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Before you install the DualShield MFA system, you must prepare your environment and plan for choices that you will make during the installation process.

To prepare for installation:

1. A Windows

Prior to the installation of the DualShield all-in-one or backend server, prepare the following items:

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or Linux server machine (virtual or real machine) with 8GM RAM, 4-core CPU, and 10GB free disk space 

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2. An FQDN for your DualShield MFA server consoles, e.g. mfa.acme.com

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3. An SSL certificate for your DualShield MFA server consoles in a PFX file (a wildcard certificate is

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acceptable, e.g. *.acme.com)

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4. An AD service account

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for the connection between your MFA server and AD server. For a quick start, you can use an existing domain admin or domain user account. Or, you can create a new service account with the appropriate privileges

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5. (Optional) An AD user group

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  1. Push Authentication
  2. Self-Services such as downloading MobileID tokens, activating DeviceID tokens, etc. 
  3. SAML integration with external cloud services such as Office 465, SalesForce, Zoom, etc.

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for MFA enforcement

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6. (Optional) An SQL service account

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7. (Optional) Configure corporate firewall

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8. Download the DualShield server software, and save it on your DualShield MFA server machine

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For more details, please check out the following articles:

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