Panorama MGMT interface option - Public IP ?

[AnderSL]

Hi

Question about configuring Panorama management interface.

Why is there a "Public IP" under the management interface?

"IF" we would set a public IP on the panorama, dont we configure it under IP Adress + Netmask + gateway?

Why is there a "Public IP" option field first?

I searched and read the guides but nothing about a public ip is spoken about?

[reaper]

that option is there in case the panorama is behind a NAT device so that it has a private IP on the interface, but a NAT public IP on the outside

[AnderSL]

And why is panorama requiring this? I can't find any documentation on _why_.

We have a NAT on another firewall for our external firewalls pointing at an Public VIP -> Panorama internal IP.

I'm just not finding out the reason why panorama actually needs this information?