Configure SSH access to the NGFW Engine command line

To allow secure remote connections to the command line of the NGFW Engine, configure SSH access.

Before you begin

Create Host or Network elements to define the IP addresses from which SSH connections to the NGFW Engine are allowed.

Steps

  1. Browse to NGFW > Properties > General.
  2. Select SSH Server Enabled.
  3. Browse to NGFW > Properties > Policies.
  4. In the Alias Resolving settings, add a row to the table in one of the following ways:
    • Click to add the first row.
    • Click > New Row Before or > New Row After to add a row.
  5. Define the following alias translation:
    Alias Alias Value
    $ Allowed SSH Remote Sources The Host or Network elements that represent the IP addresses from which SSH connections to the NGFW Engine are allowed.

    Type part of the name of an element or browse through the drop-down list to select an element.

  6. Click Save.
  7. Publish the changes.