Installation overview

The process of installing Forcepoint NGFW consists of several high-level steps.

  1. Install and configure the SMC and a Management Client.
  2. Download licenses for the SMC components and the NGFW Engines, and install the licenses in the Management Client.
  3. If network address translation (NAT) is applied to communications between system components, define contact addresses for the SMC components in the Management Client.
  4. Define the Firewalls, IPS engines, and Layer 2 Firewalls in the Management Client. You can optionally define Master NGFW Engines and Virtual NGFW Engines.
  5. Configure interfaces and routing for the NGFW Engines in the Management Client.
  6. In the Management Client, generate the initial configuration for Firewalls, IPS engines, Layer 2 Firewalls, and Master NGFW Engines. You do not need an initial configuration for Virtual NGFW Engines.
  7. If you are not using a Forcepoint appliance that has pre-installed Forcepoint NGFW software, install the NGFW software on virtualization platforms or third-party hardware.
  8. Configure the NGFW software and apply the initial configuration to the NGFW Engines.
  9. Create and install a policy on the NGFW Engines.