• Introduction
  • Configure basic settings
  • Dynamic Attributes Connector
  • Manage Secure Firewall ASA
  • Manage Secure Firewall Threat Defense with Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center
  • Manage Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Firewall Capabilities
  • Manage On-Premises Firewall Management Center
  • Manage Cisco Umbrella
  • Manage Cisco Meraki
  • Manage AWS VPC
  • Manage Cisco IOS
  • Manage Network Devices with Generic SSH Access
  • Establish Secure Connections
  • Device Operations
    • Manage device configuration
    • Manage onboarded device settings
      • Change a device's IP address in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Change a device's name in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Export a list of devices and services
      • Export device configuration
      • External links for devices
        • Create an external link from your device
        • Create an External Link to ASDM
        • Create an external link for multiple devices
        • Edit or delete external links
        • Edit or delete external links for multiple devices
      • Bulk reconnect devices to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Moving devices between organizations
      • Device certificate expiry detection
      • Update Meraki MX connection credentials
      • Write a device note
      • Delete a device from Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Back up Firewall Threat Defense devices
      • Manage Firewall Threat Defense devices through Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Filter security devices by hardware end-of-life status
      • Security Cloud Control Firewall Management labels and filtering
      • Use Security Cloud Control Firewall Management search functionality
      • Filter security devices by hardware end-of-life status
      • Security Cloud Control Firewall Management labels and filtering
      • Use Security Cloud Control Firewall Management search functionality
    • Use the Security Cloud Control Command Line Interface Tool (CLI)
    • Manage CLI Templates
    • Migrate Firewalls with the Migration Tool in Security Cloud Control
  • Monitor and Analyze
  • Troubleshoot
  • Appendix

Create an external link from your device

This task enables you to create external links from your device that provide quick access to related settings, requirements, and user workflow information.

External links allow you to associate URLs with specific devices or model devices in your inventory, providing convenient access to related documentation or resources.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Security Devices.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab to locate the device or the Templates tab to locate the model device.

Step 3

Click the appropriate device type tab.

Step 4

Select a device or model.

You can use the filter and search functionalities to find the required device.

Step 5

Enter a name for the link in the details pane under the External Links section.

Step 6

Enter the URL for the link in the URL field. You need to specify the full URL. For example, for Cisco, enter http://www.cisco.com.

Step 7

Click + to associate the link with the device.

The external link is now associated with the selected device and appears in the External Links section of the device details pane.

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