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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall 6.3 or higher | Quick Start Guide

e)

Save your changes.

9)

Configure routing.

10)

Save the initial configuration.

a)

Select 

 Home

.

b)

Right-click the engine, then select 

Configuration

 > 

Save Initial Configuration

.

c)

Depending on your method, configure additional information.

Automatic

 — Select the time zone and keyboard layout, click 

Save As

 in the 

USB Drive

Installation

 section, then save the configuration to the root directory of a USB drive.

NGFW Configuration Wizard

 — Make note of the one-time password, the Management Server

IP address, and the Management Server certificate fingerprint. Click 

View Details

 to view this

information.

Plug and Play

 — (Single Firewalls only) Select the time zone and keyboard layout, then click

Upload

 in the 

Installation Cloud

 section.

Note

There are more considerations when selecting Plug and Play. For example, both the

SMC and the engines must be registered for Plug and Play configuration before you

configure the engines. See Knowledge Base article 

9662

.

d)

Click 

OK

.

7. Install and configure NGFW engines

Prepare the NGFW appliance, then import the initial configuration.

Tip

The software is pre-installed on the NGFW appliances. Do not reinstall the software unless

instructed to do so by Forcepoint support.

Steps

1)

Connect a computer or laptop to the NGFW appliance.

For Plug and Play configuration, Automatic configuration, or configuration using the NGFW Configuration

Wizard on the command line, connect a serial cable to the NGFW appliance.

For configuration using the NGFW Configuration Wizard in a web browser, 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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Summary of Contents for NGFW

Page 1: ...Next Generation Firewall 6 3 or higher Quick Start Guide Revision I ...

Page 2: ...uct documentation Download the documentation for this product Steps 1 Go to https support forcepoint com Documentation You might need to log on to access the Forcepoint support website If you do not yet have credentials create a customer account See https support forcepoint com CreateAccount 2 On the My Documentation page click All Documents 3 Download the NGFW and Forcepoint NGFW Security Managem...

Page 3: ...For rack mounted NGFW appliances install the NGFW appliance in a rack 3 Connect the NGFW appliance to your networks Note Do not turn on the NGFW appliance 5 Install and configure the SMC and the Management Client Install the Security Management Center SMC on a Microsoft Windows or Linux server then install the Management Client on additional computers For system requirements see the Forcepoint NGF...

Page 4: ...ore information see the installation guide Note Java Web Start is only supported in SMC version 6 7 or lower 6 Define engine elements Use the Management Client to configure engine elements then export the initial configuration Note These steps describe the basic process for creating Single Firewall Single IPS and Single Layer 2 Firewall elements For cluster or virtual elements see the installation...

Page 5: ...faces use DHCP to retrieve an IP address a Right click the interface then select New IPv4 Address or New IPv6 Address b Configure the IP address settings then click OK c Save your changes 7 If your NGFW appliance has a wireless interface add an IP address to the interface a Right click the wireless interface then select New SSID Interface b Configure the interface settings c Right click the SSID i...

Page 6: ...ote There are more considerations when selecting Plug and Play For example both the SMC and the engines must be registered for Plug and Play configuration before you configure the engines See Knowledge Base article 9662 d Click OK 7 Install and configure NGFW engines Prepare the NGFW appliance then import the initial configuration Tip The software is pre installed on the NGFW appliances Do not rei...

Page 7: ...ve NGFW Configuration Wizard on the command line 1 Turn on the NGFW appliance 2 If you exported the initial configuration to a USB drive start the NGFW Configuration Wizard then insert the USB drive Note On some NGFW appliance models the NGFW Configuration Wizard starts automatically For more information about the NGFW Configuration Wizard see the installation guide 3 Follow the on screen instruct...

Page 8: ...n select Upgrade Software or Configuration Upgrade Software c Select the operation to perform Remote Upgrade transfer activate Installs the upgrade then restarts the node with the new software version Remote Upgrade transfer Installs the upgrade without immediately restarting the node The node operates with the currently installed version Remote Upgrade activate Restarts the node then activates th...

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