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# Fastly Next-Gen WAF (Formerly Signal Sciences WAF) Setup for Workbench

## Step 1: Enable Console Access <a href="#uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm13305610993304" id="uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm13305610993304"></a>

Expel requires console access to allow analysts to perform investigation and triage. Without this additional level of information, alerts cannot be verified by our analysts, and an investigation cannot be initiated. For more information, see [Why Expel Asks for Console Access](/connect-your-technology/about-integrations/why-expel-asks-for-console-access.md).

1. In Fastly, navigate to **Corp Manage** and click **Corp Users**.
2. Click **Add User**.
3. Configure the user as follows:
   * **Email** - enter "soc+\<Your\_Organization\_Name>@expel.io".
     * For example, if your organization were Acme Corp, the format would be "<soc+acme_corp@expel.io>".
   * **Role** - select **User**.
4. Click **Invite User**.
5. Expel will receive the email invitation and complete console access configuration in Workbench on your behalf.

## Step 2: Enable API Access for Expel <a href="#uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm4609802555233633056114239005" id="uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm4609802555233633056114239005"></a>

To integrate the technology with Workbench, you need to create secure credentials to the API.

1. Go to **My Profile** and select **API Access Tokens**.
2. Click **Add API access token**.
3. Type "Expel API" as the name, and click **Create API access token**.
4. **Copy and save** the **Token** value for use in a later step.
5. Click **Continue** to finish creating the access token.

## Step 3: Add Fastly Next-Gen WAF as a Security Device in Workbench <a href="#uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm13305611534696" id="uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm13305611534696"></a>

Now that you have the correct access configured and noted the credentials, you can integrate your tech with Workbench.

1. In a new browser tab, log in to <https://workbench.expel.io/settings/security-devices?setupIntegration=signal_sciences>.
2. A configuration pane displays. Complete the fields as follows:
   * **Name** - enter a name that might help you more easily identify this integration, such as “CompanyName Fastly Next-Gen WAF”; this name will display in Workbench under the Name column, and is a text string that you can filter on.
   * **Location** - enter the location of your integration, for example “cloud.” This is also a text string that you can filter on, so we recommend being consistent with location naming across your Expel integrations.
   * **Username** - enter the user created in [Step 1](#uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm13305610993304).
   * **API key** - enter the access token generated in [Step 2](#uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm4609802555233633056114239005).
   * **Server address** - enter the host name of the Next-Gen WAF dashboard.<br>

     <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/Tn7nugn2JpRfck2oJZY4" alt="Fastly Next-Gen WAF Add a Security Device screen in Workbench." width="324"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
3. Click **Save**.
4. On the console access screen, select **Set up later**. Expel will complete configuration with the user you created in [Step 1](#uuid-626a9ac9-047c-38cf-3b1d-961c35b34287_bridgehead-idm13305610993304).
5. Click **Save**.

Your device should be created successfully within a few seconds. A few reminders:

* After your connection is healthy, it will take some time for your device to begin polling and receiving data.
* To check on the status, select the downward arrow for your device in the first column and choose **View details**.
* Polling will happen first; data will be received after that. **You must refresh the page to see updates.**
* If your device does not begin polling within 15 minutes, and does not begin receiving data within 30 minutes, [contact our support team for help](/support/how-to-reach-us.md).
* To check if alerts are coming through, navigate to **Dashboards > Alert Analysis**. Scroll to the device you want to check, and select the **Expel Alerts** tab to reveal more alert information. It can take 36 to 72 hours for alerts to appear after setup, as we [tune your device](/workbench-reference/alerts/how-expel-alerts-work.md#device-tuning).


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