Clearswift SECURE ICAP Installation & Getting Started Manual

Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway

Installation & Getting Started Guide

Version 4.5.0

Document Revision 1.0

Copyright

Revision 1.0, November, 2016

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Contents

Copyright ii

Contents iii

1. About this guide 4

1.1 Who is this guide for? 4

2. Before installing 5

2.1 Types of installation 5

2.2 Obtaining the software 5

2.3 Prerequisites 5

Hardware requirements 5

Installation media 6

Browser support 6

3. Installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway 7

3.1 Installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway 7

3.2 Installing from the ISO image 7

3.3 Running the Clearswift First Boot Console 8

Notes on using the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway installation wizard 12

3.3.1 How to re-enable TLS v1.0 on the 4.5.0 Gateway and update ciphers: 12

3.4 Enabling access to the Clearswift online repositories 13

4. Upgrading from version 3.2 of the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway15

4.1 Back up your original system 15

4.2 Install the 4.5.0 Gateway 16

4.3 Restore the system backup 16

5. Upgrading from an earlier version 4 release to version 4.5.0 17

Appendix A: Software install process 19

Post installation considerations 20

Appendix B: USB installation media preparation 20

1. About this guide

This guide provides information for administrators installing the Clearswift SECURE
ICAP Gateway onto a virtual machine or physical server. It covers the procedures
and requirements necessary for a full installation.

1.1 Who is this guide for?

This guide is intended for use by:

n New customers installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway for the first

time.

n Existing customers upgrading from the most up to date version 3.2 release of

the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway to a 4.5.0 release.

If you are upgrading from an earlier version 4 release of the Clearswift SECURE
ICAP Gateway, see the 4.5.0 Readme. for guidance.

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2. Before installing

This section outlines prerequisites and considerations you need to make before
installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway. TheGateway runs on 64 bit
RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 6.8). You can install the product on a physical
server or virtual machine. See Prerequisites for more information on supported
platforms.

2.1 Types of installation

You can install the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway using one the following
processes:

Installation process Description Where to start

Standard install
process

Hardware install
process

Software install
process

Applies to users installing the product from an
ISO image that contains both RHEL 6.8 and the
Clearswift software.

Applies to users deploying the product using pre­installed hardware supplied by Clearswift.

Applies to users installing the product on an
existing RHEL 6.8 platform.

Installing from
the ISO image

Running the
Clearswift First
Boot Console

Appendix A:
Software Install
Process

2.2 Obtaining the software

You can obtain the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway software from:

n The Clearswift download area where you can download the Clearswift

SECURE ICAP Gateway ISO image.

n Clearswift, with your pre-installed hardware.

2.3 Prerequisites

Before installing, you should check that you have the following:

Hardware requirements

Your computer or virtual machine requires a minimum of 6GB RAM and a 60GB
hard drive for use in testing and demonstration environments. Clearswift

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recommends a minimum of 8 GB RAM and 200GBhard drive for use in a
production environment based on your storage and processing requirements.

Installation media

Please ensure you are using the correct version of the ISO image: WEB_450.iso.

After you download a copy of the ISO image from the online Clearswift Repository,
there are a number of ways you can use it to install the software:

n Copying the ISO image to DVD. Clearswift recommends using this option

when installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway software.

n Copying the ISO image to USB media. See Appendix B of this guide for

instructions.

n Attaching the ISO image as a virtual DVD drive. This applies to virtual

machines only.

Browser support

The Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway supports connections using TLS 1.2 ciphers
and has been tested with the following browsers:

n Internet Explorer IE10 (Windows 7)

n Internet Explorer IE11 (Windows 7 , Windows 8)

n Mozilla Firefox 17, 24, 30, 36+

n Google Chrome 40+

n Microsoft Edge (Windows 10)

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3. Installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP

Section 3.2 Installing from the ISO image only applies if you are

performing a standard installation using the ISO image containing both
RHEL 6.8 and the Clearswift software.

If you are performing the hardware install, go to Section 3.3 Running the

Clearswift System Configuration wizard.

If you are installing onto an existing RHEL 6.8 server, use the instructions
in Appendix A of this guide to perform the installation. Then refer to
Phase 2 of installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway.

Gateway

You can install the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway software from the ISO image
that you downloaded from the Online Clearswift Repository.

The installation process includes the following phases:

1. Combined installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 operating system and the
Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway from the installation media.

2. Running the console-based System Configuration wizard to adjust default
system values, including network configuration.

3. Enable access to the Clearswift online repositories containing the latest software
updates.

Once the Gateway has been installed, you will need to complete the Clearswift
Installation Wizard.

3.1 Installing the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway

The following steps describe how to install the Clearswift SECURE ICAP Gateway.

3.2 Installing from the ISO image

1. Insert the media containing the ISO image into the drive and power on the
server.

The Welcome to Clearswift Web Solutions should be displayed. If the load device
can not be found you might need to adjust your system boot sequence in the
BIOS.

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