Quick Installation Guide
Single Appliance
Version 8.1
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4. Configure the Appliance
Prepare the following information before you configure the Appliance.
Appliance host name
Forescout Admin password
Keep the password in a secure
location
Management interface
Appliance IP address
Network mask
Default Gateway IP address
DNS Domain Name
DNS server addresses
After power on, you will be prompted to start configuration with the following
message:
The following prompts are based on version 8.0. Some Appliances may come
preinstalled with a later version that has slightly different prompts.
CounterACT Appliance boot is complete.
Press <Enter> to continue.
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Press Enter. If you have a Forescout 51xx Appliance, the following menu
appears:
CounterACT 8.0.0-<build> options:
1) Configure CounterACT
2) Restore saved CounterACT configuration
3) Identify and renumber network interfaces
4) Configure keyboard layout
5) Turn machine off
6) Reboot the machine
Choice (1-6) :1
If you have a CT-xxxx Appliance, you will see either CounterACT 7.0.0 or
CounterACT 8.0.0 listed as the version at the top of the menu.
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If you see CounterACT 7.0.0, you can either upgrade to or perform a fresh
installation of version 8.0.0. Refer to the Forescout Installation Guide for
details. After upgrade or installation to version 8.0.0, you will see the
menu listed above.
