Installing Smoothwall

This is part of out internal documentation so I have removed the details and replaced them with [Logical Comments]. I hope this helps with seeting up smoothwall

Installing Smoothwall Linux on [Machine]

Installing Smoothwall Itself

Shut down PC, Insert Smoothwall CD, and turn reboot
The CD should boot directly int the smoothwall setup program

For Language select English

You will see a welcome message click OK

Install Media select CD-ROM
You will be asked to put in the CD (Which is already in the drive) so just click OK

The Install partition will ask if you want to partition the drive. ONLY if you are sure click OK as this will erals all data on the HDD

Networking
Green - Select Probe
The install program will look for NICs and should return a [Card Name]
OK this as your green card

Set the IP adress of the Green card to [Internal IP], Netmask [Internal Mask]and press OK

Remove the CD from the drive when offered (Then press OK)

For Keyboard Mapping Select UK and press OK

For Timezone select Europe/London and press OK

For Hostname enter [Hostname] and press OK

Disable ISDN and Disable USB ADSL

Press Enter on Network Configuration Type
Press Enter on Green + Orange + Red

Press Enter on Drivers & Card Assignments
Press Enter on Change
Probe and it should return a [2nd Card Name]
Assign it to Red
Probe again and it should return a [3rd Card Name if Applicable]
Assign it to Orange
OK

Press Enter on Address Settings
Orange Settings:
IP [Orange Net IP]
Netmask [Orange Net mask]

Red Settings
IP [Internet IP if fixed or use DHCP]
Netmask [Internet maskif fixed or use DHCP]

Select Done

DNS 1 [DNS If fixed or use DHCP]
DNS 2 [DNS If fixed or use DHCP]
Gateway [Gateway/Router if required or use DHCP]

Enable DHCP server [if required]
Start Address [Start Address]
End Address [End Address]
Pri DNS -
Sec DNS -
Default Lease 60
Max Lease 120
Domain Suffix -

Set passwords (Root, Setup & Admin) - Note in no way are they echoed to the screen

The computer will now reboot

Post Install

Configuring remotely

On a machine with a web browser go to http://[machine ip]:81

Click on Services
Enable Web Proxy and click Save

Click on Services
Download and install any patches in order

Click on Services
Click on External Service Access
Enable ports25, 80 and 1723 with no IP address

Click on Port Forwarding

Set a rule with: [This one is for a webserver]
Source Port 80
Destination IP [Webserver IP]
Destination Port 80
and click Add

Set another rule with: [This one is for a VPN Server]
Source Port 1723
Destination IP [VPN server IP]
Destination Port 1723
and click Add

Set another rule with: [This one is for SMTP mail]
Source Port 25
Destination IP [Mail server IP]
Destination Port 25
and click Add

Click on Remote Access [Allow SSH acces to the box]
Tick SSH and click Save
(SSH is on port 222 rather than the normal 22)

Click on IDS
Tick SNORT and click Save

JOB DONE!!!!

The Informatiom page should look much like THIS (with the latest servicepack the layout has changed but all the buttons are still there)

......and dont forget to do those updates!