Install Neo agent using Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway on Windows

Install Neo agent using Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway on Windows endpoints. Forcepoint Neo is a cloud-managed endpoint that runs on both Windows and Mac.

Install the Neo agent using the installer, downloaded from the Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway portal.

Steps

  1. Unzip the installer downloaded.
  2. Double-click the Installer.exe will initiate a silent installation process.
  3. The installation process takes 30 seconds approximately, once the installation is complete, the icon can be found on the system tray.
  4. To verify successful installation:
    1. Verify the Neo endpoint installation logs in the following path: C:\ProgramData\Forcepoint.
    2. The successful install logs from neo_install.log.
    3. The following services will be installed:
      • Forcepoint Neo Common Service
      • Forcepoint Neo Network Service
      • Forcepoint Neo Protection Service
  5. The web-only Neo agent screen:
  6. With Neo agent, there will always be a local PAC file configured in the system. Example PAC URL: http://localhost:1024/__fp__pac__/2021-09-12_15-24-04/proxy.pac