Chapter 5 Configuring Devices - Juniper NETWORK AND SECURITY MANAGER 2010.2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE REV1 Administration Manual

CHAPTER 5
Configuring Devices
Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc.
The Device Manager module in Network and Security Manager (NSM) enables you to
configure the managed Juniper Networks devices in your network. You can edit
configurations after you add and import a managed device, or create configurations when
you model a device.
This chapter provides details of device configuration concepts and provides some
examples. For instructions for configuring specific device settings, see the Network and
Security Manager Online Help or the appropriate device-specific administration guide.
This chapter also describes two important tools that you can use to simplify configuring
devices: templates and configuration groups.
After you edit or create a configuration for a device object in NSM, you must update the
configuration on the managed device for your changes to take effect. For details on
updating devices, see "Updating Devices" on page 241.
Use security policies to configure the rules that control traffic on your network. For devices
that you configure to use centrally managed policies, see "Configuring VPNs" on page 527.
For devices that you configure to use in-device policy management, see the device-specific
documentation. For details on configuring VPNs, see "Introduction to Network and Security
Manager" on page 3.
This chapter contains the following sections:
About Device Configuration on page 186
Editing Devices Using the Device Editor on page 188
Using Device Templates on page 196
Using Configuration Groups on page 221
Using Configuration Groups with Templates on page 228
Configuring Clusters on page 232
Configuring JUNOS Devices with Redundant Routing Engines on page 234
Overview of VRRP Support in NSM on page 236
Managing Configuration Files on page 238
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