Overview

This article shares information about the three possible ways of installing Kerio Control and shares links for their specific instructions.

 

Information

You can install Kerio Control in three different ways:

• Software Appliance
• Virtual Appliance
• Kerio Control Box/Hardware Appliance

Note: Kerio Control version 9.3 and onwards does not support 32-bit hardware.

 

Refer to the table below to learn more about these editions of Kerio Control:

Edition	Description
Software Appliance	Kerio Control Software Appliance is a package of Kerio Control and a special Linux-based operating system. Install the appliance on a PC without an operating system.
Virtual Appliance	Kerio Control Virtual Appliance is the software appliance edition pre-installed on a virtual host for the particular hypervisor. Virtual appliances for VMware and Hyper-V are available.
Kerio Control Box	Kerio Control Box is a hardware device with Kerio Control Software Appliance pre-installed. Multiple models are available for this option.

 

Installing Software Appliance Edition

This installation runs on a machine without an operating system. Learn more about the specific steps for installing the Kerio Control Software Appliance Edition.  

 

Installing Virtual Appliance Edition

Kerio Control Virtual Appliance is a UTM (United Threat Management) solution that is distributed as a virtual appliance for VMware and Hyper-V. The software provides a complex set of features for security of local networks, control of user access to the internet, and monitoring of user activity.

Refer to the following articles for the installation steps of these editions:

• Installing Kerio Control VMware Virtual Appliance
• Installing Kerio Control Virtual Appliance for Hyper-V

 

Installing Kerio Control Box/Hardware Appliance

You can acquire Kerio Control as a dedicated hardware device called the Kerio Control Box. This appliance can be installed inside your network as a UTM firewall that features:

• Intrusion prevention 
• Content filtering
• Activity reporting
• Bandwidth management
• Virtual private networking

Kerio Control Box has three models:

Appliance	Description
Hardware Appliance NG100	Desktop appliance with: 3x Gb ports 1.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Bay Trail, 4 GB RAM, and 32 GB SSD.
Hardware Appliance NG300	Sub-1U table-mountable appliance with: 4x Gb ports 2.4 GHz quad-core Intel Atom, 4 GB RAM, and 32 GB SSD.
Hardware Appliance NG500	1U rack-mountable appliance with: 6x Gb ports 3.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, 4 GB RAM, and 32 GB SSD.

Learn more about the specific steps for installing the Kerio Control Box. 

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