Creating a Forcepoint management server

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

The Forcepoint management server is the Windows machine that hosts the Forcepoint Security Manager, the configuration, policy management, and reporting interface for Forcepoint on-premises web, data, and email protection solutions.

Additional, optional components can also run on the machine.

Important: There is only one management server per deployment.
Installing the Forcepoint Security Manager
  1. Log on to the installation machine with an account having domain and local administrator privileges.
    Important: If you are installing Forcepoint DLP 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.
  2. Double-click the installer file to launch the Forcepoint Security Setup program. A progress dialog box appears, as files are extracted.
  3. On the Welcome screen, click Start.
  4. On the Subscription Agreement screen, select I accept this agreement and then click Next.
  5. On the Installation Type screen, select Forcepoint Security Manager and the modules you want to install (Web, Data, or Email).

    See the following table for information about which modules you should select for installation.
    Solution Security Manager module (Web) Security Manager module (Data) Security Manager module (Email)
    Forcepoint Web Security or Forcepoint URL Filtering X    
    Forcepoint Web Security with the DLP Module X X  
    Forcepoint DLP   X  
    Forcepoint Email Security   X X
    Important:
    Installing the Web Security module of the Security Manager requires an instance of Policy Broker and Policy Server.
    • These may be installed at the same time as the management components.
    • These may be installed before the management components.

      If Policy Broker and Policy Server are not installed with the management components, the installation process prompts for the Policy Server IP address.

      In appliance-based deployments, Policy Broker and Policy Server reside on the full policy source appliance.

    When you select the Forcepoint Email Security option, the Forcepoint DLP option is also selected automatically. Data components are required for Email Security DLP Module features.

    Important:

    To install the Email Security module of the Security Manager, an Email mode appliance must already be running. The installation process prompts for the appliance C interface IP address during Security Manager installation.

    The appliance P1/E1 (and P2/E2, if used) interface must also be configured in the appliance CLI before you install the Email Security module of the Security Manager.

  6. When Forcepoint DLP is installed without Forcepoint Email Security, a second Installation Type screen is displayed. DO NOT select the option provided. This option is used for a feature that is not supported in version 8.5.0, and will cause problems if selected.
  7. On the Summary screen, click Next to continue the installation.
  8. The Forcepoint Management Infrastructure installer launches.

    Follow the instructions in Installing Forcepoint Infrastructure.

  9. When you click Finish in the Forcepoint Management Infrastructure Setup program, component installers for each module selected in the Module Selection screen are launched in succession.

    Only the component installers for the modules you selected are launched. For example, if you select only Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint DLP modules, the Forcepoint Email Security module installer is not launched.

  10. Complete the following procedures for the modules you have selected. For each module, a component installer will launch. The component installers launch in the order shown here.
    • Installing the Web Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager
    • Installing the Data Security module of the Security Manager
    • Installing the Email Security module of the Security Manager