# N-Central

## Introduction  <a href="#introduction" id="introduction"></a>

N-central is a remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform by N-able that helps IT teams and managed service providers monitor devices, automate maintenance tasks, manage patches, and remotely support customer environments across servers, workstations, and networks.

### Available Features <a href="#available-features" id="available-features"></a>

* Identity Rules
* User Inventory

### Prerequisites

N-Central API-Only account user's JWT token with a **Default Administrator Role** and Multi-Factor Authentication **Disabled**.

<details>

<summary>Follow these steps to generate the JWT Token:</summary>

1. Login using the account using Default Administrator Account.
2. Go to Administration -> User Management -> Users.
3. Click on your API-Only User and go to API Access.
4. Click on Generate Json Web Token.
5. Click "Copy" to copy the generated JWT Token.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Follow these steps to generate the JWT Token:</summary>

1. Login using the account using Default Administrator Account.
2. Go to Administration -> User Management -> Users.
3. Click on your API-Only User and go to API Access.
4. Click on Generate Json Web Token.
5. Click "Copy" to copy the generated JWT Token.

</details>

### Onboarding N-Central in your Perimeters account <a href="#onboarding-jira-in-your-perimeters-account" id="onboarding-jira-in-your-perimeters-account"></a>

1. Go to Integrations → SaaS Services → Select "N-Central" -> Click "+ Add" -> Click "+ Start Integration".
2. **"Namespace" -**  If your account's URL is **'<https://example.n-able.com/>'**, your namespace would be **'example'**.
3. **"API Token" -** Copy the JWT token created and paste it into this API Token field.
4. Click **"Finish"** to complete the onboarding process.

Once you have completed these steps, N-Central should be successfully integrated with your Perimeters account.

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