Prerequisites:

  • Provision VM with a supported version of Windows server, according to Forcepoint hardware requirements available in the System requirements for this version document. Also, use a supported SQL server to host the Forcepoint Security Manager data. See the Certified Product Matrix for supported versions of SQL Server.
  • Open the relevant ports for the network security group (if any network security group already exists), including the RDP port, mentioned in the Forcepoint DLP ports document.
  • Forcepoint DLP requires a static IP, so allocate a private static IP for the Forcepoint Security Manager.
  • Install the .NET Framework 3.5.
  • Check that the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is installed according to the Forcepoint software requirements.
  • To get an Endpoint (on-prem) connected to the Endpoint server, you need to set up the public IP address or DNS name of the Endpoint server VM.
    Note: Underscore characters are not permitted in domain names.