Device Configuration

Security devices are the Juniper Networks security components that you use to enable access to your network components and to protect your network against malicious traffic. When you use NSM to manage your security devices, you are creating a virtual network that represents your physical network. Using this virtual network, you can create, control, and maintain the security of your physical network at a system-level.

This chapter provides a brief overview on how best to create your virtual network and simplify management tasks. For detailed information, see the Network and Security Manager Administration Guide.

This chapter contains the following topics: