Introduction - Celestix E6600 Installation Manual

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Introduction

Celestix Networks delivers an exceptional combination of secure connectivity features, scalability, and
simplicity in cost-efficient virtual and hardware appliances. Ready-to-deploy appliances offer easier
management that reduces the risk and cost of security solutions. Celestix® solutions offer flexibility to
protect access to IT resources.
The Celestix® Celestix Edge E Series Appliance provides simplified configuration for Microsoft®
Windows Server® 2012 R2 remote connectivity solutions. The E Series facilitates access management,
bring your own device (BYOD) programs, and anywhere access to work files.
A well-planned cloud blueprint can help users to work how and when they are most productive. Through
the E Series, organizations can choose the connectivity options best suited to organizational goals.
• Always-on remote connection for both end user access and client management.
• RADIUS and multifactor authentication.
• Encrypted access to internal resources without a VPN.
• Streaming access to hosted applications from any device.
• Synced work files access by supported devices from wherever, even without network connectivity.
The foundation of your Celestix appliance is the award-winning Comet engine. Comet provides a web
user interface (web UI) for convenient access to administration functions like setup, network
configuration, and server task management. For the E Series, it also provides simplified installation and
configuration for secure connectivity and supporting technologies.
The Celestix E Series is a hardened and secure appliance platform that is optimized for secure Windows
deployment out of the box.
The 2.2.0.0 E Series offers the following functionality:
• SecureAccess client
• Read-only access to the web UI
• SSO portal update
Guide Usage Notes
This guide will help system administrators to efficiently install and configure a new appliance with a base
level setup. The guide does not provide extensive reference information. The instructions cover steps for
some common deployment scenarios. They usually offer one option to accomplish a task, though there
may be other ways to achieve the same thing.
Document Conventions
• Instructions are generally intended for administrators to manage the server installation through
Comet's web user interface administration tool, referred to as the web UI.
• Instructions are presented in the best order to follow for setup.
• The following text formats are used for clarification:
▪ Web UI on-screen items are noted in this style.
▪ Features on the appliance front and rear panels are noted in this style.
▪ File names are delineated as filename.xxx.
▪ Titles are delineated as documentname.
▪ Examples and code are delineated in this style.
• When referring to subsections in this document, the hierarchy is delineated by the symbol for a
colon (:).
For example, the location of the section To find updates would be delineated as:
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