Edit General Settings

The General section of the Device page displays the settings described in the table below.

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General Section Table Fields

Field

Description

Name

The display name of the device on the management center.

Transfer Packets

This displays whether or not the managed device sends packet data with the events to the management center.

Mode

The displays the mode of the management interface for the device: routed or transparent.

Compliance Mode

This displays the security certifications compliance for a device. Valid values are CC, UCAPL and None.

Performance Profile

This displays the core allocation performance profile for the device, as configured in the platform settings policy.

TLS Crypto Acceleration:

Shows whether TLS crypto acceleration is enabled or disabled.

Device Configuration

Lets you copy, export, or import a configuration. See Copy a Configuration to Another Device and Export and Import the Device Configuration.

OnBoarding Method

Shows whether the device was registered using a registration key or using the serial number (zero-touch provisioning).
You can edit some of these settings from this section.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Devices > Device Management. 

Step 2

Next to the device you want to modify, click Edit (edit icon).

Step 3

Click Device. 

Step 4

In the General section, click Edit (edit icon). 

  1. Enter a Name for the managed device. 

  2. Check Transfer Packets to allow packet data to be stored with events on the management center.

  3. Click Force Deploy to force deployment of current policies and device configuration to the device. 

    Note

    Force-deploy consumes more time than the regular deployment since it involves the complete generation of the policy rules to be deployed on the threat defense.

Step 5

For Device Configuration actions, see Copy a Configuration to Another Device and Export and Import the Device Configuration.

Step 6

Click Deploy. 

What to do next

  • Deploy configuration changes.