Day 1 Configuration Tool: What Does It Do?

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The Day 1 Configuration tool helps build a sturdy baseline configuration by providing templates that introduce best practice configuration as a foundation on which the rest of the configuration can be built.

 

When you access the Customer Support Portal (CSP) to register a new device, there is a new section at the end of the registration process that lets you run the Day 1 Configuration tool directly from there. 

 

Access to the Day 1 Configuration tool after registering a new deviceAccess to the Day 1 Configuration tool after registering a new device

 

If you already registered a device earlier and now want to run Day 1 after reading this awesome blog, you can do so from the Tools menu option in the Customer Support Portal.

 

NOTE: Make sure the device has already been registered, as the tool requests a serial number so it can determine the type of device for which you are running the tool.

 

Run Day1 ConfigurationRun Day1 Configuration

 

The tool interface itself is super easy.

 

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  • Provide the appropriate PAN-OS version that will be installed on the device
  • Provide a Hostname
  • Set the management IP to Static or DHCP and provide appropriate parameters
  • Set up email alerts and log forwarding
  • Click Generate Config File

 

Once completed, the Day 1 Config XML file is downloadedOnce completed, the Day 1 Config XML file is downloaded

 

The XML config file is automatically downloaded after it is generated. 

 

Before you move on to the next phase, make sure:

  • the firewall's licences have all been activated
  • software updates and content packages have been installed

This is important because the Day 1 Config files contain a few awesome features that will only work if the firewall has the appropriate packages loaded with active licences.

 

Lastly, access the firewall's Device > Setup > Operations tab, and "Import named configuration snapshot" to find the Day 1 Configuiration file you just downloaded and then "Load named configuration snapshot."

 

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Review the new elements that were added, add your own configuration, and Commit.

 

Some of the elements introduced in the Day 1 Config tool you will want to review include:

 

  • Monitor > Custom Reports
  • Policies > Security
  • Policies > Decryption
  • Objects > Addresses
  • Objects > External Dynamic Lists
  • Objects > All of the Security Profiles and Security Profile Groups 
  • Objects > Log Forwarding
  • Device > Server Profiles > Syslog and SMTP

 

 

Feel free to post any questions or remarks below.

 

— Reaper out

 

Additional Resources

Knowledge Base Article: Day 1 Configuration: What Does It Do?

 

If you do like reading extensive how-to documentation, check these out:

The Best Practices Library

The IronSkillet Overview

 

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