What are the key steps?

Before you can deploy any SafeGuard Enterprise client, a working backend is required. Consequently, we recommend adhering to the installation steps described below.

You find all SafeGuard Enterprise components (.msi packages) in the product delivery.

Step

Description

Package to be installed / tool to be used

1

Check system requirements

See the current release notes on the SafeGuard release notes landing page for hardware and software requirements, service packs and disk space required during installation as well as for effective operation.

N/A

2

Download installers

Use the web address and download credentials provided by your system administrator, go to the Sophos website and download the installers. Store them in a location where you can access them for installation.

For more information, see Sophos knowledge base article 111195).

N/A

3

Make sure that the Windows server has the latest Windows updates applied.

Install .NET Framework and ASP.NET 4.6.1.

N/A

4

Set up Internet Information Services (IIS) for SafeGuard Enterprise, see Installing and configuring Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and install the Basic Authentication role.

N/A

For Basic Authentication role, see the Microsoft document Basic Authentication.

Make sure that .NET Framework 4.5 is installed on all computers where you install SafeGuard Enterprise components.

5

Install SafeGuard Enterprise Server.

SGNServer.msi

6

Configure Microsoft SQL Server database authentication for the SafeGuard Enterprise Master Security Officer, see Database authentication.

N/A

7

Optional: Generate the SafeGuard Enterprise Database(s) with a script.

The SafeGuard Management Center Configuration Wizard can create the database automatically after the installation of the SafeGuard Management Center (step 9).

Scripts in product delivery

8

Install the SafeGuard Management Center for central management of users, computers, policies, keys, and reports.

SGNManagementCenter.msi

9

Configure SafeGuard Management Center: database and database server connections, certificates, Master Security Officer credentials.

SafeGuard Management Center Configuration Wizard

10

Register and configure SafeGuard Enterprise Server: Create server configuration package and deploy it on the web server.

SafeGuard Management Center Configuration Package Tool

11

Create the organizational structure from Active Directory or manually.

SafeGuard Management Center

12

Prepare endpoints for encryption.

SGxClientPreinstall.msi

13

Create initial client configuration package for endpoint configuration.

SafeGuard Management Center Configuration Package Tool

14

Install encryption software and initial configuration package on endpoints.

For available packages, see About managed and unmanaged endpoints.