Starting a custom installation (Windows)

Applies to:
  • Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint DLP, v8.5.x, v8.6.x, v8.7.x, v8.8.x, v8.9.x, v9.0, v10.0, v10.1
  • Forcepoint Email Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint appliances, v8.5.x
Note: If you have previously disabled TLS 1.0 on your Windows server, re-enable it before beginning Forcepoint installation. You may disable it again after installation is complete.

Steps

  1. Download or copy the Forcepoint Security Installer (the Windows installer) to this machine. The installer is available from the Forcepoint My Account page, and the installer file is Forcepoint8xxSetup.exe (for example, Forcepoint85xSetup.exe for version 8.5.x).
  2. Log on to the installation machine with a domain user account that has local administrator privileges.
    Important: If you are installing data protection components, do not change this account after installation. Be sure it's a dedicated account that you want installed services to use when interacting with the operating system—the service account. If you must change the account, contact Technical Support first.
  3. Double-click the installer file to launch the Forcepoint Security Setup program.
    A progress dialog box appears, as files are extracted. It may take some time to extract all of the installer files and launch the setup program.
  4. On the Welcome screen, click Start.
    The Installer Dashboard stays on-screen during installation. Various subinstallers and dialog boxes are displayed over it.
  5. On the Subscription Agreement screen, select I accept this agreement, then click Next.
  6. On the Installation Type screen, select Custom.
  7. On the Summary screen, click Next to continue the installation.
    If current-version components are already installed on this machine, the links next to a product will be Modify and Remove, rather than install. Click Remove to remove components and Modify to add components.

Next steps

When installing using the Custom option, you may have the option to also install SQL Server Express—a free, limited-performance version of SQL Server—to be used for Forcepoint Security reporting data. As a best practice, SQL Server Express should be used only in non-production or evaluation environments. A standard or enterprise version of SQL Server should be used in production environments.

If available, select the SQL Server Express option at the bottom of the Custom Installation page of the Forcepoint Security Setup. SQL Server Express will be installed on the local machine later in the install process.

  • When this option is selected, Powershell 1.0 and Windows Installer 4.5 are installed automatically if they are not found on the machine. These are required for SQL Server Express.
  • A default database instance named mssqlserver is created, by default. If a database instance with the default name already exists on this machine, an instance named TRITONSQL2K8R2X is created instead.
  • If .NET 3.5 SP1 or .NET 4.5 are not found on the machine, you are prompted to install them before proceeding.
  • In some cases, you are prompted to reboot the machine after installing SQL Server Express. If you do, restart the installer:
    • Windows Server 2016 and 2012: Go to the Start screen and click the Forcepoint Security Setup icon.
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and 2016: Go to Start > Forcepoint > Forcepoint Security Setup.