Getting started

This Quick Start Guide is designed to help you to install Airlock Gateway with minimal effort. This guide provides quick access to all basic information and is a supplement to other administration and configuration chapters of this online help.

• Check the latest information about:
• System and hardware requirements
• Release notes

• Download the ISO image for on-premises installations or VMDK file for cloud and VMware deployments from Techzone download page for Airlock Gateway.

1. Get familiar with the basics of Airlock Gateway. See chapter Conceptual and functional overview.
2. Mind our recommendations for network interfaces. See chapter NIC setups for on-premises installations.
3. Prepare one of the following:
• Burn the ISO image to a DVD.
• Prepare a bootable USB flash drive.
• Mount the ISO image as a virtual DVD drive.
4. Install the system. Follow our Quick installation guide for Airlock Gateway on-premises installation.
5. Recommended – Configure the failover setup for two Airlock Gateway instances. See Failover setup for on-premises installations.
6. Configure mappings and other Airlock Gateway system settings via the user interface. See chapter Airlock Gateway Configuration Center.
7. Use the Airlock Gateway admin menu to manage the basic system settings and to perform update tasks, if required.

1. Get familiar with the basics of Airlock Gateway. See chapter Conceptual and functional overview.
2. Mind our recommendations for network interfaces. See chapter NIC setups for on-premises installations.
3. For installation, follow our guides to deploy Airlock Gateway:
• VMware installation guide for Airlock Gateway on Techzone
• Cloud deployment guides for Airlock Gateway on Techzone
4. Configure mappings and other Airlock Gateway system settings via the user interface. See chapter Airlock Gateway Configuration Center.
5. Use the Airlock Gateway admin menu to configure the basic system settings and to perform update tasks, if required.