Configure a Guardian as a producer

Configure a Guardian sensor to communicate to an upstream data diode and Central Management Console (CMC).

Before you begin

Make sure that you have:

About this task

Use this task to configure a Guardian as a data producer for secure, one-way data transfer through a data diode. You’ll set up communication with the CMC and establish the necessary connection for a secure data flow.

Note:
Different types of data diodes are supported. This procedure does not go into detail about the data diode configuration.

Procedure

  1. Open the consumer CMC.
  2. In the top navigation bar, select Administration icon - which looks like a gear cog
    The administration page opens.
  3. In the Settings section, select Synchronization settings.
    The Synchronization settings page opens.
  4. Select Data Diode.
    The Data Diode page shows.
  5. To copy the token, select Copy.

  6. Open the producer Guardian.
  7. In the top navigation bar, select Administration icon - which looks like a gear cog
    The administration page opens.
  8. In the Settings section, select Synchronization settings.
    The Synchronization settings page opens.
  9. Select Data Diode.
    The Data Diode page shows.
  10. In the Status section, select Producer.
    The producer fields show.
  11. In the Token field, paste the consumer token that you copied in step 5.

  12. From the Protocol dropdown, select the applicable protocol.
  13. In the Host field, enter the FQDN of the data diode.
  14. In the Username field, enter the username for the data diode.
  15. In the Password field, enter the password for the data diode.
  16. In the Directory field, enter the data diode location in which the data will be stored.
  17. Select Save.
  18. Select General.
    The General page shows.
  19. In the Upstream Connection section, select ON.
  20. In the Upstream Connection section, select Optional.
  21. In the Upstream Connection section, enter some text in the Host field.
    You can enter any text in the Host field, but you cannot leave it empty.
    General page
  22. In the Sync token field, enter some text.
    You can enter any text in the Sync token field, but you cannot leave it empty.
  23. Select Save.

Results

Communication between the producer and the consumer has been configured.