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Step 1: Begin

This guide walks you through the steps to onboard a router (both Juniper and non-Juniper) to Paragon Automation, so that the device can be managed, provisioned, and monitored through automated workflows. Use this guide if you are a user with the Super User or Network Admin role in Paragon Automation.

Supported Network Devices

You can onboard ACX Series, MX Series, PTX Series, EX Series, QFX Series, and Cisco Systems devices listed in Supported Hardware to Paragon Automation and manage them.

Device Onboarding Workflow

Figure shows the workflow to onboard a Juniper device to Routing Director.

Figure 1: Workflow to Onboard a Juniper Device to Routing Director Workflow to Onboard a Juniper Device to Routing Director

Install the Device

Follow the instructions in the hardware documentation to unbox the device, mount it on a rack, and power on the device. For details about installing a device, follow the instructions in the model-specific Hardware Guide on the Supported Hardware page.

To install devices from other vendors, follow instructions from the respective vendors.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled before you onboard a device to Paragon Automation:
  1. Paragon Automation is installed. See Install Routing Director.
  2. A superuser in Paragon Automation has:
    1. Created an organization and a site to which the device can be onboarded.

      For information to create an organization, see Add an Organization and to create a site, see Add a Site.

    2. Added one or more users with the Network Admin role.

      For more information, see Invite Users.

  3. A superuser or a network administrator has:

    • In Routing Director, created:

    • On the device, checked if a firewall exists between Paragon Automation and the device. If a firewall exists, the firewall is configured to allow outbound access on TCP ports 443, 2200, 6800, 4189, and 32,767.