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Provisioning new devices

Provisioning new devices

There are multiple steps to provision a new device or VDOM to be managed by the FortiManager unit:

  1. In the Device Manager pane, create a new VDOM or add a new device.
  2. Assign a system template to the provisioned device (optional).
  3. In the Policy & Objects pane, configure any dynamic objects you wish to assign to the new VDOM or device.
  4. Determine how a policy will be defined for the new device: does the new device or VDOM have a new policy package unique to itself, or will the device or VDOM use a package that is implemented elsewhere?
  5. Run the Install Wizard to install any objects and policies for the new device, or create a new policy package.
  6. If the new device uses an existing policy package, modify the installation targets of that package to include the new device.

Provisioning new devices

There are multiple steps to provision a new device or VDOM to be managed by the FortiManager unit:

  1. In the Device Manager pane, create a new VDOM or add a new device.
  2. Assign a system template to the provisioned device (optional).
  3. In the Policy & Objects pane, configure any dynamic objects you wish to assign to the new VDOM or device.
  4. Determine how a policy will be defined for the new device: does the new device or VDOM have a new policy package unique to itself, or will the device or VDOM use a package that is implemented elsewhere?
  5. Run the Install Wizard to install any objects and policies for the new device, or create a new policy package.
  6. If the new device uses an existing policy package, modify the installation targets of that package to include the new device.