• Introduction
  • Configure Basic Settings
  • Manage Secure Firewall ASA
  • Manage Secure Firewall Threat Defense with Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center
  • Manage Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Firewall Capabilities
  • Manage On-Premises Firewall Management Center
  • Manage Cisco Umbrella
  • Manage Cisco Meraki
  • Manage AWS VPC
  • Manage Cisco IOS
  • Manage Network Devices with Generic SSH Access
  • Establish Secure Connections
  • Device Operations
    • Manage Device Configuration
    • 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
        • 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
      • Back Up Firewall Threat Defense Devices Managed by Security Cloud Control
      • Manage Firewall Threat Defense Devices Through Security Cloud Control
      • Security Devices Overview
      • Security Cloud Control Labels and Filtering
      • Use Security Cloud Control Search Functionality
    • Use the Security Cloud Control Command Line Interface Tool
    • Manage CLI Templates
    • Migrate Firewalls with the Migration Tool in Security Cloud Control
  • Monitor and Analyze
  • Troubleshoot
  • Appendix

Create an External Link from your Device

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Security Devices.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab to locate the device or the Templates tab to locate the model device.

Step 3

Click the appropriate device type tab.

Step 4

Select a device or model.

You can use the filter and search functionalities to find the required device.

Step 5

Enter a name for the link in the details pane under the External Links section.

Step 6

Enter the URL for the link in the URL field. You need to specify the full URL. For example, for Cisco, enter http://www.cisco.com.

Step 7

Click + to associate the link with the device.

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