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  • ShieldsGuard - User Guide
  • Installation Steps
    • Shields Guard Installation
    • Shields Guard SEG Installation
  • Getting Started
    • 1. General Welcome and Site Management Panel
    • 2. Overview
      • 2.1 Today's Data
      • 2.2 Country Statistics
      • 2.3 URL Statistics
      • 2.4 IP Statistics
      • 2.5 HTTP Status Statistics
    • 3. Protection
      • 3.1 DDoS Protection
        • 3.1.1 Google Recaptcha Setup
        • 3.1.2 Friendly Captcha Setup
      • 3.2 WAF – Web Application Firewall
    • 4. Security Rules
      • 4.1 BlackList & WhiteList
      • 4.2 User Agent Filtering
      • 4.3 Query String Filtering
      • 4.4 HTTP Header Filtering
      • 4.5 Block POST Values
      • 4.6 Custom Headers
      • 4.7 Block URL Requests
      • 4.8 URL Path Blocking
      • 4.9 Encrypt Path
      • 4.10 Remove Request Value
      • 4.11 Exclude Directories from Protection
    • 5. Logs
      • 5.1 Access Log
      • 5.2 Security Log
    • 6. Asset Management
      • 6.1 Asset Management
      • 6.2 Network Topology
      • 6.3 Vulnerability Scan
    • 7. Access
  • 8. DNS
  • 9. SSL
  • 10. Subdomain Manage
  • 11. Edit Page
  • ShieldsGuard SEG
    • 1. SEG Dashboard
    • 2. Reporting
    • 3. Analyzed
      • 3.1 Files
      • 3.2 URL
      • 3.3 Mail
      • 3.4 Domain
    • 4. Mail Settings
      • 4.1 File
      • 4.2 Mail Body
      • 4.3 Sender Domain
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  1. Installation Steps

Shields Guard Installation

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🚀 Site Setup Guide – “Create Site” Process

The Create Site process in ShieldsGuard allows users to onboard and prepare a new domain for protection. While the platform handles much of the technical work automatically, there are critical steps the user must complete to ensure full security enforcement — especially for DDoS and WAF modules.

🧭 Step 1: Click “Create Site”

From the main dashboard, click the Create Site button to begin. This option is located in the Welcome panel and acts as the entry point for setting up a new domain.

🌐 Step 2: Enter Domain Name

You’ll be prompted to enter the domain name you wish to protect (e.g., example.com). Once submitted, click Create Site to continue.

📦 Step 3: Choose a Plan

You’ll be presented with available protection plans:

✳️ Start-Up Plan

  • Basic DDoS detection and Web Application Firewall access

  • Designed for budget-friendly, smaller websites

🚀 Enterprise Plan

  • Full security suite, including advanced WAF and tailored protection

  • Recommended for production environments or large-scale platforms

🆓 A 14-day free trial is available for all new domains.

💳 Step 4: Billing & Trial Activation

You’ll see a summary of the selected plan:

  • Trial Duration: 14 days

  • Total Amount Due: $0.00

  • Proceed by clicking Start Trial

The site will now begin provisioning.

🛠️ Step 5: Enter Hosting IP Address

You will be asked to provide the IP address of the web server hosting your domain.

📥 Enter the IP (e.g., 192.0.2.14) and click Save.

⚙️ Step 6: Site Creation in Progress

Once the domain is accepted, the system will automatically begin:

  • ✔️ Creating the site record

  • ✔️ Applying DNS routing logic

  • ✔️ Initializing configuration settings

You will see a progress screen indicating status updates.

🔐 Step 7: DNS & SSL Notices

If your domain is not yet using ShieldsGuard nameservers, you will receive the following notice:

Your nameservers are being processed. SSL cannot be created until this process is complete.
ns1: guard.ns.shieldsguard.com
ns2: shields.ns.shieldsguard.com

DNS must be correctly pointed for SSL to be issued and fully enable HTTPS traffic.

⚠️ Important Notes

⚠️ Configuration Step
Requirement

🔒 DDoS Protection

Not active by default. You must manually configure this in Protection > DDoS Protection settings.

🛡️ WAF (Web Application Firewall)

Disabled by default. You must activate it under Protection > WAF.

🌐 DNS Propagation

SSL and protection may be delayed until DNS settings are properly applied.

✅ After Setup

Once all configurations are complete and traffic starts flowing:

  • ShieldsGuard begins monitoring your domain

  • Logging and analytics activate automatically

  • You can fine-tune rate limiting, filter rules, and IP access

  • You should now proceed to activate WAF & DDoS Protection from the Protection Panel

📋 Quick Checklist

Task
Status

Domain Added

✅

Trial Activated

✅

Hosting IP Configured

✅

SSL Issued (if DNS complete)

🟡 Pending

DDoS Protection Activated

❌ Must be configured manually

WAF Enabled

❌ Disabled by default

🎯 The Create Site process gives you a fast start — but enabling full protection requires a few manual steps. Don’t forget to activate DDoS protection and WAF before going live.