The NGFW Configuration Wizard allows you to configure settings for the Forcepoint NGFW appliance. Start the NGFW Manager from the web browser version of the NGFW Configuration Wizard.
Steps
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Connect the NGFW appliance to a laptop or other client device.
Connect an Ethernet cable from the client device to physical port eth0_1 on the NGFW
appliance.
If the NGFW appliance does not have a port eth0_1, use port eth1_0. If using
non-modular interfaces, use port eth1.
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Connect the other network cables to the Forcepoint NGFW appliance.
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Turn on the Forcepoint NGFW appliance.
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To start the web browser version of the NGFW Configuration Wizard, open a web browser on the client device, then connect to https://169.254.169.169.
It might take some time for the web page to load.
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When the NGFW Configuration Wizard offers a web browser client certificate, accept the certificate.
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On the Welcome page of the NGFW Configuration Wizard, click Start.
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Select I Agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click Next.
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Enter and confirm the password for the root account, then click Next.
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Click to restart the appliance.
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After the NGFW appliance has restarted, refresh the web browser to start the NGFW Manager.
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Enter root as the user name, enter the password for the root account, then click Log In.
Next steps
Continue by selecting the mode in the NGFW Manager.