- Kerio WinRoute Firewall Administrator's Guide

Chapter 2 Introduction

We recommend you to check through the following items before you run WinRoute in-

stallation:

• Time of the operating system should be set correctly (for timely operating system

and antivirus upgrades, etc.)

• The latest service packs and any Microsoft recommended security updates should be

applied.

• TCP/IP parameters should be set for all available network adapters

• All network connections (both to the local network and to the Internet) should func-

tion properly. You can use for example the ping command to detect time that is

needed for connections.

These checks and pre-installation tests may protect you from later problems and com-

plications.

Note: Basic installation of all supported operating systems include all components re-

quired for smooth functionality of WinRoute.

Installation and Basic Conﬁguration Guide

Once the installation program is launched (i.e. through

kerio-kwf-6.3.0-1100-win.exe), a guide will take you through setting the

basic ﬁrewall parameters.

You will be asked to choose among three types of installation — Typical, Compact (min-

imal, i.e with no help issues) or Custom. Choosing the custom mode will let you select

WinRoute’s individual components:

• Kerio WinRoute Firewall Engine — core of the application

• VPN Support — proprietary VPN solution developed by Kerio Technologies,

• Administration Console — the Kerio Administration Console application (universal

console for all server applications of Kerio Technologies),

• Help Files — this manual in the HTML Help format. For help ﬁles details, see Kerio

Administration Console — Help (http://www.kerio.com/kwf-manual).

Go to chapter 2.4 for a detailed description of all WinRoute components. For detailed

description on the proprietary VPN solution, refer to chapter 21.