Overview

This article provides the steps to enable Security Heartbeat on Sophos XG Firewall so you can also manage it from Sophos Central.

The following sections are covered:

• Enable Security Heartbeat and enable XG Firewall management from Sophos Central
• Approve managing this Firewall from Sophos Central and verify if Security Heartbeat is enabled
  
• Feedback and contact

Applies to the following Sophos products and versions
Sophos Firewall

Enable Security Heartbeat and enable XG Firewall management from Sophos Central

1. Login to the XG Firewall Interface.
2. Click Control Center in the left hand navigation.
3. On the top right hand side, under Security Heartbeat, click Activate.
   

   

4. Click on Register and add the Email Address and Password for the Sophos Central Admin account to sync with the firewall. Click Register.

   

5. Security Heartbeat is now enabled.

   

6. Click on Manage from Sophos Central and Apply.

   

Approve managing this Firewall from Sophos Central and verify if Security Heartbeat is enabled

1. Login to the Sophos Central Admin account that is synchronized with the XG Firewall.
2. Go to Firewall Management in the left hand navigation

   

3. in Firewalls section find your recently registered firewall and click on Accept management. 

   

Go back to the XG Firewall to check its management status by clicking on Central Synchronization in the left hand navigation and check if the status has changed from Waiting for approval to Managed. 



Note: Currently this can take up to 2 minutes to change from Waiting for approval.. to Managed. This process will be much faster in future release.

Once the status changes to Managed, your XG Firewall is ready to be managed by Sophos Central. You can log out of your local login on the XG Firewall, and in th future, you can manage the XG Firewall by clicking the firewall’s name, on the Firewalls list, in Sophos Central.



4. Go to Global Settings in the left hand navigation.
5. Click Registered Firewall Appliances.

   

6. The serial number of the firewall synced with the Sophos Central account should now show up.

   

Feedback and contact

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