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You can configure the appliance to use a self-signed server certificate, or, for enhanced security, you can obtain a certificate
from a commercial certificate authority (CA). For more information, refer to the SMA Administration Guide.
Preparing for the installation
Before beginning the installation, you need to gather information about your networking environment and verify that your
firewalls are properly configured to permit traffic to and from the appliance as explained in the following sections:
Gathering information
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Verifying your firewall policies
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Gathering information
Before configuring the appliance, you need to gather the following information. You are prompted for some of this information
when running the Setup Wizard, but most of it will be used when you configure the appliance in the Appliance Management
Console (AMC). Refer to the SMA Administration Guide.
Settings required to start Appliance Management Console
The root password for administering the appliance
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The name for the appliance (because this name is used only in log files, you do not need to add it to DNS)
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The internal IP address and, optionally, an external IP address
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Select a routing mode and supply IP addresses for the network gateways to the Internet, and your corporate network.
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Certificate information
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