Prerequisites

Before running the onboard discovery job, ensure the following tasks are performed:

1. Create a credential object on the Trust Protection Platform to authenticate the A10 device.

   To create a credential object:

   1. Open the Policy Tree view.

   2. Click A10 policy and right click to select Add > Credential > Username Credential.

      

      The Username Credential page is displayed (Figure 2).

      Figure 2 : Username Credential page

      

   3. In the General section, enter a credential object name in the Credential Name field.

   4. In the Credential section, enter a username and password in the respective fields.

      NOTE:

      Enter the same credentials that are used to login to the A10 Thunder device.

   5. Click Save.

2. Create a device object on the Trust Protection Platform to reference the A10 device and validate its certificates and private keys.

   To create a device object:

   1. Open the Policy Tree view.

   2. Click A10 policy and right click to select Add > Devices > Device.

      

      The Device page is displayed (Figure 3).

      Figure 3 : Device page

      

   3. In the General section, enter a name in the Device Name field.
   4. In the Host Information section, enter the IP address of the A10 device.
   5. In the Device Credential field, specify the credential object (created in Step 1). This object is used to authenticate the connection with the A10 device.

   6. Click Save.

      For more information, see Device Object Setting.