NGFW Manager and VPN Broker 6.11 Online Help

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Maintenance
Most maintenance tasks can be done for both the VPN Broker and for single NGFW Engines.
Maintenance tasks
Maintenance includes procedures that you do not typically need to do frequently.
Change your password
We recommend that you change your password regularly.

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About this Help
This online Help was created for Forcepoint NGFW Manager and VPN Broker, version 6.11.0.
Getting started
You can use the Forcepoint NGFW Manager to configure the VPN Broker or to manage a single Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (Forcepoint NGFW) Engine.
Configuring a single VPN Broker
The VPN Broker creates highly-scalable, full-mesh VPN environments. VPN tunnels are automatically created between NGFW Engines when they communicate with each other. The VPN tunnels are automatically removed when they are no longer needed.
Configuring VPN Broker high availability
When you configure high availability for the VPN Broker, there are multiple VPN Broker gateways in the same VPN Broker domain. All VPN Broker members can connect to any VPN Broker gateway in the VPN Broker domain.
Local management of a single NGFW Engine
You can use the Forcepoint NGFW Manager to locally manage a single NGFW Engine.
Maintenance
Most maintenance tasks can be done for both the VPN Broker and for single NGFW Engines.
- Maintenance tasks
  Maintenance includes procedures that you do not typically need to do frequently.
  - Upload, import, and activate dynamic update packages
    The NGFW appliance is delivered with a dynamic update package. You can manually upload, import, and activate new dynamic update packages.
  - Upgrade a single NGFW Engine
    You can upgrade a single NGFW Engine using the NGFW Manager.
  - Change your password
    We recommend that you change your password regularly.
  - Export elements
    Exporting elements allows you to reuse or restore elements for single NGFW Engine configuration without having to create them again.
  - Import elements
    Importing elements allows you to reuse or restore elements for single NGFW Engine configuration without having to create them again.
  - Back up system configurations
    Backups contain the necessary configuration information to restore the NGFW Manager to the state it was in when the backup was taken.
  - Restore backups
    Restoring backups allows you to recover from the loss of the system configurations.
  - Restart the NGFW Engine
    In rare cases, such as when the NGFW Engine is not functioning correctly, you might need to restart the NGFW Engine.
  - Turn off the NGFW Engine
    You can turn off the NGFW Engine when moving the NGFW appliance to another location, or when doing hardware maintenance.
  - Collect information for Forcepoint support
    When instructed to do so by Forcepoint support, you can collect information about the system to assist in troubleshooting.
  - Reset the NGFW appliance to default settings
    We recommend resetting the NGFW appliance to default settings before disposing of the appliance, or mailing the appliance to Forcepoint support or another location.

Change your password

We recommend that you change your password regularly.

Steps

Click User > Change Password.
Enter your current password, then enter and confirm the new password.
Click Change Password.

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Published 28 February 2022