Sophos Fusion

You can set up a new Sophos Firewall with Sophos Fusion and manage it centrally.

You can register existing Sophos Firewall devices with Sophos Fusion and manage the devices centrally.

You can also use Security Heartbeat to enable endpoint devices on your network to share health information. Synchronized Application Control lets you detect and manage applications in your network.

Centrally managed firewalls can use a ZTNA gateway to provide secure access to internal resources. See Integrate your firewall with ZTNA.

Set up a new firewall with Sophos Fusion

You can set up a new Sophos Firewall and claim it in Sophos Fusion, then activate and synchronize your subscriptions. See Set up a new firewall with Sophos Fusion.

Register for Sophos Fusion Firewall Management

To register the firewall with Sophos Fusion, click Register.

To clear your registration with Sophos Fusion, click Deregister.

You can register the firewall using an OTP or the super admin credentials as follows:

OTP generated on Sophos Fusion

You can use an OTP to register the firewall if you don't have the super admin credentials for Sophos Fusion. For example, partners setting up customer installations and firewall administrators can use this method.

The Sophos Fusion administrator needs the firewall's serial number to generate the OTP on Sophos Fusion. The administrator must share the OTP with the firewall administrator. The OTP is valid for 14 days. For more details, see Use OTP to register with Sophos Fusion.

Credentials of the super admin account for Sophos Fusion

You can use this to register the firewall if you have the super admin credentials and access to the firewall. For more details, see Use the super admin credentials to register with Sophos Fusion.

Configuring Security Heartbeat

To configure Security Heartbeat, select Optional configurations and add zones to the Missing heartbeat zones field.

If you turn off Security Heartbeat, Synchronized Application Control or Sophos Fusion management, you're still registered with your Sophos Fusion account.

Access your firewall through Sophos Fusion

For an overview of how to access your firewall through Sophos Fusion and to understand the access requirements, see Sophos Fusion: Access your firewall's web admin console.