Step 3: Install the Forcepoint Management Infrastructure

The Forcepoint Management Infrastructure includes data storage and common components for the Forcepoint Security Manager.

Steps

  1. On the Forcepoint Management Infrastructure Setup Welcome screen, click Next.
  2. On the Installation Directory screen, specify the location where you want Forcepoint Management Infrastructure to be installed and then click Next.
    • To accept the default location (recommended), simply click Next.
    • To specify a different location, click Browse.
    Important: The full installation path must use only ASCII characters. Do not use extended ASCII or double-byte characters.
  3. On the SQL Server screen, specify the location and connection credentials for a database server located elsewhere in the network.
    1. Enter the Hostname or IP address of the SQL Server machine, including the instance name, if any, and the Port to use for SQL Server communication.
      • If you are using a named instance, the instance must already exist.
      • If you are using SQL Server clustering, enter the virtual IP address of the cluster.
    2. Specify whether to use SQL Server Authentication (a SQL Server account) or Windows Authentication (a Windows trusted connection), then provide the User Name or Account and its Password.

      If you use a trusted account, an additional configuration step is required after installation to ensure that reporting data can be displayed in the Web module of the Security Manager. See Configuring Apache services to use a trusted connection.

    3. Click Next. The installer verifies the connection to the database engine. If the connection test is successful, the next installer screen appears.

      If the test is unsuccessful, the following message appears:

      Unable to connect to SQL Server.

      Make sure the SQL Server you specified is currently running. If it is running, verify the access credentials you supplied.

      Click OK to dismiss the message, verify the information you entered, and click Next to try again.

  4. On the Server & Credentials screen, do the following:
    1. Select an IP address for this machine. If this machine has a single network interface card (NIC), only one address is listed.

      Administrators will use this address to access the console (via a web browser), and web protection components on other machines will use the address to connect to the management server.

    2. Specify the Server or domain of the user account to be used by Forcepoint Management Infrastructure and the Forcepoint Security Manager. The name cannot exceed 15 characters.
    3. Specify the User name of the account to be used by the Security Manager.
    4. Enter the Password for the specified account.
  5. On the Administrator Account screen, enter an email address and password for the default Security Manager administration account: admin. When you are finished, click Next.
    • The Administrator password must be a minimum of 8 characters, with at least 1 each of the following: upper case letter, lower case letter, number, special character.
    • System notification and password reset information is sent to the email address specified (once SMTP configuration is done; see next step).
  6. On the Email Settings screen, enter information about the SMTP server to be used for system notifications and then click Next. You can also configure these settings after installation in the Security Manager.
    Important: If you do not configure an SMTP server now and you lose the admin account password (set on previous screen) before the setup is done in the Security Manager, the “Forgot my password” link on the logon page does not provide password recovery information. SMTP server configuration must be completed before password recovery email can be sent.
    • IP address or hostname: IP address or host name of the SMTP server through which email alerts should be sent. In most cases, the default Port (25) should be used. If the specified SMTP server is configured to use a different port, enter it here.
    • Sender email address: Originator email address appearing in notification email.
    • Sender name: Optional descriptive name that can appear in notification email. This can help recipients identify this as a notification email from the Forcepoint Security Manager.
  7. On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, verify the information and then click Next to begin the installation.

    The Installation screen appears, showing installation progress. Wait until all files have been installed.

    If the following message appears, check to see if port 9443 is already in use on this machine:

    Error 1920. Server ‘TRITON Central Access’ (EIPManagerProxy) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

    If port 9443 is in use, release it and then click Retry to continue installation.

  8. On the Installation Complete screen, click Finish.

    You are returned to the Installer Dashboard and, after a few seconds, the Web Protection Solutions setup program launches.