Onboard a Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management

Use this procedure to onboard the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to the Security Cloud Control Firewall Management platform.

Note

Once Catalyst SD-WAN Manager is onboarded to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management , security operations (management of policies, objects, and profiles) can be carried out only from Security Cloud Control Firewall Management .

Version Control feature is not supported in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management .

Before you begin

  • You have Smart Account Administrator or Virtual Account Administrator privileges on a virtual account that is linked to a controller profile containing the information of the organization you want to onboard.

    For more information about Smart Account and Virtual Account, see Access the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal.

  • You should know the Organization Name of your Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, as it will be required during the onboarding process.

    1. Log in to your Catalyst SD-WAN Manager.

    2. Choose Administration > Settings > System > Organization Name.

      The Organization Name field provides the information. It is a unique identifier used to establish secure control connections within the SD-WAN environment.

  • Ensure easy onboarding is successful with Service Access Authorization enabled.

    1. Log in to your Catalyst SD-WAN Manager.

    2. Choose Administration > Settings > Cloud Services.

    3. Enable Cloud Services, Analytics, and Service Access Authorization.

Note

All Secure Router devices managed by the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, regardless of their Device Status, will be onboarded to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management.

  • You must have either an Admin or Super Admin role on Security Cloud Control Firewall Management .

Procedure

Step 1

In the left pane, choose Administration > Integrations > Catalyst SD-WAN.

Step 2

Click the icon at the top-right corner of the Catalyst SD-WAN tab.

Step 3

Click the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager tile.

Alternatively, you can use the Get started with Security Cloud Control interface to onboard Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager.

  1. In the top menu, click .

  2. Click the Manage firewalls tab.

  3. Click Onboard on the Catalyst SD-WAN tile.

Step 4

From the Select Organization drop-down list, choose an organization.

The organizations displayed in the list are based on the region where the Security Cloud Control Firewall Management is deployed.

Step 5

In the Create label field, enter the desired label and click Connect.

Labels are applied to the device after it is onboarded to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management . Labels allow you to group devices and filter them in the Security Devices page.

Step 6

Click Close after verifying the details of the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager you are onboarding.

In the Services page, the Catalyst SD-WAN shows the onboarded manager.

After a successful onboarding, the following information is displayed in the Security Cloud Control Firewall Management :

  • All security objects, security profiles, and NGFW policies. The system displays these imported policies in Manage > Policies > WAN Branch Edge.

  • Secure Router devices and their running configuration.

What to do next

In the Management pane on the right, click Devices to see the onboarded Secure Router devices.