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Installing the LANGuardian ISO image 03 October 2012 This document descr ibes how to instal l LANGuardian using the ISO image that is avai lable for download from the NetFort website: fort .com/software -download Warning! NetFort LANGuardian does not require a host operating system. You deploy it as a bare-metal install onto dedicated hardware or into a virtualized environment. If you install LANGuardian on a machine that already has an operating system installed, please note that the existing operating system and all data on the machine will be irrevocably erased. Before you begin During the installation, you will configure LANGuardian to join your network. You must use a fixed IP address. Please make sure you have obtained a valid address and subnet mask, and know the address of the default gateway, before starting the installation. Installing LANGuardian from the ISO image is a three-part process: 1. First, you complete the bare-metal installation using the LANGuardian Setup Utility. In this part of the installation, you configure the hard disk on which LANGuardian will be installed, and you specify some network settings so that LANGuardian can install itself and join your network. 2. Then, you configure a monitoring (SPAN) port on your core switch and connect the LANGuardian machine to this port. 3. Finally, you access the LANGuardian user interface via a web browser and use the Configuration Wizard to complete the installation. You can also integrate LANGuardian with Active Directory. Installing the LANGuardian ISO image 2 LANGuardian runs on industry-standard hardware. The system on which you install it should be similar to, or more powerful than, a dual-core processor with 2 GB RAM. If you are installing LANGuardian in a virtualized hardware environment, the equivalent resources should be available. Please contact us if you have any questions about hardware specifications. LANGuardian requires at least two network adapte