Use the Add New Sensor dialog box to add an appliance to the Central Management System appliance.
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When you add an appliance, "password" is the initial authentication type, so a username and password must be provided for the remote user that logs in to the appliance to establish the connection.
After the appliance is added, you can change the authentication type as described in Configuring User Authentication Using the Web UI .
Important
You can use the Web UI to add appliances with publicly accessible IP addresses only. For information about adding appliances with publicly inaccessible IP addresses, see Adding an Appliance in a NAT Deployment (Using the Appliance) .
To add an appliance:
Click the Appliances tab. The Sensors tab should be selected.
Click Actions > Add Sensor. The Add New Sensor dialog box opens.
In the Sensor Name box, enter a unique name that identifies the appliance.
In the IP Address box, enter the appliance IP address.
In the Username and Password boxes, enter the credentials for the remote user. These are the credentials for an existing user on the appliance you are adding.
(Optional) In the Comments box, enter explanatory information about the appliance.
(Required for compliance mode; optional for non-compliance mode) Enter the appliance host key (beginning with the appliance IP address) in the Host Key box. For details, see Importing a Host Key into the Global Host-Keys Database Using the Web UI .
Click Add.
The appliance is added to the list on the page, and it becomes a member of the system group for that appliance type. You can add the appliance to a different group or create a new group for the appliance as described in Grouping Appliances .
Note
See Viewing Managed Appliance Information Using the Web UI for information about the status indicators and the actions you can take from this page.