4.2.2 Installing Access Gateway Appliance

Installation time: 15 to 30 minutes, depending upon the hardware.

What you need to know

  • Username and password of the administrator

  • IP address of Administration Console

  • Static IP address for Access Gateway

  • DNS name (host and domain name) for Access Gateway that resolves to the IP address

  • Subnet mask that corresponds to the IP address for Access Gateway

  • IP address of your network’s default gateway

  • IP addresses of the DNS servers on your network

  • IP address or DNS name of an NTP server

IMPORTANT:After Access Gateway Appliance installation, upgrade the Linux kernel to the latest security patch to avoid any security vulnerabilities.

Perform the following steps to install Access Gateway Appliance:

  1. Deploy the Access Gateway Appliance OVF template to your enterprise virtual environment.

    For more information, see Deploy an OVF Template in the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Documentation.

  2. Select the desired language, review the license agreement, then click Accept.

  3. Specify the following details on the Appliance Passwords and Time Zone page:

    Field

    Description

    root Password

    Specify the password for root.

    NTP Server

    Specify the name of the primary and secondary NTP server.

    Region and Time Zone

    Select a region and time zone.

  4. Specify the hostname for the Access Gateway Appliance server and click Next.

  5. Specify the following network setting details:

    Field

    Description

    IP Address

    The IP address of Access Gateway.

    Network Mask

    The subnet mask of Access Gateway Appliance network.

    Gateway

    The IP address of the default gateway.

    DNS Server

    The IP address of your DNS server. You must configure at least one DNS server.

    Specify the IP address of your additional DNS server, if you have configured. This is an optional configuration.

    Domain Search

    Specify the domain name.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Continue with Configuring Access Gateway Appliance.

    To add a new hard disk to the virtual machine, see Add a New Hard Disk to a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Documentation.