Install the Forcepoint Infrastructure

Steps

  1. On the Forcepoint Infrastructure Setup Welcome screen, click Next.
  2. On the Installation Directory screen, accept the default installation path (recommended) or browse to a custom installation path, then click Next.
    Important: The full installation path must use only ASCII characters. Do not use extended ASCII or double-byte characters.
  3. On the SQL Server screen, specify the location of the database engine. The following two options are available.
    • If Microsoft SQL is installed on your machine:

    • If Microsoft SQL was not installed in your machine, or is installed on another machine:

    • Select Use the SQL Server database installed on another machine to specify the location and connection credentials for a database server located elsewhere in the network. Enter the Hostname or IP address of the SQL Server machine, including the instance name, if any.
      • If you are using a named instance, the instance must already exist.
      • If you are using SQL Server clustering, enter the virtual IP address of the cluster.

      Also provide the Port used to connect to the database (1433, by default).

      See Management server system requirements,(mentioned below) to verify your version of SQL Server is supported.

  4. Specify an authentication method and account information for connecting to the SQL Server database:
    1. Select SQL Server Authentication to use a SQL Server account or Windows Authentication to use a Windows trusted connection.
    2. Enter the User Name or Account and its Password.
      For SQL Server Express, sa (the default system administrator account) is automatically specified.

      If Windows authentication is selected for the authentication method, the current admin account’s user name and password are automatically specified. These credentials can be edited to other existing Windows accounts, either local or domain. The chosen account must have login permissions on the SQL Server.

      Note: The system administrator account password cannot contain single or double quotes.
    3. Forcepoint DLP can use SSL to encrypt communication with the database. If encryption is already configured within Microsoft SQL Server, select Encrypt connection to enable SSL encryption.

      For more information, see Administering Forcepoint Databases.

    4. Click Next.

    The installer verifies the connection to the database engine. If the connection test is successful, the next installer screen appears.

    If the test is unsuccessful, an “Unable to connect” message is displayed. Click OK to dismiss the message, verify the connection information, and click Next to try again.

  5. On the Server & Credentials screen, provide the following information:
    1. Select an IP address for this machine. If the machine has a single network interface card (NIC), only one address is listed

      Administrators will use the selected IPv4 address to access the Security Manager via a web browser. This is also the IP address that remote Forcepoint components will use to connect to the management server.

    2. Specify the Server or domain of the service account to be used by the Forcepoint Infrastructure and Security Manager components. The hostname cannot exceed 15 characters.
    3. Specify the User name and Password for the service account.
    4. Click Next.
  6. On the Administrator Account screen, enter an email address and password for the default Security Manager administrator account: admin. This account has full access to all Security Manager features and functions for all products.

    The password must:

    • Be at least 8 characters
    • Contain upper case characters
    • Contain lower case characters
    • Contain numbers
    • Contain non-alphanumeric characters

    System notification and password reset information is sent to the email address specified (once SMTP configuration is done; see the next step).

    When you are finished, click Next.

  7. On the Email Settings screen, configure the SMTP server to use for system notifications, then click Next. SMTP settings can also be configured after installation.
    Important: SMTP server configuration must be completed before password recovery email messages can be sent.
    1. Enter the IP address or hostname of the SMTP server through which email alerts should be sent. In most cases, the default Port (25) should be used.
    2. Enter the Sender email address that will appear in notification email messages.
    3. Enter a descriptive Sender name to use in notification email messages. This can help recipients identify that a message originates from the Security Manager.
  8. On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, verify the information, then click Next to begin the installation.
    1. Forcepoint Security Installer starts again. In the Forcepoint Infrastructure Setup Welcome screen, click Next.
    2. The Ready to Resume... screen appears. Click Next.
      Note: When you click Next, it may take a couple minutes for the next screen to appear. Wait for the next screen, then continue with the next step.
  9. The Installation screen appears. Wait until all files have been installed.

    If the following message appears, determine whether port 9443 is in use on the machine:

    Error 1920. Server ‘Websense TRITON Central Access’ (EIPManagerProxy) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

    If port 9443 is in use, release it and then click Retry to continue installation.

  10. On the Installation Complete screen, click Finish.

Result

The Installer Dashboard displays. After a few seconds, the Forcepoint DLP component installer launches. Continue with the next section.