Configure the SMC

Configure the network connections and contact addresses for the SMC.

Before you begin

You must have an existing SMC installation.

These steps provide an overview of the SMC configuration process. For detailed instructions, see the following documentation:

  • Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Installation Guide
  • Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Product Guide

Steps

  1. In the Management Client component of the SMC, create a Location element for elements that are located in networks outside of the local network for the SMC servers.
    In the example configuration, a Location element called "internet" has been created.
  2. Configure contact addresses for the Management Server.
    In the example configuration, the external IP address that is used to reach the SMC from AWS has been configured as the contact address for the "internet" Location.


    1. In the Management Server Properties dialog box, click Exceptions.
    2. Click Add, select the Location element that you created, then click Select.
    3. In the Contact Address cell, enter the external IP address that is used to reach the SMC from AWS, then click OK.
    4. Click OK to close the Management Server Properties dialog box.
  3. Configure contact addresses for the Log Server.
    1. In the Log Server Properties dialog box, click Exceptions.
    2. Click Add, then select the Location element that you created and click Select.
    3. In the Contact Address cell, enter the external IP address of the Log Server, then click OK.
    4. Click OK to close the Log Server Properties dialog box.

Next steps

Create a Single Firewall element for each Forcepoint NGFW engine that you deploy in the AWS cloud.