This article describes how to prepare your On-Premise Appliance for updating to Newport. Some features present in the Maiden version of the On-Premise Appliance are not available in Newport. You must turn off these features before upgrading to Newport.
Note
You can skip these features if they aren’t available in your Maiden package.
Before you begin
- You must have Administrator access to Smoothwall.
- Ensure you’ve updated to the Maiden On-Premise Appliance. You cannot directly update from Leeds to Newport.
- If you’re using Active Directory, you must switch to using IDex directory and set up IDex (ID Indexing) on your On-Premise Appliance. Once set up, IDex can be your primary authentication method.
- Become familiar with Smoothwall’s guidance for updating your On-Premise Appliance.
Turn off On-Premise Maiden features
Turn off these features on your On-Premise Maiden appliance.
| Section | Subsection | Turn off these features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services | Authentication Directories |
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While the Appliance itself doesn't require further updates, you must reconfigure your access point to perform RADIUS authentication directly against a directory server (like Active Directory). |
| Proxies | Reverse Proxy | Ensure the Reverse Proxy module is uninstalled in System > Modules. | |
| User Portal | User Portal | This feature is deprecated in Newport. Please speak to your Customer Success Manager for help with Cloud Filter access. | |
| Intrusion System | IDS/IPS | ||
| Web Proxy | Auth Methods |
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You can switch to Core Authentication if your organisation uses these methods for web proxy authentication. |
| Global Proxy |
Global proxy using NTLM
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If you use Global Proxy, we recommend switching to Cloud Filter. |