Installing components via the Custom option

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.x
  • Forcepoint Email Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint Appliances, v8.5.x

Forcepoint Security components can be deployed in a variety of configurations. In many cases, additional instances of individual components can be added as your network grows or traffic patterns change.

Use the custom installation instructions provided in this section to adapt the common installation scenarios (listed below) for your deployment.

Important: Although you can select any combination of components using the Custom installation option, not all combinations are supported. For example, you can install Forcepoint Email Security without installing Forcepoint DLP even though the latter is required for email DLP.

Deployment

General
  • System requirements for this version
Web protection solutions
  • Deploying Web Protection Solutions
  • Web protection distributed deployments
  • Integrating Forcepoint URL Filtering with Cisco
  • Integrating Forcepoint URL Filtering with Citrix
  • Integrating Forcepoint URL Filtering using ICAP Service
  • Integrating Forcepoint URL Filtering with TMG
  • Installing for Universal Integrations
Email protection solutions
  • Deploying Email Protection Solutions

Installation

To start a custom installation, see Starting a custom installation (Windows). Then see the following instructions for the components you want to install:
  • Installing Forcepoint Infrastructure
  • Installing web protection components
  • Installing Forcepoint DLP components
  • Installing email protection components
  • Installing SQL Server Express (without Forcepoint Infrastructure)

Initial configuration

General
  • Default ports for on-premises Forcepoint security solutions
  • Excluding Forcepoint files from antivirus scans
  • Initial Configuration for All Security Modules
Forcepoint Web Security
  • Initial configuration for web protection solutions
  • Content Gateway initial configuration
  • Additional configuration for the Web Security DLP Module
Forcepoint DLP
  • Forcepoint DLP initial configuration
Forcepoint Email Security
  • Forcepoint Email Security initial configuration