After you have already registered the PA device, you have an option to run access the Day 1 Configuration tool which 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. This article will show you how to run it and upload to the device.
Step 1: Run Day 1 Configuration
* After registering the device, you have an option to Run Day 1 Config.
* Please enter the Serial Number of the device you just registered to create a Day 1 Configuration
Note: Placing a Day 1 Configuration on your firewall will replace any other configurations currently in place
* Click Confirm Serial Number to continue.
* Enter the Setup information such as S/N, Device Type, PAN-OS Version, and Hostname.
•Enter the Management Type and info.
•Enter Logging info.
* Click General Config file.
* Paloalto Customer Support generates the configuration file.
Step 2: Import the prepared Day 1 Configuration file onto your firewall.
* Go to Device>Setup>Operations.
•Click Import named configuration snapshot
* Click Browse…
* Select the Day 1 configuration file, day1config.xml in our example.
* Click OK to import the day 1 config file.
* The config file is uploading.
* Imported is successful.
•Step 3: Upload imported day 1 config file
• In Device>Operations, click Load named configuration snapshot.
* Click narrow down key and select the imported file, day1config in our example
* Click OK to upload the config file.
* The config file has been uploaded. Click Close and refresh the page.
Now, check the configuration.
Please view this step by step video:
