to authenticate users.
Secure SD-WAN supports both policy-based and route-based VPN tunnels between VPN gateways. For full remote access, Secure SD-WAN supports both IPsec and SSL VPN tunnels for VPN clients.
Maintenance includes procedures that you do not typically need to do frequently.
Troubleshooting helps you resolve common problems in the Secure SD-WAN and SMC.