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Central Console

Helps to centrally manage UTM servers.

Safe Center is a central console that will help you administer multiple Safe UTM servers at once. Currently does not require licensing and has no restrictions on use. Automatically propagates security policies to all connected Safe UTMs, even if they were connected after the policies were configured.

Opportunities of Safe Center:

  • Creation of security policy rules (firewall, content filter, etc.) and objects that are transferred to connected Safe UTM servers at the same time;
  • Transition from Safe Center to the web interface of connected Safe UTMs;
  • Management of administrator access rights. However, Safe Center administrators have access to connected UTMs, but connected UTM administrators do not have access to Safe Center.

Learn more about how security policies and objects work in the Policies and objects article.

Technical requirements for servers and virtual machines:

  • RAM - 8 GB;
  • UEFI;
  • Disk - 64 GB;
  • Two processor cores;
  • One network card;
  • Supported hypervisors: kvm, esxi, hyper-v

The file for installing the central console is available for download in your account. The Safe Center installation process is similar to the Safe UTM installation process.


Connecting Safe UTM to Safe Center

If a cluster is used in the connected Safe UTM, it is enough to connect only the active node, the passive one will automatically accept this setting.

The network connection is made in the direction from Safe UTM to Safe Center, i.e. communication is also possible when Safe UTM is behind NAT.

To connect Safe UTM to Safe Center:

  • Go to Server Management -> Central Console;
  • Enter the IP address or domain name in the Server line of the central console and click Connect:


If the Safe Center IP address is listed instead of the domain name, upload the Safe Center root certificate to Safe UTM:


You can download the root certificate in the Safe Center, section Services -> Certificates.

  • In the Safe Center interface, go to the Servers section and confirm the connection with the button


.


If the Safe Center server is behind NAT, enter the IP address or domain name in Server Management -> Advanced -> Central Console Address.

Removing the Safe UTM server from the Safe Center will break the binding in the Safe UTM interface:


Switching from the Safe Center web interface to the Safe UTM web interface

Safe Center provides two ways to switch to Safe UTM:

  1. Go to the Servers section and click on


:


The Safe UTM web interface will open in a new tab.

  1. Click on


in the upper left corner and select the desired UTM:

You can download the root certificate in the Ideco Center, section Services -> Certificates.

  • In the Ideco Center interface, go to the Servers section and confirm the connection with the button


.


If the Ideco Center server is behind NAT, enter the IP address or domain name in Server Management -> Advanced -> Central Console Address.

Removing the Ideco UTM server from the Ideco Center will break the binding in the Ideco UTM interface:


Switching from the Ideco Center web interface to the Ideco UTM web interface

Ideco Center provides two ways to switch to Ideco UTM:

  1. Go to the Servers section and click on


:


The Ideco UTM web interface will open in a new tab.

  1. Click on


in the upper left corner and select the desired UTM: