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Cisco S190 Web Security Appliance Quick Start Guide Welcome • Before You Begin • Document Network Settings • Plan the Installation • Install the Appliance in a Rack • Plug In the Appliance • Temporarily Change Your IP Address for Remote Access •...
Thank you for choosing the Cisco S190 Web Security Appliance (Cisco S190). The Cisco S190 helps organizations secure and control web traffic. This guide describes how to physically install the Cisco S190 appliance and use the System Setup Wizard to configure basic settings. You can also refer to the AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide.for information about...
Document Network Settings Before you begin, write down the following information about your network and administrator settings. Deployment Options Web Proxy L4 Traffic Monitor • • – Transparent with L4 – Simplex tap/Span port – Switch Transparent with WCCP Router –...
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Interface Settings Management Port IP Address: Network Mask: Hostname: Data Port (Optional, see Note) IP Address: Network Mask: Hostname: The Web Proxy can share the management interface. If Note configured separately, the Data interface IP address and the management interface IP address cannot share the same subnet.
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Transparent Routing Device Device Type: Layer 4 Switch or No • Device WCCP Router • – Enable standard service ID (web-cache). – Router Addresses: _________________ – Enable router security. Password: _________________ Note When you connect the appliance to a WCCP router, you might need to configure the Web Security appliance to create WCCP services after you run the System Setup Wizard.
IronPort Data Security Filtering: Enable Plan the Installation Decide how you are going to configure the Cisco S190 Web Security Appliance within your network. The Cisco S190 appliance is typically installed as an additional layer in the network between clients and the Internet. Depending on how you deploy the appliance, you may or may not need a Layer 4 (L4) switch or a WCCP router to direct client traffic to the appliance.
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Address Translation). If your installation includes multiple Cisco Web Security Appliances (S-Series) or Cisco Email Security Appliances (C-Series), you may want to also use a Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (M-Series) to manage them, as shown in the following network diagram:...
Install the Appliance in a Rack Install the Cisco S190 Web Security Appliance using either the slide rails or fixed rack mount brackets. For information about these installation options, see the Cisco x90 Series Content Security Appliances Installation and Maintenance Guide.
To remotely configure the Cisco S190 using the network connection, you must temporarily change the IP address of your computer. Alternatively, you can use the serial console to configure the Cisco S190, without changing the IP address. If you use the serial console, proceed to section 8 below.
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Enter the following changes: Step 7 IP Address: 192.168.42.43 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • Default Gateway: 192.168.42.1 • Click OK and Close to exit the dialog box. Step 8 For Mac Launch the Apple menu and choose System Preferences. Step 1 Click Network.
Connect to the Appliance Plug the Ethernet cables into the appropriate ports on the back panel of the Cisco S190 appliance. The proxy ports are labeled P1 and P2. • P1 only enabled: When only P1 is enabled, connect it to the network for –...
Power up the appliance by pressing the On/Off switch on the front panel of the Cisco S190. You must wait 10 minutes for the system to initialize each time you power up the system. After the machine powers up, a solid green light indicates that the appliance is operational.
Log In to the Appliance You can log in to the Cisco S190 appliance using one of two interfaces: the web-based interface or the command-line interface. Web-Based Interface For web browser access via the Ethernet port (see the “Connect to the Step 1 Appliance”...
6. Use the username admin and the new password that you entered in the wizard. The Cisco M390 Content Security Management Appliance uses a self-signed certificate that may trigger a warning from your web browser. You can simply accept the certificate and ignore this warning.
Check for Available Upgrades After logging in to the appliance, look at the top of the web browser window for an upgrade notification (or for a notice in the command-line interface.) If an upgrade is available, evaluate whether you should install it. Details about each release are available in the release notes for that Async OS version.
Configuration Summary Item Description Management You can manage the web security appliance from the management port by entering http://192.168.42.42:8080 or by using the IP address assigned to the management interface after you have completed the System Setup Wizard. If you reset your configuration to factory default settings (for example, by re-running the System Setup Wizard), you can access the management interface only from the...
Congratulations. Now that you have completed the installation and basic configuration, you can start using your Cisco S190 Web Security Appliance. You may wish to consider taking some of the following steps to get more out of the appliance:...
URL categories blocked, client activity, system status, and more. More Information There are other features that you may want to configure for your Cisco S190 appliance. For more information about configuring feature keys, end user notifications, logging, and for details about other available web security appliance features, see the Cisco S190 Web Security Appliance documentation.
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Product Documentation Cisco S190 Web http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/ Security Appliance security/web-security-appliance/produ Quick Start Guide cts-installation-guides-list.html (Most current version of this document) Cisco x90 Series http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/ Content Security security/web-security-appliance/produ Appliances Installation cts-installation-guides-list.html and Maintenance Guide Includes information about LEDs, technical specifications, and rack-mounting options.
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