Initial Deployment for Forward Proxy Mode Parent topic

You can use the Deployment Wizard to configure the basic settings for forward proxy mode on your Deep Discovery Web Inspector appliance.
Note
Note
You can exit the Deployment Wizard at any time by clicking on another menu item in the management console. If you exit the wizard before finishing the configuration process, all data entered will be lost.

Procedure

  1. Go to Administration → Deployment Wizard.
    The Welcome page opens.
  2. In the Deployment Mode section, select Forward proxy.
  3. Click Next.
  4. In the Working Mode Settings page, specify the following details.
       
    HTTP listening port
    Specify the port that the proxy server uses to listen.
    Enable upstream proxy
    Select this option if the network uses an upstream proxy server and specify the IPv4 address and port number in Proxy server and Port number.
  5. Click Next.
  6. In the Network page, specify the following details:
    Option
    Description
    Host name
    Specify a host name.
    Primary DNS server
    Specify the IP address of the DNS server. This is a required setting.
    Secondary DNS server
    Optionally, specify the IP address for a secondary DNS server.
    Data interface
    This is a read-only field and is pre-set to eth0. This interface is also used for management.
    Mode
    This is a read-only field and is pre-set to static.
    IPv4 address, IPv4 mask, and Default IPv4 gateway
    Specify the IPv4 network settings.
  7. Click Next.
    The Time page opens.
  8. In the Time section, configure the time and location settings for the Deep Discovery Web Inspector appliance.
    Option
    Description
    NTP server
    Enter the NTP server IP address.
    System time zone
    Set the appropriate time zone by selecting the location closest to the Deep Discovery Web Inspector appliance.
    Optionally, instead of selecting a location, you can select Etc and then choose the offset that matches the location closest to the Deep Discovery Web Inspector appliance.
  9. Click Next.
    The Summary page opens.
  10. Review and verify the settings and then perform the appropriate action:
    1. If the settings are not as desired, click on Previous and modify settings as required.
    2. If the settings are verified, click on Done to save the configuration.
      Note
      Note
      After you click Done, a dialog box opens asking if you want to reboot the appliance. After you click OK, the connection to the appliance disconnects and the appliance reboots. After the appliance restarts, the Log On page is displayed.
      If you do not want to reboot, you can click Cancel instead of OK. If you click Cancel, the Summary page reopens.
    Important
    Important
    If you exit the wizard before saving settings, the configuration is not saved.

What to do next

To configure how Deep Discovery Web Inspector manages X-Header settings for the X-Forwarded-For and X-Authenticated-User fields, see Configuring X-Header Handling Settings.
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