How to: MGS/AWG Gateway - Setting up ZeroTier (snmp on a switch)

How to: MGS/AWG Gateway - Setting up ZeroTier (snmp on a switch)

1.          

Network diagram (as an example setup)


2.         

Configuring SNMP on ICCN WX7028-410G Switch

         

Log in as admin to the switch web interface, make sure it is in the same subnet of the local network behind the ICCN AWG Gateway. For instance, if LAN IP of
Gateway is 10.0.0.1/24, configure the switch IP in subnet 10.0.0.0/24 as shown below (10.0.0.2).




Go to System -> SNMP Community. Give a Community name. Choose read-write or read only as per use. Click on Apply.








Go to System -> SNMP Trap. Give a TRAP name. Under transmit Ip Address put LAN IP address of the AWG Gateway.




Go to Security -> Safe Management -> Safe management, select the Server type as SNMP and Management type as Enable. Click on Apply.




Go to Tools -> Save configuration and click on Save.


3.    Creating a Zerotier Network

3.1.           Creating a zerotier network (ID) on the portal


Go to https://my.zerotier.com/ and register or login with an existing account.





Click on Create A Network and give it a name or click on the Network (If created previously it will be as shown below).


3.2.           Configuring Zerotier on ICCN AWG Gateway


Log in to the web interface of the ICCN AWG Gateway.




Go to System -> Firmware -> Status -> Check for updates (if one wants to update one can).


Go to System -> Firmware -> Plugins. Install the “os-zerotier” plugin.




Refresh or logout and login again.


Go to VPN -> Zerotier -> Settings -> Settings tab, check the Enabled option and click on Apply. Go to the Networks tab and click the plus sign to add a zerotier network ID. In the Network ID put in the ID of the zerotier network created on the portal and click Save.




Go to the ZeroTier portal, a new member will be added. Authorize it by clicking the check sign beside ‘Auth’. Give it a name. The zerotier network will give it an IP as shown below. 


On the ICCN AWG Gateway interface, go to Interfaces -> Assignment -> Under New interface option choose the ‘zt’ interface and give it a name and click on the plus sign to add the interface. Click on the newly created interface. Enable the interface. Choose the IPv4 Configuration Type as Static IPv4. Scroll down and type in the IP given by the Zerotier under IPv4 Address and choose the respective subnet mask. And then click Save. Click on Apply changes if prompted.




Go to Firewall -> Rules -> <Zerotier interface> and add in and out rules with source and destination as any. Save and click on Apply changes as shown below:







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