Install the Secure Gateway and Authentication Server separately or together

The Authentication Server provides an additional layer of security by authenticating end-users before they can contact the Access Anywhere server. When the Authentication Server is enabled, only domain users will be able to authenticate. Local system users (such as Administrator) will not be able to logon through the Authentication Server. The Authentication server is an optional InTouch Access Anywhere component and is disabled by default.

The Secure Gateway and Authentication Server can be installed separately or together on one of the supported Windows Server operating systems. See Supported operating systems for details.

• The Authentication Server must be installed on a computer that is a member of the domain that it will use to authenticate users.

• The Authentication Server can only be configured for one domain at a time.

• The Authentication Server should be installed on the safe side of a firewall rather than the DMZ as a best security practice.

To install the Secure Gateway and Authentication server on the same or separate computers

1. Log on as a Windows administrator of the computer that will host either the Secure Gateway, the Authentication server, or both.

2. Insert the System Platform DVD in your computer and run setup.exe.

3. Select Product-Based Selection.

4. Determine how you want to install the Secure Gateway and the Authentication Server.

   Install the Secure Gateway and the Authentication server on separate computers

   • Install the Secure Gateway by following the steps described in Install Secure Gateway . The Authentication Server must be configured by setting options from the Secure Gateway Configuration portal.

   • Install the Authentication Server on another computer that meets the requirements listed above this procedure.

     Install the Secure Gateway and the Authentication server together on the same computer

   • Select the Secure Gateway and Authentication Server options from the installation dialog box and following the installation instructions.

     

5. After installing the Authentication Server and the Secure Gateway, see the section "Built-In Authentication Server" in the InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway Administrator Manual for descriptions of the options to configure the Secure Gateway to work with an Authentication Server.