Beginning with PAN-OS 10.1 and later releases, we support Username/password and Satellite Cookie Authentication method for a satellite to authenticate to the portal. This method requires user intervention to get satellites authenticated by a portal that prevents automating the deployment of remote satellites and adds difficulty and complexity for the administrators to perform software upgrade and deploy new firewalls.

To remove the user intervention while onboarding a remote satellite and to enable automating the deployment of remote satellites, we introduce a new authentication method called Serial number and IP address Authentication. You can now onboard a remote satellite using the combination of serial number and IP address in addition to the username/password and satellite cookie authentication method. This authentication method reduces the complexity by enabling you to deploy new firewalls without manual intervention.

However, Username/password and Satellite Cookie Authentication remains as a default authentication method.

Before enabling the Serial number and IP address Authentication method, configure the satellite serial number at the portal as one of the authentication verification conditions.

Upon successfully configuring a satellite device allowed IP address list per portal, and configuring the satellite serial number on the GlobalProtect portal, the satellite can initiate the connection to the portal.