Akamai

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Managing Akamai devices on AppViewX are:

User Privilege: Client token, Client Secret, Access Token, Host URL
Enable Password: Not applicable
License Check: Not applicable
Services and Ports for AppViewX Communication: 443 Outbound access from AppViewX is needed to manage the device and Perform Akamai Actions
Internet Access/Proxy if Required: Not required
Location from which Certificates are discovered if managed: Not applicable

Web Browser Requirement

ACF Permission

Ensure the following ACF permission is available to add and manage devices:

You can check this under any of the following menus:

To associate ACF permissions with a role, see Platform User Guide.

To add an Akamai device:

Go to Menu > ADC+ > ASSET MANAGEMENT.
Perform one of the followings:
- Click Device Inventory, and then select Add (+) icon to navigate to the Device details page.
- Click Onboard Device in the left navigation panel.
In the Device details page, select Akamai from the left sidebar.

Enter the required details for the device addition.

Table 1. Device Addition - Field and Description Table
Name	Description
*Device name	Unique name of the device to be added. Note: Device name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
Data center	Datacenter name where the device is configured. The default value is Absecon. Note: Data center name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , ':' , '\|' and spaces.
LB Sync	By default, this option is enabled to discover and manage the load balancer configurations. If not required, you can disable this option.
*Client token	Client token of the Akamai device.
*Client secret	Client secret of the Akamai device.
*Access token	Access token of the device.
*URL	Valid URL of the Akamai device.
*: Mandatory fields

After adding the device, you can validate the device by searching device in the device inventory.