Add a Sensor to the Manager

To add a Sensor, perform the following steps:

1. Go to Devices → <Admin Domain Name> → Global → Device Manager.
   The Device Manager page is displayed.
2. Select the Sensors tab and click .
   The Add Device - Step 1 of 2 panel is displayed.
3. Enter relevant details in the Add Device - Step 1 of 2 panel.
   1. Enter the Name of the device.
      The Sensor name must begin with a letter. The maximum length of the name is 25 characters.
   2. Enter the Shared Secret.
      The shared secret must be a minimum of 8 characters and maximum of 25 characters in length. The key cannot start with an exclamation mark nor can have any spaces. The parameters that you can use to define the key are:
      • 26 alphabets: upper and lowercase (a,b,c,...z and A, B, C,...Z)
      • 10 digits: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
      • 32 symbols: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = [ ] { } \ | ; : " ' , . <? /

      Note

      The Sensor name and shared secret key that you enter in the Manager must be identical to the shared secret that you will later enter during physical installation/initialization of the Sensor (using CLI). If not, the Sensor will not be able to register itself with Manager.

   3. Enter the Confirm Shared Secret.
   4. Select the required Device Type as IPS Sensor or NTBA Appliance.
4. Select the Deployment Mode as either Direct or Indirect from the drop-down.

   In Direct mode, pending changes are delivered directly from the Manager to Sensor. It is the recommended mode. In Indirect mode, when trust is established between the Manager and the Sensor, the initial configuration update from Manager to Sensor will be stopped.

   You can toggle between Direct and Indirect modes in the Manager by navigating to Devices → <Admin Domain Name> → Devices → <Device Name> → Summary. In the Sync monitor, select Direct or Indirect against Sync Mode and click Save. The Sensor status will be shown as good in the CLI only after successful configuration update by enabling the Direct mode.

5. If required, enter the Contact Information, Location, and Comment details.
6. Click Save.
   An Information dialog box is displayed to confirm the addition of Sensor. Click OK.

   The new Sensor is displayed in the Sensors tab of Device Manager page.