Edge Appliance Overview

The Monozu edge appliance (EdgeZu) is on-premises hardware supplied by Monozu. It connects your OT/IT networks to Monozu Cloud using outbound-only traffic — no inbound firewall holes at your site.

What it does

Capability	Benefit in Monozu Cloud
Asset discovery	Populates Assets / CMDB with hosts on local VLANs (Discovery)
VPN gateway	Remote access via VPN and access policies (VPN Overview)
Backup collection	Configuration snapshots in cloud repositories (Backup)
Security / SPAN	Telemetry and alerts when licensed (Security)
Host Agent gateway	Preferred path for Host Agent inventory when Edge is on the LAN

Each appliance is usually deployed per VLAN or isolated segment. It discovers and monitors only the network attached to its LAN interface(s).

Who does what

Where	Who	Typical tasks
Monozu Cloud UI	Tenant administrators	View Edge Devices, edit labels/locations, license modules
On-site (SSH / console)	Monozu technician (typical)	Cabling, monozu edge register, network setup
Monozu operations	Monozu staff	Completes claim-code pairing to your tenant
Your firewall	Network team	Outbound HTTPS and WireGuard per Network & Connectivity

Note

After registration, day-to-day work happens in the cloud UI. Return to SSH only for network changes or hardware replacement — coordinate with Monozu when re-registration is needed.

Registration model

Devices use claim code pairing (not registration keys):

1. Technician runs monozu edge register on the appliance.
2. Monozu completes pairing to your tenant.
3. Your admin verifies Online under Edge Devices.

Details: Connect & Register and Claim Code Pairing.

Next steps

Connect & register Cabling, SSH, and monozu edge register.

Claim code pairing What tenant admins verify in the cloud UI.

Network requirements Firewall and DNS for your site.