Getting started with the Forcepoint NGFW Manager and the VPN Broker

The Forcepoint NGFW Manager is the user interface for configuring the VPN Broker. The VPN Broker automatically creates and removes VPN tunnels as needed in full-mesh VPN environments.

Note: This document describes the currently supported features and options. Some features and options that are not yet supported might appear in the user interface.

You can alternatively use the Forcepoint NGFW Manager to locally manage a single NGFW Engine.

There are two different modes in the NGFW Manager:

VPN Broker Management — Allows you to configure the VPN Broker. In this mode, elements and options related to the VPN Broker are shown in addition to elements and options related to the management of the NGFW Engine.
NGFW Engine Management — Allows you to locally manage a single NGFW Engine. In this mode, elements and options related to the VPN Broker are not shown.

Before you begin configuring the VPN Broker or a single NGFW Engine, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the NGFW Manager user interface.