Juniper NETWORKS Onboard SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud
Product Usage Instructions
Greenfield Onboarding: Add Cloud-Ready SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud Using QR Code
- Install the rack and power on your cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall.
- Decide on the needed subscriptions and purchase them or use the 30-day trial subscription.
- Go to https://sdcloud.juniperclouds.net/ and create an organization account.
- Add the purchased subscriptions by logging into the Juniper Security Director Cloud portal.
- Scan the QR code on the cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall with your mobile phone.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to sign in and add your device to the organization.
- Power on your cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall and log in to the Juniper Security Director Cloud portal from your laptop or desktop to view the added device.
FAQ
Q: How do I know if my firewall is cloud-ready?
A: Your firewall is cloud-ready if it has a QR claim code on the front or back panel.
Q: How can I view my added subscriptions?
A: You can view your added subscriptions by navigating to Subscriptions > SRX Management Subscriptions in the Juniper Security Director Cloud portal.
Q: What should I do if I cannot see my subscriptions?
A: If you do not see your subscriptions, go to the Administration > Jobs page to view the status.
Q: How long does it take to approve my organization account?
A: It may take up to 7 working days to approve your account after following the on-screen instructions to activate your account.
Quick Start
Step 1: Begin
IN THIS SECTION
- Greenfield Onboarding: Add Cloud-Ready SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud Using QR Code | 3
- Brownfield Onboarding: Add SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud Using Commands | 7
- This guide walks you through the simple steps to onboard Juniper Networks® SRX Series Firewalls to the Juniper® Security Director Cloud. You can onboard SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud using the following options.
- Greenfield onboarding: Onboard new cloud-ready SRX Series Firewalls.
- Brownfield onboarding: Onboard existing, in-service SRX Series Firewalls.
Figure 1: Onboard SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud
- NOTE: You can also onboard SRX Series Firewalls using the following methods.
- To onboard SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud using ZTP, see Add Devices Using Zero Touch Provisioning.
- To onboard (adopt) existing, in-service (brownfield), SRX Series Firewalls into Juniper Security Director Cloud using JWeb, see Add SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud Using JWeb.
- To onboard (adopt) existing, in-service (brownfield), SRX Series Firewalls into Juniper Security Director Cloud using Security Director on-prem, see Add Devices to Juniper Security Director Cloud.
- To onboard cloud-ready SRX Series Firewalls using Mist, see Cloud-Ready SRX Firewalls with Mist.
- To onboard (adopt) existing, in-service (brownfield), SRX Series Firewalls into Mist, see SRX Adoption.
- Greenfield Onboarding: Add Cloud-Ready SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud Using QR Code
- Your firewall is cloud-ready if it has a QR claim code on the front or back panel. You can onboard the cloud-ready SRX Series Firewalls using your mobile phone.
Before You Begin
- Install the rack and power on your cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall. For instructions specific to your device, see the applicable hardware guide.
- Table 1: Juniper Security Director Cloud Supported Cloud-Ready SRX Series Firewalls and Related Documentation
Firewall | Install and Maintain Hardware |
SRX1600 | SRX1600 Firewall Hardware Guide |
SRX2300 | SRX2300 Firewall Hardware Guide |
SRX4300 | SRX4300 Firewall Hardware Guide |
NOTE: DHCP is enabled on all interfaces on cloud-ready SRX Series Firewalls in the factory-default configuration. Make sure that you can connect to the Internet using one of the interfaces.
- Decide which Juniper Security Director Cloud Subscriptions you need and contact your sales representative or account manager to purchase subscriptions. You can also use a 30-day trial subscription that is available in the portal by default.
- Go to https://sdcloud.juniperclouds.net/ and click Create an organization account.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to activate your account. It takes up to 7 working days to approve your account.
- To add the purchased subscriptions, log in to the Juniper Security Director Cloud portal, click Add Subscriptions, enter details, and click OK.
- View your added subscriptions from Subscriptions>SRX Management Subscriptions. If you do not see your subscriptions, go to Administration > Jobs page to view the status.
- Use your mobile phone to scan the QR code on the cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall. Click the displayed link and select Claim to SD Cloud to go to the Juniper Security Director Cloud login page.
- Read the prerequisites, enter your e-mail address, and click Next.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to sign in.
- Select the organization to add your device, enter the root password, and click Add Device.
- Congratulations! You’ve successfully registered your device to the organization and added your device to Juniper Security Director Cloud. Log out from the page on your mobile phone.
- Congratulations! You’ve successfully registered your device to the organization and added your device to Juniper Security Director Cloud. Log out from the page on your mobile phone.
- Power on your cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall and log in to the Juniper Security Director Cloud portal using your laptop or desktop. View the newly added device on the SRX > Device Management > Devices page.
NOTE: Device discovery takes a few seconds to complete. After successful device discovery, you can see the following status updates:
- Inventory Status: In Sync
- Device Config Status: In Sync
- Management Status: Up
- Congratulations! You’ve successfully onboarded your cloud-ready SRX Series Firewall. You’re now ready to associate devices to your Juniper Security Director Cloud subscription.
