Start the NGFW Manager

The NGFW Configuration Wizard allows you to configure settings for the Forcepoint NGFW appliance. Start the NGFW Manager from the web browser version of the NGFW Configuration Wizard.

Steps

  1. Connect the NGFW appliance to a laptop or other client device.
    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.
  2. Connect the other network cables to the Forcepoint NGFW appliance.
  3. Turn on the Forcepoint NGFW appliance.
  4. To start the web browser version of the NGFW Configuration Wizard, open a web browser on the client device, then connect to https://169.254.169.169.
    It might take some time for the web page to load.
  5. When the NGFW Configuration Wizard offers a web browser client certificate, accept the certificate.
  6. On the Welcome page of the NGFW Configuration Wizard, click Start.
  7. Select I Agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click Next.
  8. Enter and confirm the password for the root account, then click Next.


  9. Click > Start Forcepoint NGFW Manager to restart the appliance.
  10. After the NGFW appliance has restarted, refresh the web browser to start the NGFW Manager.
  11. Enter "root" as the user name, enter the password for the root account, then click Log In.

Next steps

Continue by selecting the mode in the NGFW Manager.