Secure Connect Gateway 5.x — Virtual Edition User's Guide

Create device discovery rule

1. Go to Device management > Manage devices > Discovery rule > Create rule.
   The Create a discovery rule page is displayed.
2. Enter a name for the discovery rule.
3. To discover a specific device using the IP address or multiple devices within an IP address range, perform the following steps:
   1. Select IP address/range.
   2. Enter the IP address or range of the devices.
   3. Enter the subnet mask of the specified IP address range.
   4. Optionally, to add another IP address or range, click Add and enter the required details.
      You can add up to five different IP address ranges in the following formats:

      • 10.34.*.*
      • 10.34.1-10.*
      • 10.34.*.1-10
      • 10.34.1-10.1-10
      • 10.34.1.1/24

      NOTE:For an IP address entered in Classless-Inter Domain Routing (CIDR) notation, for example 10.34.1.1/24, the subnet mask entry is not considered.
4. To discover devices by using the hostname or IP addresses:
   1. Select Individual hostname / IP address.
   2. Enter the hostname or IP address of the devices as comma-separated values in the following formats:
      • 10.34.10.2, 10.34.10.3, 10.34.10.22
      • hostname1, hostname2, hostname3
      • 10.34.10.22, hostname2, 10.34.10.24
5. Select one of the following discovery frequencies:
   • Run now—discover the devices immediately.
   • Run later—discover the devices on a specific date.
   • Run multiple times—discover the devices on a specific day and time on a monthly or quarterly basis.
6. Based on your preference, select or clear the following check boxes:
   • Perform deep discovery—discovers a device and its associated device types.
   • Enable monitoring—enables secure connect gateway to detect hardware issues on the discovered devices.
   • Configure protocols to receive alerts and events from this device—automatically configures the alert and event settings of the discovered device to forward alert traps or event subscriptions to secure connect gateway.
7. Click Create rule.