Forcepoint appliance installation summary

Follow your deployment plan and follow these guides:

• For Forcepoint Email Security, follow the instructions in Installing email protection solutions.
• For Forcepoint Web Security, see Installation Instructions: Forcepoint Web Security.
• For Forcepoint URL Filtering, see Installation Instructions: Forcepoint URL Filtering.

Summary:

1. Microsoft SQL Server must be installed and running to support Forcepoint reporting. Note the location and authentication information for SQL Server.
2. Download the Forcepoint Security Installer from the Forcepoint Downloads page.
3. Rack and cable appliances, and create virtual appliances.
4. Web protection deployments:
   1. If your policy source is located off-appliance, install Forcepoint components on that server and start all services before running the firstboot wizard on any appliance. This is because firstboot requires the IP address of the policy source machine and must be able to connect to it. The policy source machine must installed, running, and reachable by appliances before running firstboot.
   2. If your policy source is located on an appliance (with X Series, use the blade in Slot-1), ensure that SQL Server is running and reachable from the policy source appliance.
5. Collect data needed by the firstboot wizard. See The firstboot wizard (initial command-line configuration).
6. Assign each Forcepoint appliance an appropriate domain based on estimated traffic volume.
7. Run the firstboot wizard on every appliance in the deployment. If you’re deploying a web protection solution and policy source is located on an appliance,run firstboot on the policy source appliance first.
8. After firstboot has been run on all appliances, use the Forcepoint Security Installer to install additional off-appliance components.
9. Perform post-installation configuration.
10. Install remaining off-appliance components.
11. Configure policies.
12. Test the system.