2.7 Installation - Software Appliance and VMware Virtual Appliance
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## 2.7 Installation - Software Appliance and VMware Virtual Appliance

WinRoute in the software appliance edition is distributed:

- as an ISO of the installation CD which is used to install the system and then install the firewall either on a physical or virtual computer (Software Appliance),

- as a virtual appliance for VMware (VMware Virtual Appliance).

Standalone WinRoute installation package for installation on previously installed Linux is not available.

Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance installation process consists of the following simple steps:

### Start of the installation

Software Appliance

  ISO image of the installation CD can be burned on a physical CD and then the CD can be used for installation of the system on the target computer (either physical or virtual). In case of virtual computers, the ISO image can be also connected as a virtual CD ROM, without the need to burn the installation ISO file on a CD.

  Note: Kerio WinRoute Firewall Software Appliance cannot be installed on a computer with another operating system. Existing operating system on the target disk will be removed within the installation.

VMware Virtual Appliance

  Unzip the distribution package (Zip) and open the `.vmx` file in your VMware application (VMware Player, VMware Workstation, VMware Server). This runs the Kerio WinRoute Firewall installer.

The following steps are identical both for Software Appliance and Virtual Appliance.

### Language selection

The selected language will be used both for WinRoute installation and for the firewall's console (see chapter 2.11 The firewall's console (Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance)).

### Selection of target hard disk

If the installation program detects more hard disks in the computer, then it is necessary to select a disk for WinRoute installation. Content of the selected disk will be completely removed beforeWinRoute installation, while other disk are not affected by the installation.

If there is an only hard disk detected on the computer, the installer continues with the following step automatically. If no hard disk is found, the installation is closed. Such error is often caused by an unsupported hard disk type or hardware defect.

### Selection of network interface for the local network and access to administration

The installer lists all detected network interfaces of the firewall. Select an interface which is connected to the local (trustworthy) network which the firewall will be remotely administered from.

In the field, a computer may have multiple interfaces of the same type and it is therefore not easy to recognize which interface is connected to the local network and which to the Internet. To a certain extent, hardware addresses of the adapters can be a clue or you can experiment — select an interface, complete the installation and try to connect to the administration. If the connection fails, use option Network Configuration in the main menu of the firewall's console to change the settings (see chapter 2.11 The firewall's console (Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance)).

There can also arise another issue — that the program does not detect some or any network adapters. In such case, it is recommended to use another type of the physical or virtual (if the virtual computer allows this) adapter or install WinRoute Software Appliance on another type of virtual machine. If such issue arises, it is highly recommended to consult the problem with the Kerio Technologies technical support (see chapter 26 Technical support).

provided that no network adapter can be detected, it is not possible to continue installing WinRoute.

### Setting of the local interface's IP address

It is now necessary to define IP address and subnet mask for the selected local network interface. These parameters can be defined automatically by using information from a DHCP server or manually.

For the following reasons, it is recommended to set local interface parameters manually:

- Automatically assigned IP address can change which may cause problems with connection to the firewall administration (although the IP address can be reserved on the DHCP server, this may bring other problems).

- In most cases WinRoute will be probably used itself as a DHCP server for local hosts (workstations).

### Admin password

The installation requires specification of the password for the account Admin (the account of the main administrator of the firewall). Username Admin with this password are then used for access:

- to the firewall's console (see chapter 2.11 The firewall's console (Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance)),

- to the remote administration of the firewall via the web administration interface (see chapter 3 WinRoute Administration),

- to the remote administration of the firewall via the Kerio Administration Console (see chapter 3 WinRoute Administration).

Remember this password or save it in a secured location and keep it from anyone else!

### Time zone, date and time settings

Many WinRoute features (user authentication, logs, statistics, etc.) require correct setting of date, time and time zone on the firewall. Select your time zone and in the next page check (and change, if necessary) date and time settings.

### Completing the installation

Once all these parameters are set, the WinRoute Firewall Engine service (daemon) is started. While the firewall is running, the firewall's console will display information about remote administration options and change of some basic configuration parameters — see chapter 2.11 The firewall's console (Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance).

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