Federating Security Center into Security Center SaaS

To federate a Security Center system into Security Center SaaS, create reverse tunnels between the Federation host and remote sites, and then connect the sites through those tunnels.

Before you begin

Before deploying Security Center Federation™ using reverse tunneling, prepare the following:

• The names of remote sites to federate and the version of Security Center they are running.
• The sign-in credentials for the Federation user and an administrator on each remote system.
• An external storage device to save the tunnel keyfiles created for the remote systems.
• A system hosting the Reverse Tunnel Server role that is reachable from remote sites and can use DNS to resolve the server hostname.

What you should know

• Federation isn't automatically included in Security Center SaaS licensing. Check if your subscription includes it.
• If possible, use a workstation that can access the Federation host and remote sites.

1. Create reverse tunnels for each remote site on the Federation host.
2. Open the reverse tunnel between remote sites and the Federation host.
3. Connect the Federation host to remote sites through the reverse tunnel.