how to install clearos community edition
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How To Install ClearOS Community Edition
Introduction
ClearOS is a CentOS based Firewall Operating system. It is a less complicated and robust,
modular speedy but cost effective Internet and Network Management Software. This
Firewall/Proxy system is an award winning Operating System, very easy to install, easy to
manage and easy to learn.
Features
Web based management Interface.
SNORT based intrusion detection system.
Content Filtering
Anti virus
Email Services
OpenVPN, IP SEC
DHCP Services.
Multiple WAN support for Fail over tolerance.
MRTG based in built report generation.
Install ClearOS
Prerequisites:
As per my personal experience with this firewall, 40-80 GB HDD, for a 20-25 user environment
a Dual Core System with 4 GB RAM will be sufficient, but for a 50+ user environment a
minimum of 8 GB RAM with minimum corei5 configuration is required. However in official
documentation there may be some different hardware related instruction, but as per experience,
above mentioned configuration will work smoothly. Minimum 2 LAN Cars (1 LAN, 1 WAN).
Download the latest stable version of Community edition of ClearOS from this link. As of
writing this article, latest available version was ClearOS 6.6.
Burn ISO image to DVD or Create a bootable USB for Installation purpose.
Boot the System. The installation method of ClearOS firewall is very similar to the installation
of CentOS.
Select the default first option.
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Skip the Disk checking option, select skip
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A clearOS Community screen will appear, click next.
Select your default language, click next.
Select the disk formatting option, select basic and click next.
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Assign Hostname as per you desire and click next.
Select your default time zone, mine is Asia/Calcutta
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Assign a root password and click next. The username root and password for root will be default
web UI login id and password.
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Select the default installation option and move ahead.
Click next, the instillation process will start, the installation will get finished very quickly.
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When Installation is over, reboot the system.
After reboot, the firewall will be prompted with a GUI screen, it will opt an automatically
generated ip address, so edit network settings and assign IP ADDRESS as per your need, click
to the network console.
Login with username root, and password of root.
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Assign IP ADDR as per your need, we will be using 192.168.1.6/24
Similarly assign the dns address for your network. You can go to the command line by clicking
on the command line console link, login with root password.
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There are few option is command line mode, you can explore them. Go back to GUI console
by pressing f2 key.
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It is enough for installation, lets log in to the server.
Open browser on another system with the ip address smiler to the range of Server IP, port no.
is 81.
https://192.168.1.6:81
After login a detailed menu of services is visible in the form of list at left hand side. An Admin
guide is also provided.
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Click the next button as select configuration mode as per your environment, it will ask for IP
Address, dns address, then final screen will appear.
Click next, server will review updates available, Click next.
Let the Firewall update desired plugins, click next.
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At this stage Firewall will ask for Clear Center Account, go to the following link and create and
account.
Clear Center Account
Go to the link create account and login.
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Now come back to installation step and fill up credentials which you created with above link,
click to registration system link.
Your Server will get registered and a host key will be issued.
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click next.
Assign a domain name.
Assign host name.
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Select time zone.
Select desire option, click next.
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There is is a long list of free application, select some of them as per your need. and click next
on the firewall.
Download Selected Packages.
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Finish the installation wizard, the dashboard will appear. Now you can start utilizing this
ultimate firewall.
You can select more freely available packages from market place any time.
That’s all for now.