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Panorama
6.1
Administrator’s
Guide
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Palo
Alto
Networks,
Inc.
About
Panorama
Panorama
Overview
About
Panorama
Panorama
provides
centralized
management
of
the
Palo
Alto
Networks
next
‐
generation
firewalls,
as
the
following
figure
illustrates:
Panorama
allows
you
to
effectively
configure,
manage,
and
monitor
your
Palo
Alto
Networks
firewalls
using
central
oversight
with
local
control,
as
required.
The
three
focal
areas
in
which
Panorama
adds
value
are:
Centralized
configuration
and
deployment
—To
simplify
central
management
and
rapid
deployment
of
the
firewalls
on
your
network,
use
Panorama
to
pre
‐
stage
the
firewalls
for
deployment.
You
can
then
assemble
the
firewalls
into
groups,
and
create
templates
to
apply
a
base
network
and
device
configuration
and
use
device
groups
to
administer
globally
shared
and
local
policies.
See
.
Aggregated
logging
with
central
oversight
for
analysis
and
reporting
—Collect
information
on
activity
across
all
the
managed
firewalls
on
the
network
and
centrally
analyze,
investigate
and
report
on
the
data.
This
comprehensive
view
of
network
traffic,
user
activity,
and
the
associated
risks
empowers
you
to
respond
to
potential
threats
using
the
rich
set
of
policies
to
securely
enable
applications
on
your
network.
See
.
Distributed
administration
—Allows
you
to
delegate
or
restrict
access
to
global
and
local
firewall
configurations
and
policies.
See
for
delegating
appropriate
levels
of
access
for
distributed
administration.
Panorama
is
available
in
two
platforms:
as
a
virtual
appliance
and
as
a
dedicated
hardware
appliance.
For
more
information,
see
