Creating an BigFix® Remote Control gateway

About this task

If you configure your network for gateway support and have controllers that connect to targets by using a gateway to make the connection, you must provide the server with details of the gateway system.

To add an BigFix® Remote Control gateway to the server, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Admin > New Remote Control Gateway.
  2. Supply the following information for your gateway.
    • Host name
    • Description
    • IP address
    • Port
  3. Click Add another IP address to enter the IP address and port if the system you are using as the gateway has multiple IP addresses.
  4. Click Submit.

Results

After you create a gateway, you must configure it by using the gateway configuration file. For more information, see Configure the gateway support.