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Setup Wizard

The Endpoint Protector Appliance requires incoming traffic for ports 443 inbound to be whitelisted from the firewall. They are used for:

  • Endpoint Protector Server and Client communication: 443 inbound
  • Live Update (liveupdate.endpointprotector.com): 80 & 443 outbound to this single address (178.63.3.86/32)

Follow the steps to configure the Endpoint Protector Appliance for the first time.

Step 1 – Select Continue when finished reading the End User License Agreement.

End User License Agreement

Step 2 – Select Accept.

Accepting the term of the license

Step 3 – Select Networking.

Selecting Networking

Step 4 – The configuration methods are now available.

CAUTION: We recommend a manual configuration of the network settings.

Automatic Network configuration for Endpoint Protector Appliance

Manual Configuration​

For precise control, use manual configuration to set the IP address and default gateway, ensuring the appliance is correctly set up and accessible.

Step 1 – Select Configure Network manually (recommended).

Manual Network configuration for Endpoint Protector Appliance

Step 2 – Set the IP Address, and Default Gateway (in our example we set the IP Address as 192.168.7.94 and the Default Gateway as 192.168.7.1).

Setting IP and default GateAway

Step 3 – Press Tab.

Select tab to move to the apply button

Step 4 – Select Apply. The virtual appliance is now accessible from the configured IP Address. (e.g., https:// 192.168.7.94).

Virtual appliance is now accessible from the configured IP Address

Automatic Configuration​

Select configure network automatically, and click Enter.

IP Address and Default Gateway configured automatically

The IP Address and Default Gateway will be configured automatically.