7. Install and configure Secure SD-WAN engines
Prepare the Secure SD-WAN appliance, then import the initial configuration.
Tip: The software is pre-installed on the Secure SD-WAN appliances. Do not reinstall the software unless instructed to do so by Forcepoint support.
Steps
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Connect a computer or laptop to the Secure SD-WAN appliance.
- For Plug and Play configuration, Automatic configuration, or configuration using the Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard on the command line, connect a serial cable to the Secure SD-WAN appliance.
- For configuration using the Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard in a web browser, connect an Ethernet cable from the client device to physical port eth0_1 on the Secure SD-WAN appliance. If the Secure SD-WAN appliance does not have a port eth0_1, use port eth1_0. If using non-modular interfaces, use port eth1.
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If you connected a serial cable to the Secure SD-WAN appliance, use a terminal console
program to connect to the Secure SD-WAN appliance with these settings:
- Bits per second — 115,200
- Data bits — 8
- Parity — None
- Stop bits — 1.
Note: The serial console port speed is 115,200 bps in most Secure SD-WAN appliances. The speed is 9600 bps in older Secure SD-WAN appliance models. See the hardware guide for your Secure SD-WAN appliance model for more information. -
Apply the initial configuration.
Method Task Automatic Insert the USB drive, then turn on the Secure SD-WAN appliance. The Secure SD-WAN appliance applies the initial configuration that is saved on the USB drive.
Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard on the command line - Turn on the Secure SD-WAN appliance.
- If you exported the initial configuration to a USB drive, start the Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard, then insert the
USB drive. Note: On some Secure SD-WAN appliance models, the Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard starts automatically. For more information about the Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard, see the installation guide.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration.
Secure SD-WAN Configuration Wizard in a web browser - Turn on the Secure SD-WAN appliance.
- On the client device, open a web browser, then connect to https://169.254.169.169.
- When offered a web browser client certificate, accept the certificate.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration.
Plug and Play Turn on the Secure SD-WAN appliance. The Secure SD-WAN appliance connects to the Installation Server, then applies the initial configuration.