Setting Up Forcepoint Appliances

Applies to:
  • Forcepoint Appliances, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint Email Security, v8.5.x

A Forcepoint appliance is a component of a complete Forcepoint security deployment.

Setting up a deployment consists of five core tasks:

  1. Deployment planning and preparation
  2. Appliance hardware setup and/or virtual appliance creation
  3. Initial configuration: the firstboot wizard
  4. Post-firstboot appliance configuration in the command line interface (CLI)
  5. Installation and configuration of off-appliance components

Forcepoint appliance setup is described in detail in Forcepoint Appliances Getting Started.

Forcepoint V Series and X Series appliances come with a hardware Quick Start poster packaged in the shipping container. The 2-page poster explains how to set up the hardware and cable the appliance to your network. You can also access the posters online.

Important: Some older V10000 and V5000 appliances are not supported with versions of 8.0 and higher.