Engine Editor > General
Use this branch to change general NGFW Engine settings.
Option | Definition |
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Name | The name of the element. |
Node Name (Optional) |
The name of the NGFW Engine node. |
Certificate Settings (Optional) |
Allows you to define certificate settings for the NGFW Engine node for use external certificate management. Click Certificate Settings to create a certificate request for the NGFW Engine node. |
Version
(Not available for clusters) |
The version of the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall software. Not editable. |
Status
(Not available for clusters) |
Shows the configuration status of the NGFW Engine. Not editable. |
Log Server | Specifies the Log Server to which the NGFW Engine sends event data. If the NGFW Engine is a Master NGFW Engine, the hosted Virtual NGFW Engines send log data to the same Log Server. |
DNS IP Addresses
(Optional) |
Specifies the IP addresses of the DNS servers that the NGFW Engine uses. DNS IP addresses are IP addresses of external DNS servers. NGFW Engines use these DNS servers to resolve Domain names to IP addresses. NGFW Engines need DNS resolution to contact services that are defined using URLs or domain names, and to resolve fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) used in policies. (Firewall/VPN role only) For DNS relay, specifies the IP addresses of external DNS servers to which the NGFW Engine forwards DNS requests from clients in the internal network. When DNS relay is configured, these DNS servers are used unless domain-specific DNS servers are specified in a DNS Relay Profile element. If you have configured at least one Physical Interface with a dynamic IP address or one static NetLink with a DNS IP address, the default value of the DNS IP Addresses field is The engine uses NetLink-specific DNS IP addresses. Note: If you have defined NetLink-specific DNS IP addresses, adding DNS IP addresses overrides the
NetLink-specific DNS IP addresses.
Click Add to add an element to the table, or Remove to remove the selected element. Select one of the following options:
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Geolocation | Specifies the geographical location of the NGFW Engine. |
Location | Specifies the location for the NGFW Engine if there is a NAT device between the NGFW Engine and other SMC components. |
Proof-of-Serial
(Appliances only) |
Shows the Proof-of-Serial code of the Forcepoint NGFW appliance. Not editable. |
Category (Optional) |
Includes the element in predefined categories. Click Select to select a category. |
Tools Profile | Adds commands to the right-click menu for the element. Click Select to select an element. |
Comment (Optional) |
A comment for your own reference. |