• Introduction
  • Get Started
  • Manage Security Devices
    • Onboard Devices and Services
    • Onboard a Threat Defense Device
    • Onboard ASA Devices
    • Onboard an On-Premises Firewall Management Center
    • Onboard Security Cloud Control Integrations
    • Onboard Meraki MX Devices
    • Onboarding an Umbrella Organization
    • Onboard an AWS VPC
    • Onboard FDM-Managed Device
    • Manage Onboarded Device Settings
      • Changing a Device's IP Address in Security Cloud Control
      • Changing a Device's Name in Security Cloud Control
      • Export a List of Devices and Services
      • Export Device Configuration
      • External Links for Devices
        • Create an External Link from your Device
        • Create an External Link to ASDM FDM
        • Create an External Link for Multiple Devices
        • Edit or Delete External Links
        • Edit or Delete External Links for Multiple Devices
      • Bulk Reconnect Devices to Security Cloud Control
      • Moving Devices Between Tenants
      • Device Certificate Expiry Detection
      • Update Meraki MX Connection Credentials
      • Write a Device Note
      • Delete a Device from Security Cloud Control
      • Manage Security Devices
      • About Security Devices Page
      • Security Cloud Control Labels and Filtering
      • Use Security Cloud Control Search Functionality
    • Upgrade Devices and Services
  • Configure Devices And Services
  • Migrate Devices
  • Establish Secure Connections
  • Manage Device Configuration
  • Monitor and Analyze
  • Optimize Network Security and Efficiency with AI
  • Troubleshoot
  • Appendix

External Links for Devices

You can create a hyperlink to an external resource and associate it with a device you manage with Security Cloud Control. You could use this feature to create a convenient link to the local manager of one of your devices (Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) for ASA). You could also use it to link to a search engine, documentation resource, a corporate wiki, or any other URL that you choose. You can associate as many external links with a device as you want. You can also associate the same link with multiple devices at the same time.

The links you create can reach anywhere, but your company's security requirements do not change. For example, if you ordinarily need to be connected to your corporate network, by being on-premises or through a VPN connection to reach a particular URL, those requirements remain. If your company blocks specific URLs, those URLs continue to be blocked. URLs that are not restricted continue to not be restricted.

Location Variable

We have created the {location} variable that you can incorporate in your URLs. This variable will be populated with the IP address of your device. For example,
https://{location}
should reach the ASDM for your ASA or the FDM of your FDM-managed device.
  • Create an External Link from your Device
  • Create an External Link to ASDM FDM
  • Create an External Link for Multiple Devices
  • Edit or Delete External Links
  • Edit or Delete External Links for Multiple Devices
Related Information:
  • Write a Device Note

  • Export a List of Devices and Services


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