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Add Devices
An administrator or a user with add device privileges can add devices to Paragon Automation.
Discover Devices
Before you start discovering devices, ensure that:
The device is configured with a management IP address that is reachable from Paragon Automation.
A user with the privileges of an administrator is created and enabled on the device.
To discover one or more devices:
Field |
Description |
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Managed Status |
Click this toggle button to discover managed (default) or unmanaged devices.
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Hostname / IP Targets |
Enter the hostname or IPv4 addresses of the devices to be discovered. You can specify a combination of individual IPv4 addresses, a subnet (for example, 10.0.0.1/24) or a range of IPv4 addresses (for example, 10.0.0.1 - 10.0.0.20). When you specify a subnet or a range of IPv4 addresses, all the devices that have the IPv4 addresses within that subnet or range are discovered. |
Add targets from topology to this list |
Click this link to add the details of unmanaged devices that are discovered by the path computation element in a network, to the database. |
Device Credentials |
Enter the username and password of the devices you are discovering. If the username and password for the devices that you are discovering are different for each device, use different Targets and Credentials section to provide the targets for discovering the devices. Specify targets and corresponding device credentials for discovering different set of devices by clicking the Add icon. |
Add New Devices
To add new devices:
Field |
Description |
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Management Connectivity |
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Root Password |
Click to enable or disable the toggle button.
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IP / Subnet/ Gateway |
Enter the range of addresses that can be configured on the devices being added. These IP addresses are added to a DHCP server and then assigned to the devices. |
Device Models Click the Add icon (+) to add more device models for discovery. |
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Device Family |
Select the device family that you want to add from the list; for example, Juniper-ACX. |
Device Model |
Select the device model that you want to add; for example, ACX2000. |
JUNOS Image |
Select the Junos OS image that the device must use. The default is Use Image on Device indicating that the device is added to Paragon Automation with the image already existing in it. |
Device Serial Numbers |
Enter the serial number of one or more devices to be added. To add more than one serial number, enter the serial number and then press Enter. |
Root Password |
When the common root password is disabled, enter the root password to be assigned to the device. Follow the Junos OS password rules for the device model being added to set the password; the password is usually 6 to 128 characters long including mixed case letters combined with numbers and/or symbols. |