Engine Editor > General

Use this branch to change general Security Engine settings.

Option	Definition
Name	The name of the element.
Node Name (Optional)	The name of the Security Engine node.
Certificate Settings (Optional)	Allows you to define certificate settings for the Security Engine node for use external certificate management. Click Certificate Settings to create a certificate request for the Security Engine node.
Version (Not available for clusters)	The version of the Forcepoint Network Security Platform software. Not editable.
Status (Not available for clusters)	Shows the configuration status of the Security Engine. Not editable.
Log Server	Specifies the Log Server to which the Security Engine sends event data. If the Security Engine is a Virtual Engine, then you can select one of the following options: Inherit from Master Engine: When selected, the hosted Virtual Engine sends log data to the same Log Server that is used by the Master Engine. Override: When selected, you can select a different configured Log Server to which the log data is sent. For more details on how to configure a log server, refer to the Create additional Log Server elements topic. Note: You can only select one log server at a time for a Virtual Engine.
DNS IP Addresses (Optional)	Specifies the IP addresses of the DNS servers that the Security Engine uses. DNS IP addresses are IP addresses of external DNS servers. Security Engines use these DNS servers to resolve Domain names to IP addresses. Security Engines need DNS resolution to contact services that are defined using URLs or domain names, and to resolve fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) used in policies. (Engine/VPN role only) For DNS relay, specifies the IP addresses of external DNS servers to which the Security Engine forwards DNS requests from clients in the internal network. When DNS relay is configured, these DNS servers are used unless domain-specific DNS servers are specified in a DNS Relay Profile element. If you have configured at least one Physical Interface with a dynamic IP address or one static NetLink with a DNS IP address, the default value of the DNS IP Addresses field is The engine uses NetLink-specific DNS IP addresses. Note: If you have defined NetLink-specific DNS IP addresses, adding DNS IP addresses overrides the NetLink-specific DNS IP addresses. Click Add to add an element to the table, or Remove to remove the selected element. Select one of the following options: IP Address — Adds an IP Address element that represents a single IP address. Network Element — Adds a Network element that represents a network space.
Geolocation	Specifies the geographical location of the Security Engine.
Location	Specifies the location for the Security Engine if there is a NAT device between the Security Engine and other SMC components.
Proof-of-Serial (Appliances only)	Shows the Proof-of-Serial code of the Forcepoint Network Security Platform appliance. Not editable.
Category (Optional)	Includes the element in predefined categories. Click Select to select a category.
Tools Profile	Adds commands to the right-click menu for the element. Click Select to select an element.
Comment (Optional)	A comment for your own reference.