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Set up device communication

  • Published on Sep 12, 2026
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When you add devices to Trellix ESM, you must establish communication between the device and the Trellix ESM.

Note

Changing connection settings affects only the way Trellix ESM communicates with the devices.

  1. From the Trellix ESM dashboard, click menu.png and select More Settings.

  2. On the system navigation tree, select the device and click Settings.png.

  3. Click Connection.

    1. In Target IP Address/Name, type the IP address or host name that Trellix ESM uses to communicate with the device.

    2. Set the Target Port used to communicate (default is 22).

    3. To stop SSH communication with the device, select Mark this device as disabled.

      The icon for this device on the system navigation tree indicates it is disabled.

    4. To check communication between the device and Trellix ESM, click Status.

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