Create Host elements

In the Management Client, create Host elements to define the source IP addresses that are used for incoming private application traffic.

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Steps

  1. Select Configuration, then browse to Network Elements.
  2. Browse to Hosts.
  3. Create a Host element for the NAT IP address of the first tunnel.
    1. Select New > Host.
    2. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name.
      Example: Tunnel 1 NAT IP
    3. In the IPv4 Address field, enter 116.50.59.232.
    4. Click OK.
  4. Create a Host element for the NAT IP address of the second tunnel.
    1. Select New > Host.
    2. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name.
      Example: Tunnel 2 NAT IP
    3. In the IPv4 Address field, enter 116.50.59.234.
    4. Click OK.

Next steps

Create External VPN Gateway elements to represent the cloud end of each connection.

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.
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 Dashboard 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 SMC 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.