FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN 6.10.100 Online Help

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Setting up
After deploying the Secure SD-WAN Manager components, you are ready to start using the Management Client and carrying out some of the first configuration tasks.
Using the Management Client
The Management Client provides the user interface for setting up, managing, and monitoring all features in the Secure SD-WAN Manager.

About this Help
This online help was created for Secure SD-WAN Manager, version 6.10.100.0.
Introduction to the FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN
Before setting up FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN, it is useful to know what the different components do and what engine roles are available.
Deployment
Before you can set up the system and start configuring elements, you must consider how the different Secure SD-WAN Manager components should be positioned and deployed.
Setting up
After deploying the Secure SD-WAN Manager components, you are ready to start using the Management Client and carrying out some of the first configuration tasks.
- Using the Management Client
  The Management Client provides the user interface for setting up, managing, and monitoring all features in the Secure SD-WAN Manager.
  - Management Client and how it works
    Use the Management Client for configuring, controlling, and monitoring the Engines.
  - Log on to the Secure SD-WAN Manager
    The Management Client connects to the Management Server and to Log Servers.
  - Log on to the Secure SD-WAN Manager using certificate-based authentication
    You can log on to the Secure SD-WAN Manager using an X.509 certificate stored in the Windows certificate store or on a smart card, such as a Common Access Card (CAC).
  - Customize the Management Client layout
    You can select different panes and view options through the Menu > View menu. You can also change the size of the text in various views.
  - Bookmark Management Client views
    Bookmark frequently used views and arrange bookmarks into folders to more easily find them.
  - Change the logon view
    You can choose which view opens when you log on to the Management Client, replacing the default Home view.
  - Centralized management of global system settings
    Use the Global System Properties dialog box to centrally manage global system settings and configure password policy settings.
  - View, approve, and commit pending changes
    You can view the configuration changes that you and other administrators have made before the new configurations and policies are transferred to the Engines. If an optional approval workflow is enforced, changes must be approved before they are transferred to the engines.
  - Create logon banners and export banners
    You can create logon banners that show all administrators information about the selected Management Server, and export banners that are added to exported elements to indicate that the export contains sensitive or classified data.
  - Change the default language of the Management Client
    Each administrator can change the default language of the Management Client during installation or manually after installation. The options are English and Japanese.
  - Using search features
    You can search for elements, references to other elements, duplicate IP addresses, duplicate Service elements, unused elements, users, and elements in the Trash.
  - Communicating with other administrators
    The administrator messaging feature allows you to communicate with other administrators who are currently logged on to the Management Client.
  - Use Tools Profile elements to add commands to elements
    You can add commands (for example, tracert, SSH, or ping) to an element’s right-click menu with Tools Profiles. The commands are added in the Tools submenu.
  - Using the online help locally
    By default, the Management Client’s online help is accessed through the Internet. When you use the online help locally, the online help is available even when there is no Internet connectivity.
- Network address translation (NAT) and how it works
  Network address translation (NAT) means changing the IP address or port information in packets. Most often, NAT is used to allow internal hosts to communicate via networks where their actual address is not routable and to conceal the internal network structure from outsiders.
- Configuring system communications
  System communications involve traffic between Secure SD-WAN Manager components, traffic between Secure SD-WAN Manager components and external components that are a part of the system configuration, and external access into the system.
- Managing certificates for system communications
  Certificates are proof of identity that Secure SD-WAN Manager components and Engines use to authenticate themselves in communications.
- Managing elements
  Certain tasks are common to most elements. Some of these tasks are not mandatory for defining an element, but are still helpful as you get your Secure SD-WAN Manager up and running.
Monitoring
You can use the Secure SD-WAN Manager to monitor system components and third-party devices. You can also view and filter logs, and create Reports from them.
Controlling Engines
You can command and set options for engines through the Management Client or on the engine command line. You can also stop traffic manually.
Secure SD-WAN Manager configuration
Secure SD-WAN Manager configuration allows you to customize how the Secure SD-WAN Manager components work.
Engine configuration
You can create and modify Firewalls, IPS engines, Layer 2 Firewalls, Master Engines and Virtual Engines. You can configure the Engine properties, activate optional features, and configure advanced Engine settings.
Routing
Use the Management Client to configure static or dynamic routing, and use a Multi-Link configuration to manage and distribute inbound and outbound connections.
Traffic inspection policies
Policies are key elements that contain rules for allowing or blocking network traffic and inspecting the content of traffic.
Users and authentication
User accounts are stored in internal databases or external directory servers. You can use Engine in the Firewall/VPN role or external authentication servers to authenticate users.
Virtual private networks
Engine supports both policy-based and route-based VPN (virtual private network) tunnels between VPN gateways. For full remote access, Engine supports both IPsec and SSL VPN tunnels for VPN clients.
Maintenance and upgrades
Maintenance includes procedures that you do not typically need to do frequently.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting helps you resolve common problems in the Engine and Secure SD-WAN Manager.
Appendices

Using the Management Client

The Management Client provides the user interface for setting up, managing, and monitoring all features in the Secure SD-WAN Manager.

Management Client and how it works
Use the Management Client for configuring, controlling, and monitoring the Engines.
Log on to the Secure SD-WAN Manager
The Management Client connects to the Management Server and to Log Servers.
Log on to the Secure SD-WAN Manager using certificate-based authentication
You can log on to the Secure SD-WAN Manager using an X.509 certificate stored in the Windows certificate store or on a smart card, such as a Common Access Card (CAC).
Customize the Management Client layout
You can select different panes and view options through the Menu > View menu. You can also change the size of the text in various views.
Bookmark Management Client views
Bookmark frequently used views and arrange bookmarks into folders to more easily find them.
Change the logon view
You can choose which view opens when you log on to the Management Client, replacing the default Home view.
Centralized management of global system settings
Use the Global System Properties dialog box to centrally manage global system settings and configure password policy settings.
View, approve, and commit pending changes
You can view the configuration changes that you and other administrators have made before the new configurations and policies are transferred to the Engines. If an optional approval workflow is enforced, changes must be approved before they are transferred to the engines.
Create logon banners and export banners
You can create logon banners that show all administrators information about the selected Management Server, and export banners that are added to exported elements to indicate that the export contains sensitive or classified data.
Change the default language of the Management Client
Each administrator can change the default language of the Management Client during installation or manually after installation. The options are English and Japanese.
Using search features
You can search for elements, references to other elements, duplicate IP addresses, duplicate Service elements, unused elements, users, and elements in the Trash.
Communicating with other administrators
The administrator messaging feature allows you to communicate with other administrators who are currently logged on to the Management Client.
Use Tools Profile elements to add commands to elements
You can add commands (for example, tracert, SSH, or ping) to an element’s right-click menu with Tools Profiles. The commands are added in the Tools submenu.
Using the online help locally
By default, the Management Client’s online help is accessed through the Internet. When you use the online help locally, the online help is available even when there is no Internet connectivity.

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Published 3 June 2022