Exporting the Firewall Configuration as a New Golden Template

You can export part of the device configuration as a Template.

To export firewall configuration as a new golden template

1. Navigate to Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Inventory page.

2. Click the Ellipses icon in the ACTION column of which you want to export and select Export to Template.

   

3. Enter a template name.

   By the default, Create new Template is enabled.

   

4. Enable Zero Touch Provisioning to auto-deploy Template configuration whenever the Firewalls connect to Firewall Management for the first time over Zero Touch.

5. Enter a Description. This is an optional requirement.

6. Click Save to export the firewall configuration into the golden template.

7. Do one of the following:

   • Click Confirm to navigate to the Manager View | Home > Templates inventory page.
   • Click Cancel to create a template on Manager View | Home > Templates page but stay on the Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Inventory page.

    

   • Only the custom objects are exported to the template configuration. This helps you to exclude default configurations and successfully deploy other essential custom objects to factory default firewalls.

   • The following configurations will not be exported to the template:

     • Time
     • VLAN Translation
     • Routing