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Add a collector

The collector collects the user authentication requests from the agent, processes the requests, and then sends them to the firewall for authentication.

Turn on Enable Sophos Transparent Authentication Suite then click Activate STAS.

  1. Click Add new collector.

  2. Specify the settings.

    Option Value
    Collector IP IP address of the STAS collector. The firewall listens for connection requests coming from the specified IP and port.
    Collector port Collector port.
    Collector group Group to which the collector will be added. You can add the collector to a new or existing group. You can add a maximum of five collectors to a collector group.

  3. Click Save.