About this release

This document contains important information about this release of Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Manager. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document.

For detailed information about changes introduced in the SMC API since the previous version, see the automatically generated change log reports in the api_change_log.zip file in the Documentation/SMC_API folder of the SMC installation files.

Product name change

This release changes the product name from Forcepoint NGFW to Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN. The primary changes are listed below:

Table 1.
Component Old name New name
Solution Forcepoint NGFW Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN
Management Security Management Center (SMC) FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Manager / SD-WAN Manager Console (SMC)
Engine NGFW Engine FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Engine
Currently, product name change is visible in SMC and in the following documentations:
  • Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Manager API User Guide
  • Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Installation Guide
  • Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Product Guide
  • Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN online help
  • Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Quick Start Guide

For more information on SMC UI terminology change, refer to the About this Help section in the Forcepoint FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN Product Guide.

Note:
  1. Some documentations, knowledge base articles, and other support information are still using the old product name.
  2. There is no change in the Engine local user interface.
  3. The IPS role has transitioned now from L2FW mode to L3FW mode.

Deprecated Feature

Web Portal User Interface

Web Portal User Interface is deprecated and is not available by default. Web Portal Server is still available to host Web Access.