Devices With Dynamic Ip Addresses - Juniper NETWORK AND SECURITY MANAGER 2010.2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE REV1 Administration Manual

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Devices with Dynamic IP Addresses

A dynamic IP address is an IP address that changes. To add a device that uses a dynamic
IP address, the device must support NACN.
ScreenOS Devices and IDP Sensors
To activate a ScreenOS device or an IDP sensor with an unknown IP address:
Check the device configuration state by holding your mouse cursor over the device
1.
in Device Manager, or by checking the configuration status in Device Monitor. The
device configuration state should display "Modeled", indicating that the management
system is waiting for the device to connect.
Right-click the device and select Activate Device. The Activate Device wizard displays.
2.
Select Device deployed, but IP is not reachable.
3.
Click Next. The Specify the connections settings dialog box opens.
4.
Specify the First Connection One Time Password (OTP) that authenticates the
5.
device.
NOTE: All passwords handled by NSM are case-sensitive.
Edit the Device Server Connection parameters, if desired.
6.
Click Next. The Specify device connections characteristics dialog box opens.
7.
Click Show Device Commands to display a list of CLI commands. The commands
enable management and set the management IP address to the Device Server IP
address, enable the Management Agent, set the Unique External ID, and set the
device OTP.
Copy and paste these commands into a text file, and then send the commands to
the device administrator. The device administrator must make a Telnet connection
to the physical device, paste the commands, and execute them to enable NSM
management of the device.
NOTE: The device administrator can also use a console connection to execute the
commands on the physical device. However, the commands must be entered three at
a time to ensure that the device receives all commands.
Click OK to dismiss the Commands window and complete the Activate Device wizard.
8.
Check the device configuration status by holding your mouse cursor over the device
9.
in Device Manager, or by checking the configuration status in Device Monitor). When
the device connects, the status displays "Update Needed", indicating that the device
has connected but the management system has not pushed the device configuration
yet.
Update the device configuration by right-clicking the device and selecting Update
10.
Device. The Job Information box displays the job type and status for the update.
When the job status displays successful completion, click Close.
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