> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# H3C Firewall

> Connect an H3C firewall to Myrmex over SSH — create the access account and add the integration.

import { Note, Steps, Step, CardGroup, Card, Tip } from '@mintlify/components';

Connect your **H3C Firewall** (SecPath, Comware) so Myrmex can read its configuration, audit its hardening, help you clean up security policies, and — with approval — apply changes. Myrmex reaches the firewall over **SSH** through a [Collector](/documentation/agent-endpoint-security/collector-mode) on your network.

## What Myrmex Can Do

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Read & troubleshoot" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Inspect system status, interfaces, security zones, routing, sessions, policies, NAT, and VPN — read-only diagnostics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Hardening audit" icon="shield-halved">
    Run a [Security Posture](/documentation/security-posture/overview) audit against the firewall configuration.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Policy hygiene" icon="broom">
    Find unused or overly broad security policies and propose cleanups.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Config management" icon="floppy-disk">
    Back up, diff, and — on approval — apply policy and configuration changes.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Before You Start

* A **Collector** deployed on a network that can reach the firewall's management IP over SSH. See [Deploying the agent](/documentation/agent-endpoint-security/installation).
* **SSH enabled** on the firewall's management interface.
* A **login account** Myrmex can use (a read-only user is enough for analysis; a user with configuration rights is required to apply changes).

## Step 1 — Create the Access Account on H3C

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable SSH on the firewall">
    Enable the SSH server and bind it to the VTY lines so the Collector can log in over SSH.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a local user">
    Add a local user with a strong password and set its service type to SSH. Assign a role scoped to what Myrmex should do — a read-only role for analysis, or a management role to allow changes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Note the credentials">
    Record the **username** and **password** — you'll enter them in Myrmex.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Prefer least privilege: start with a read-only user, and grant configuration rights only once you want the agents to apply changes for you.
</Tip>

## Step 2 — Add the Integration in Myrmex

From the **Directory**, choose **Add Integration → H3C Firewall**, then fill in:

| Field             | Description                                                                                           |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**          | A unique name for this firewall.                                                                      |
| **Description**   | Optional note to identify the device.                                                                 |
| **IP / Hostname** | The firewall management IP or hostname the Collector can reach.                                       |
| **SSH Port**      | The SSH port (default `22`).                                                                          |
| **Username**      | The account username created in Step 1.                                                               |
| **Password**      | That account's password.                                                                              |
| **Model**         | Select your H3C firewall model series.                                                                |
| **Version**       | Select the Comware/software version (or **Other**).                                                   |
| **Collector**     | The [Collector](/documentation/agent-endpoint-security/collector-mode) that opens the SSH connection. |

## Connect

Click **Connect** to validate the SSH connection and finish. The firewall then appears under **Environment → Integrations**, and you can start asking the AI about it in the Workspace.