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 done the Configure a CMC as a consumer procedure
- Nozomi Networks Operating System (N2OS) v25.2.0 or later installed on both the Guardian and the Central Management Console (CMC)
- A data diode installed between the producer and the consumer
- Access to both systems
- This information for the data diode:
- Host (fully qualified domain name (FQDN))
- An account with the correct privileges
- Account username and password
- Location to store the data
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
- Open the consumer CMC.
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In the top navigation bar, select
The administration page opens. -
In the Settings section, select Synchronization
settings.
The Synchronization settings page opens.
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Select Data Diode.
The Data Diode page shows.
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To copy the token, select Copy.
- Open the producer Guardian.
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In the top navigation bar, select
The administration page opens.
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In the Settings section, select Synchronization
settings.
The Synchronization settings page opens.
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Select Data Diode.
The Data Diode page shows.
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In the Status section, select
Producer.
The producer fields show.
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In the Token field, paste the consumer token that you
copied in step 5.
- From the Protocol dropdown, select the applicable protocol.
- In the Host field, enter the FQDN of the data diode.
- In the Username field, enter the username for the data diode.
- In the Password field, enter the password for the data diode.
- In the Directory field, enter the data diode location in which the data will be stored.
- Select Save.
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Select General.
The General page shows.
- In the Upstream Connection section, select ON.
- In the Upstream Connection section, select Optional.
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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.
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In the Sync token field, enter some text.
You can enter any text in the Sync token field, but you cannot leave it empty.
- Select Save.