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Installing and Initially Configuring EFW
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System Requirements
Before you install the EFW software, verify that your system meets the following requirements:
Management Console Component
Requirements
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000, NT 4-SP4, or 98
a
CPU
400 Mhz or higher (recommended)
RAM
64 MB
a
Disk space required on hard drive
for installation
100 MB
b
Monitor/video
256 colors or higher, screen area 800 x 600 or higher
Web browser
If you desire EFW to install the Microsoft Management Console, you must have Internet
Explorer 5.0 or higher
a
Policy Server Component
c
Requirements
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000, NT 4-SP4
a
CPU
600 Mhz or higher
RAM
128 MB
a
Disk space
150 MB
b
Network interface card (NIC)
One (and no more than one) configured NIC (any model) on the same network as the NICs
that will be managed (you may have additional NICs on other networks)
Monitor/Video
256 colors or higher, screen area 800 x 600 or higher
EFW Device Host Component
(Secured Computer)
Requirements
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 2000, NT 4-SP4, XP Professional, 98, or 95
a, d
(EFW is not supported on Windows Me)
CPU
No minimum requirement
RAM
16 MB
Network interface card (NIC)
One of the 3Com models 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990SVR97, 3CR990-TX-95, or 3CR990-TX-97;
with factory drivers installed and operational
a.
The requirements are checked by the EFW installer before placing EFW software on your system.
b.
The installer checks for a quantity somewhat lower than this recommendation. Select the Custom installation option to see the installer
requirements for each component.
c.
The Policy Server system must not be running a copy of MySql.
d.
To host an embedded firewall, Windows 95 must be updated for Windows Socket 2 and year-2000 compliance. These updates can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp.
CAUTION:
You must have administrative privileges to perform the installation of
any of these components on Windows 2000 or Windows NT.
NOTE:
Performance increases with additional memory, free hard drive space, and
CPU speed. To support a fully replicated, three Policy Server system, handling the
maximum of 3000 NICs requires a more powerful system. In this scenario, we
recommend a 1 GHz system.
