Defining Host elements
A Host element represents the IP addresses of any single device.
Host elements are used to represent individual devices that have no additional special role in the Secure SD-WAN Manager configuration (such as being a next-hop router or an external authentication server).
You can optionally configure on the Monitoring tab that a Log Server monitors the device.
If you selected any of the options on the Monitoring tab, a new Monitoring rule for the Host is added on the selected Log Server.
On the Host element’s NAT tab, you can view or edit the NAT definitions for the NAT configuration in which the element is included. However, you primarily configure NAT definitions in the properties of a Firewall engine.
Host Properties dialog box
Use this dialog box to define host properties. A Host element represents the IP address or addresses of any single device.
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| General tab | |
| Name | The name of the element. |
| Resolve | Automatically resolves the IP address of the host. |
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IPv4 Address
(Optional) |
Single IPv4 address. You can enter either one or both addresses.
Either an IPv4 or IPv6 address is mandatory. |
|
IPv6 Address
(Optional) |
Single IPv6 address. You can enter either one or both addresses.
Either an IPv4 or IPv6 address is mandatory. |
| Secondary IP Addresses | Specifies any additional device IP addresses. You can enter the additional IP addresses here instead of creating more elements for the other IP addresses. The secondary IP addresses are valid in policies and in routing and antispoofing. You can add several IPv4 and IPv6 addresses (one at a time). Click Add to add an element to the list, or Remove to remove the selected element. |
| Category (Optional) |
Includes the element in predefined categories. Click Select to select a category. |
| Tools Profile | Adds commands to the element right-click menu.Click Select to select an element. |
| Comment (Optional) |
A comment for your own reference. |
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monitoring tab | |
| Log Server | The Log Server that monitors the status of the element. |
| Status Monitoring | When selected, activates status monitoring for the device. You must also select the Probing Profile that contains the definitions for the monitoring. When you select Status Monitoring, the element is added to the tree in the Home view. |
| Probing Profile | Shows the name of the selected Probing Profile. Click Select to select a Probing Profile element. |
| Log Reception | Activates syslog reception from this device. You must select the Logging Profile that contains the definitions for converting the syslog entries to Secure SD-WAN Manager log entries. You must also select the Time Zone in which the device is located. By default, the local time zone of the computer you are using is selected. |
| Logging Profile | Shows the name of the selected Logging Profile. Click Select to select a Logging Profile element. |
| Time Zone | Selects the time zone for the logs. |
| Encoding | Selects the character set for log files. |
| SNMP Trap Reception | Enables the reception of SNMP traps from the third-party device. |
| NetFlow Reception | Enables the reception of NetFlow data from the third-party device. The supported versions are NetFlow v5, NetFlow v9, and IPFIX (NetFlow v10). |
| Option | Definition |
|---|---|
| NAT tab (All optional settings) |
|
| Firewall | Shows the selected firewall. |
| NAT Type | Shows the NAT translation type: Static or Dynamic. |
| Private IP Address | Shows the Private IP Address. |
| Public IP Address | Shows the defined Public IP Address. |
| Port Filter | Shows the selected Port Filters. |
| Comment | An optional comment for your own reference. |
| Add NAT Definition | Opens the NAT Definition Properties dialog box. |
| Edit NAT Definition | Opens the NAT Definition Properties dialog box for the selected definition. |
| Remove NAT Definition | Removes the selected NAT definition from the list. |