Troubleshooting helps you resolve common problems in the Forcepoint NGFW and SMC.
Before setting up Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (Forcepoint NGFW), it is useful to know what the different components do and what engine roles are available.
Before you can set up the system and start configuring elements, you must consider how the different SMC components should be positioned and deployed.
After deploying the SMC components, you are ready to start using the Management Client and carrying out some of the first configuration tasks.
You can use the SMC to monitor system components and third-party devices. You can also view and filter logs, and create Reports from them.
You can command and set options for engines through the Management Client or on the engine command line. You can also stop traffic manually.
Security Management Center (SMC) configuration allows you to customize how the SMC components work.
You can create and modify Firewalls, IPS engines, Layer 2 Firewalls, Master NGFW Engines and Virtual NGFW Engines. You can configure the engine properties, activate optional features, and configure advanced engine settings.
Use the Management Client to configure static or dynamic routing, and use a Multi-Link configuration to manage and distribute inbound and outbound connections.
Policies are key elements that contain rules for allowing or blocking network traffic and inspecting the content of traffic.
User accounts are stored in internal databases or external directory servers. You can use Forcepoint NGFW in the Firewall/VPN role or external authentication servers to authenticate users.
Forcepoint NGFW supports both policy-based and route-based VPNs (virtual private networks).
Maintenance includes procedures that you do not typically need to do frequently.
General troubleshooting tips help you troubleshoot situations that are not covered by more specific troubleshooting topics.
There are several common problems and solutions related to accounts and passwords.
Some common alert and log messages that you might see in the Logs view are useful for troubleshooting.
There are several common errors and problems that are directly related to the operation of Firewalls, IPS engines, and Layer 2 Firewalls.
Licenses are a proof of purchase used for ensuring that your organization is a legal license holder of the software.
There are some common problems you might encounter when viewing logs or performing tasks related to the log files.
There are several general problems that you might encounter when using the Management Client.
There are some common problems you might encounter with NAT.
There are some common problems you might encounter when working with policies and the rules that they contain.
There are some common problems that you might encounter when generating reports from raw statistical and log data stored on the Log Server.
There are some common problems that you might encounter when upgrading SMC components.
There are some common problems that you might encounter when creating and managing VPNs.