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Administration Guide

Authorizing devices

Authorizing devices

If there are any notifications in the top banner dropdown for unauthorized devices or devices that require authorization, clicking the notification redirects the user to the System > Firmware & Registration page. In this example, two devices require authorization.

On the Firmware & Registration page, the unauthorized devices are grayed out, and their status is Unauthorized.

To authorize a Security Fabric device from the Firmware & Registration page:
  1. Go to System > Firmware & Registration, and select an unauthorized device.

  2. Click Authorization > Authorize (below the donut charts), or right-click and select Authorization > Authorize.

    A notification appears when the device is authorized.

  3. Refresh the page. The device's status should now be Online.

To deauthorize a Security Fabric device from the Firmware & Registration page:
  1. Go to the System > Firmware & Registration page, and select a device.
  2. Click Authorization > Deauthorize.

  3. Refresh the page to see that the device has been deauthorized.

Authorizing devices

Authorizing devices

If there are any notifications in the top banner dropdown for unauthorized devices or devices that require authorization, clicking the notification redirects the user to the System > Firmware & Registration page. In this example, two devices require authorization.

On the Firmware & Registration page, the unauthorized devices are grayed out, and their status is Unauthorized.

To authorize a Security Fabric device from the Firmware & Registration page:
  1. Go to System > Firmware & Registration, and select an unauthorized device.

  2. Click Authorization > Authorize (below the donut charts), or right-click and select Authorization > Authorize.

    A notification appears when the device is authorized.

  3. Refresh the page. The device's status should now be Online.

To deauthorize a Security Fabric device from the Firmware & Registration page:
  1. Go to the System > Firmware & Registration page, and select a device.
  2. Click Authorization > Deauthorize.

  3. Refresh the page to see that the device has been deauthorized.