Add Location elements

Group the SMC components into Location elements based on which components are on the same side of a NAT device.

The elements that belong to the same Location element always use the primary IP address when contacting each other.

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Steps

  1. Select Configuration, then browse to Administration.
  2. Expand the Other Elements branch.
  3. Right-click Locations and select New Location.
  4. In the Name field, enter a name.
  5. Select elements from the Resources pane and click Add.
  6. Click OK.

Next steps

Continue the configuration in one of the following ways:
  • If your Management Server or Log Server needs a contact address, add SMC server contact addresses.
  • Configure the Firewall, IPS, and Layer 2 Firewall elements in the Management Client. You must configure the elements before configuring the Forcepoint NGFW software.