Install Sophos Firewall on Hyper-V

You can deploy a Sophos Firewall VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) on Microsoft Hyper-V.

Download the VHD

To download the .zip file containing the VHD for deploying Sophos Firewall on Microsoft Hyper-V, do as follows:

1. Go to Firewall Installers.
2. Scroll to Virtual Installers: Firewall OS for Hyper-V.
3. Click Download.
4. Extract and save the image on the management device that has the Hyper-V Manager installed.

Deploy the Sophos Firewall VHD

To deploy the VHD, do as follows:

1. Open the Hyper-V Manager. Go to Action > Connect to Server to connect to the host server.

   

2. Go to Action > New and select Virtual Machine.

   

   The New Virtual Machine Wizard opens. Click Next.

   

3. Specify a name and location for the virtual appliance, then click Next.

   

4. Select Generation 1 and click Next.

   

5. For Startup memory, enter at least 4096 MB and click Next.

   

6. Select the network interface for the appliance and click Next.

   

7. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk and click Browse.

8. Select PRIMARY-DISK.vhd and click Open.
9. Click Next.

10. Verify the summary and click Finish.

    

The virtual machine's basic setup is complete.

Add the second NIC and auxiliary disk

To add the second network interface and auxiliary disk, do as follows:

1. Right-click the firewall and select Settings.

2. Under Hardware, select Network Adapter and click Add.

   

3. Click Apply.

4. To add an auxiliary disk, select SCSI Controller, select Hard Drive, and click Add.

   

5. Select Virtual hard disk and click Browse.

6. Select AUXILIARY-DISK.vhd and click Open.

7. Click OK.

   

Configure Sophos Firewall

To power on and configure the virtual firewall, do as follows:

1. To connect to the firewall, right-click the virtual appliance and click Connect.

   

2. Enter the administrator password admin.

3. Enter https://172.16.16.16:4444 into your web browser to connect to the firewall.

4. Select Start to open the setup assistant and complete basic setup and registration.

   Restriction

   The setup assistant won't start if you've changed the default password from the CLI console. You can complete the basic setup manually or reset the firewall to default to use the setup assistant.

To manage your Sophos Firewall licenses and subscriptions, see Licensing.