Automatic configuration allows a SteelHead, Interceptor, Client Accelerator, Core, and Edge that’s registered with the SCC to automatically download its configuration when you add it as a new appliance and it connects to the SCC.

To confirm that automatic configuration is enabled, check the Auto Configure column on the Appliances page before you add the SteelHead or SteelHead Interceptor. The Auto Configuration column indicates whether a SteelHead and SteelHead Interceptor has the Enable Auto Configure check box selected on the Edit Appliance page. Checking the Enable Auto Configure check box pushes the configuration out one time. After the configuration is pushed, the check box is automatically cleared.

If automatic configuration is not enabled, the appliance configuration, including nonpolicy configuration settings found on the Appliance Pages tab on the Appliances page, is updated only when policies are pushed to the appliance.