Overview

Forcepoint is pleased to introduce the Forcepoint™ Security Appliance Manager, a browser-based console that provides a central, graphical user interface for the configuration and management of your appliances.

The Security Appliance Manager allows you to configure settings and manage services of your Forcepoint V / X Series appliances and the Virtual Appliance for Web and Email security (versions 8.3.0 and later) in one place.

For more information about this release, see the Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager User Guide.

For deployment and installation information, see the Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager Installation Guide.

Contents

Benefits

Key Features

Hotfix requirements (v8.3 appliances)

Benefits

Benefits of the Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager include:

Centralized management for both physical and virtual appliances for Web and Email Security.
This is particularly useful for those planning to move to the Cloud, allowing them to replace aging appliances with virtual appliances as an interim solution so they can maximize the return on their total appliance investment without sacrificing visibility or control.

No need for additional hardware investments because it resides in the same server as the Forcepoint Security Manager.

Powerful and secure remote access by IT personnel from anywhere at any time: based on pure HTML5 with SSL support and decrypted authentication, it supports the full range of popular web browsers.

Key Features

Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager v1.0.0 features include:

Appliance information
Information about all registered appliances, including status, hostname, IP settings, version, security mode, installed hotfix information, hardware platform, service tag, and latest appliance backup information. Additional appliance information is editable, including hostname, description, time zone, and date and time.

Services status
Status information about services for Proxy, Web Security, Network Agent, and Email Security services, as well as stop/restart functionality.

Interface information
Editable network interface and domain name system (DNS) setting information.

Routing information
Editable static IPv4/IPv6 route and component route information.

Remote access capabilities
The ability to toggle on or off SSH functionality for remote technical support access into the Command Line Interface (CLI).

SNMP features
Editable SNMP setting and event functionality for Appliance Controller, Proxy, Web Security, Network Agent, and Email Security modules.

Hotfix requirements (v8.3 appliances)

For version 8.3.x appliances, the Security Appliance Manager requires the installation of Appliance-Hotfix-APP-8.3.0-009.rpm.

Note

This hotfix requires the installation of all dependencies:

It is not necessary to reboot the appliance after each dependency. Reboot the appliance after installing hotfix APP-8.3.0-009.

To download the hotfix:

On the Forcepoint home page (www.forcepoint.com), log on to My Account.

Click Downloads. On the My Downloads page, click All Downloads.

Appliance 8.3.0 HF09 is available in the Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager section.

See the hotfix ReadMe file for more information.


	Note Any registered appliances without hotfix APP-8.3.0-009 installed will trigger multiple authentication requests when the Security Appliance Manager is launched. These appliances should be unregistered until the hofix can be applied.

C interface IP address warning

Do not change the C interface IP address.

If you must change the C interface IP address, please contact Forcepoint Technical Support for assistance.

Changing the C interface IP address breaks the communication path to critical off-appliance Architecture components.