Installing on macOS
You can deploy an Sophos Firewall ISO image on a macOS server.
- Go to Sophos Firewall free trial and download the Sophos Firewall software (ISO) image on your computer.
- Insert a standard USB pen drive that has the specified minimum space. You will need the pen drive to install the ISO.
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To install the software on macOS, follow these steps:
- Open the disk utility included in macOS.
- Locate the pen drive.
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Go to Partitions, make the following changes and select Apply.
- Volume scheme: 1 partition
- Format: Free Space
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Open a terminal window and go to the ISO location.
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To convert the ISO file into a new format, run the command:
hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o sf.img.dmg SW-SFOS_15.01.0-376.iso
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The converted ISO will be renamed
sf.img.dmg
. - Run the diskutil list and locate the path of the pen drive.
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To write the converted ISO to the pen drive, use the following command for reference:
dd if=./sf.img.dmg of=/dev/rdisk9 bs=1m
The pen drive’s path is
/dev/disk9
. Replace this with the path used on your computer.- The = path adds an
r
before the device path name. This is deliberate and enables RAW disk access. If you leave ther
out, the process will be slower. - For the imaging to work on your system, you may need to run
sudo dd <rest of command>
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The process will take a few minutes. When the command prompt appears, you can remove the pen drive.
- The = path adds an
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To install Sophos Firewall on the server, follow these steps:
- For the pen drive to start, you may need to change the BIOS settings.
- Connect a monitor, keyboard, and a serial cable to the server.
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When the prompt to start installation appears, type
y
and press Enter.You will receive two prompts.
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When installation is complete, remove the pen drive and restart the server. A first-time restart will take a few minutes. Sophos Firewall is installed as a software appliance.
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Configure Sophos Firewall.
- From the management device, go to
https://172.16.16.16:4444
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Select Start to open the initial setup wizard and complete the basic configuration.
Restriction
The wizard won't start if you've changed the default password from the CLI console.
- From the management device, go to
You need to activate and register Sophos Firewall.