- To continue, proceed to Step 2: Up and Running.
- Brownfield Onboarding: Add SRX Series Firewalls to Juniper Security Director Cloud Using Commands
Before You Begin:
- Make sure SRX Series Firewall can communicate with Juniper Security Director Cloud fully qualified domain name (FQDN) on respective ports.
- The FQDN of each home region is different. See the following table for FQDN mapping details.
Table 2: Home Region to FQDN Mapping
Region | Purpose | Port | FQDN |
North Virginia, US | ZTP | 443 | jsec2-virginia.juniperclouds.net |
Outbound SSH | 7804 | srx.sdcloud.juniperclouds.net |
Region | Purpose | Port | FQDN |
Syslog TLS | 6514 | srx.sdcloud.juniperclouds.net | |
Ohio, US | ZTP | 443 | jsec2-ohio.juniperclouds.net |
Outbound SSH | 7804 | srx.jsec2-ohio.juniperclouds.net | |
Syslog TLS | 6514 | srx.jsec2-ohio.juniperclouds.net | |
Montreal, Canada | ZTP | 443 | jsec-montreal2.juniperclouds.net |
Outbound SSH | 7804 | srx.jsec-montreal2.juniperclouds.net | |
Syslog TLS | 6514 | srx.jsec-montreal2.juniperclouds.net | |
Frankfurt, Germany | ZTP | 443 | jsec-frankfurt.juniperclouds.net |
Outbound SSH | 7804 | srx.jsec-frankfurt.juniperclouds.net | |
Syslog TLS | 6514 | srx.jsec-frankfurt.juniperclouds.net |
- Use TCP port 53 and UDP port 53 to connect to Google DNS servers (IP addresses—8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4). The Google DNS servers are specified as the default servers in the factory settings of the SRX Series Firewalls.
- You must use these default DNS servers when you use ZTP to onboard the firewalls. You can use private DNS servers when you use other methods to onboard the firewalls.
- Note that you must make sure that the private DNS servers can resolve the Juniper Security Director Cloud FQDNs.
- Decide which Juniper Security Director Cloud Subscriptions you need and contact your sales representative or account manager to purchase subscriptions.
- Go to https://sdcloud.juniperclouds.net/ and click Create an organization account.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to activate your account. It takes up to 7 working days to approve your account activation request.
- Log in to the Juniper Security Director Cloud portal, click Add Subscriptions, enter details, and click OK.
- View your added subscriptions from Subscriptions>SRX Management Subscriptions. If you do not see your subscriptions, go to Administration > Jobs page to view the status.
- Go to Juniper Security Director Cloud, select SRX > Device Management > Devices, and click the + icon to add your devices.
- Click Adopt SRX Devices and select one of the following:
- SRX Devices
- SRX Clusters
- SRX Multinode High Availability (MNHA) Pairs
- Follow the on-screen instructions to continue.
- Copy and paste the commands from the devices page to the SRX Series Firewall or the primary cluster device console or each device in the MNHA pair, and commit the changes.
- It will take a few seconds for the device discovered. After device discovery is successful, verify the following fields on the Devices page.
- Management Status changes from Discovery in progress to Up.
- Inventory Status and Device Config Status changes from Out of Sync to In Sync.
- NOTE: In case of discovery failure, go to the Administration > Jobs page to view the status.
- You’re ready to associate devices to your Juniper Security Director Cloud subscription. To continue, proceed to “Step 2: Up and Running.
Up and Running
Associate Devices with Your Juniper Security Director Cloud Subscription
- Go to SRX > Device Management > Devices, select the device, and click Manage Subscriptions. Follow the on-screen instructions.
- Verify that the Subscriptions column displays the subscription name for your device.
- Congratulations! You have successfully associated your device with Juniper Security Director Cloud.
Keep Going
What’s Next?
If You Want To | Then |
Create or import a security policy, add a rule to the security policy, and deploy the security policy on the devices | See About the SRX Policy Page |
Set up the Content Security profiles to secure your network from multiple security threat types | See About the Content Security Profiles Page |
Configure ATP Cloud to protect all hosts in your network against evolving security threats | See File Inspection Profiles Overview |
If You Want To | Then |
View the traffic logs and network events including viruses found, interfaces that are down, number of attacks, CPU spikes, system reboots, and sessions | See About the Session Page and About the All Security Events Page |
General Information
If You Want To | Then |
See all the available documentation for Juniper Security Director Cloud | Visit Security Director Cloud |
Learn With Videos
If You Want To | Then |
Learn more about Juniper Security Director Cloud | Watch What is Juniper Security Director Cloud? |
See a demonstration of how to get started with a Juniper Security Director Cloud account | Watch Getting Started with Juniper Security Director Cloud Account |
Learn how to manage security with Juniper Security Director Cloud and Juniper Secure Edge | Watch Manage Security Anywhere With Security Director Cloud and Juniper Secure Edge |
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