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Create a Device Discovery Profile

Device discovery is the process of finding a device and then synchronizing the device inventory and configuration with the Juniper Security Director database.

You can configure a device discovery profile to discover devices. To use device discovery, Juniper Security Director must be connected to the device.

Note:

To enable device discovery on the SRX Series Firewall, ensure that TCP ports 22 and 7804 are open.

To create a device discovery profile:

  1. Click Inventory > Devices.

    The Devices page opens.

  2. Click the Device Discovery Profiles tab.
  3. Click the plus (+) icon.

    The Create Device Discovery Profile page opens.

  4. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines provided in Table 1.
    Table 1: Device Discovery Profile Settings

    Field

    Description

    Name

    Enter an alphanumeric string. You can use special characters such as hyphens, underscores, and periods. Do not start the name with a space.

    Target devices

    Select one of the following device targets, based on whether you want to discover a single device or multiple devices:

    • IP address

    • IP range

    • IP subnet

    • Hostname

    IP address

    Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the device that you want to discover.

    Start Address

    Enter the starting IPv4 or IPv6 address of the range of IP addresses for the devices that you want to discover.

    End Address

    Enter the ending IPv4 or IPv6 address of the range of IP addresses for the devices that you want to discover. The maximum number of IP addresses for any target type is 1024.

    IP subnet

    Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address or the IP address and prefix of the subnet to which the devices that you want to discover belong. Enter the subnet mask of the subnet. If you enter a prefix in the preceding field, this field displays the subnet mask calculated based on the prefix.

    Hostname

    Enter the hostname of the device that you want to discover.

    SSH port

    Enter the SSH port number of the device that you want to discover. Enter a value between 1 and 65535. By default, the value is 22.

    Probe using ping

    Click the toggle button to send ping request to the device. You must configure your device to respond to ping requests.

    Device Credentials

    Proxy server

    If you use a proxy server to connect to your devices, enable this option.

    Click Configure to set up a DHCP or static proxy server.

    See Configure an HTTP Proxy Server for Device Management.

    Username

    Enter the device username for authentication.

    Password

    Enter the device password.

    Schedule Section

    Options

    Select when you want to run the device discovery job. You can discover the devices immediately or schedule it for later.
  5. Click OK.

  • The device discovery profile is created and you are returned to the Device Discovery Profiles tab.

  • A job is created for the device discovery process. Click Admin > Jobs to view the job. On the Jobs page, you can monitor the status of device discovery jobs that have run or are scheduled to run in Juniper Security Director. For information about jobs, see Jobs Overview.