Update the Hostname or IP Address in the Management Center

If you edit the hostname or IP address of a device after you added it to the management center (using the device’s CLI, for example), you need to use the procedure below to manually update the hostname or IP address on the managing management center.

To change the device management IP address on the device, see Modify Threat Defense Management Interfaces at the CLI.

If you used only the NAT ID when registering the device, then the IP shows as NO-IP on this page, and you do not need to update the IP address/hostname.

If you used zero-touch provisioning to register the device on the outside interface, the hostname is automatically generated along with a matching DDNS configuration; you cannot edit the hostname in this case.

Procedure


Step 1

Choose Devices > Device Management.

Step 2

Next to the device where you want to modify management options, click Edit (edit icon).

Step 3

Click Device, and view the Management area.

Step 4

Disable management temporarily by clicking the slider so it is disabled (slider disabled).

Disable Management
Disable Management

You are prompted to proceed with disabling management; click Yes.

Disabling management blocks the connection between the management center and the device, but does not unregister the device from the management center.

Step 5

Edit the Remote Host Address IP address and optional Secondary Address (when using a redundant data interface) or hostname by clicking Edit (edit icon).

Edit Management Address
Edit Management Address

Step 6

In the Management dialog box, modify the name or IP address in the Remote Host Address field and the optional Secondary Address field, and click Save.

For information about using a secondary manager access data interface, see Configure a Redundant Manager Access Data Interface.

Management IP Address
Management IP Address

Step 7

Reenable management by clicking the slider so it is enabled (slider enabled).

Enable Management Connection
Enable Management Connection