Set Up Sites
Configure circuits and assign ION devices to monitor or route traffic. Add sites and
designate them as a branch or data center, creating both if necessary.
| Where Can I Use
This? | What Do I Need? |
|---|
Within your wide area network, your sites can comprise of branch offices and
data centers. You have the flexibility to create sites either before or after the ION
devices arrive at a given site. Once you create a site, the site icon will be displayed
on the map, but the site will be turned off by default. An enterprise can have one or
more branches or data centers within its network.
Before you assign the ION devices to your site, configure the
circuit with the required circuit categories that enable you to assign circuit
labels to the ports on the ION devices.
Once you have assigned ION devices to a branch or a data center, you can set up a branch
to monitor your network and application traffic. Alternatively, you can activate a
branch and a data center to route and forward the traffic.
To begin with, add sites and designate them as either a branch or a data center. You can
create just a branch, just a data center, or both. However, you will need at least one
branch site and one ION device to start.
During the initial site setup, you must define circuits and circuit categories. However,
you can edit or change them at any time. You can configure one or more clusters to
determine which data center communicates with which branch sites and creates a secure
connection (VPN) between the data center and branch devices.
