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Use OTP to register with Sophos Fusion

Note

Sophos Fusion was previously known as Sophos Central.

You can register Sophos Firewall with Central using OTP.

Note

You can only manage firewalls with Sophos Fusion (previously Sophos Central) if they connect to the internet using IPv4 addresses.

Prerequisites

Before you can use OTP to turn on Sophos Fusion management, you must do as follows:

Register Sophos Firewall in Sophos Fusion

To register Sophos Firewall in Sophos Fusion using OTP, do as follows:

  1. Sign in to your Sophos Fusion account.

    • Optional: If you're a Sophos Fusion partner, sign into the Sophos Partner Dashboard and launch Sophos Fusion admin for the Sophos Firewall customer.

    Launch Sophos Fusion admin.

  2. Go to My Products > Firewall Management, and click Firewalls.

  3. Click Add Firewall.

    Click Add Firewall.

  4. In the pop-up window, select Join a firewall that is configured or deployed.

    Join a firewall that is configured or deployed.

  5. Enter the firewall serial number in Enter Device Serial Number and click Next.

    Enter Device Serial Number and click Next.

    Note

    For HA devices, enter both serial numbers separated by a comma.

  6. In the next step, make sure Register using OTP is selected and click Copy OTP and Finish.

    Register using OTP.

  7. Sign in to Sophos Firewall, go to Sophos Central, and click Register.

  8. Select Use OTP.
  9. Paste the OTP you copied from Sophos Fusion under Enter OTP and click Register.

    Enter OTP and click Register.

    Note

    For new HA pairs, you must enter the OTP only on the primary device.