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Once you have VMware open, we can get started by clicking Create a New Virtual Machine. In
the wizard, click Typical (recommended).
Select the guess operating system Linux and Version CentOS 7 64-bit and click Next.
Store virtual disk as a single file and set Maximum disk size (GB): 200 in this case.
Initially, the VM only had one network adapter but based on our Lab Topology, we will need 2
more interfaces for this lab. So click add then select network adapter to add. Also, remove
things we do not need such as USB controller and sound card. Change the second Adopter
setting to VMNet3 while second Adopter to VMNet5.
Power on the machine and install security onion first option Install Security Onion 2.3.250.
Follow the other prompts and enter username and password in this case I set username admin
and password two-time Admin@12345.
Select the first option Install choose OK and hit enter to continue.
Type the hostname in this case the default securityonion choose OK and hit enter to continue.
We will use the first interface(ens32) as a management interface so we click space bar to select
it and choose OK hit enter to continue.
click space bar choose the STATIC click OK and hit enter to continue.
Type the Gateway in my case 192.168.114.2 choose OK and hit enter to continue.
Type the DNS Servers in my case I type 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 choose OK and hit enter.
Select OK to Continue.
Select Direct and choose OK to continue the setup. We also want direct connectivity to the
internet.
leave everything selected. Choose OK and hit enter to continue the setup.
The next slide prompts us to create an email address to access the web interface.
How we would like to access the web UI. You can leave this as IP choose OK and hit enter.
We will next be prompted with the follow but we don't want to run so-allow right now because
we need to do something else before running it so-allow.
On the summary page, take note of the access url. This is what you will enter to access Security
Onion through the web interface.