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Fir ebox III H a rd w a re G u i d e Firebox 500, Fir ebox 700, Firebo x 1000, Firebox 2500, Fir ebox 4500.
ii Hardwar e Guide Copyright and Patent Information Copyright© 1998 - 2003 WatchGuard T echnologies, Inc. All rights reser ved. AppLock, AppLock/Web, Designing peace of mind, Firebox, Firebox 1000, F.
Hardwar e Guide iii Contents Limited Har dwar e W arranty ................. ................ .............. ............ 1 FCC Certification ............. ................................ ................. .............. 4 CE Notice .............. ...
iv Hardwar e Guide Firebox System Ar ea ......... ................. ................ .............. ............ 20 Read-only system area ................. ................ ................. .............. 21 Enhanced System Mode ............... .....
Hardwar e Guide 1 H a rdw a re G u i d e The W atchGuard Firebox III is a sp ecially designed and optimized security appliance. Solid-state archit ecture removes th e risk of hard-drive failure and disk cr ashes.
2 Hardwar e Guide and used for its intended pu rpose and in its intended operating environment, will per for m substantially in accordance with WatchGuard applicable specifications.
Limited Har dware W arranty Hardwar e Guide 3 4. Limitation of Liabi lity . WA TCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES’ LIABILITY (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT (INCL UDING WARRANTY), TOR T (INCL UDING ACTIVE, P ASSIVE.
4 Hardwar e Guide FCC Certification This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interfer ence.
CE Notice Hardwar e Guide 5 • This device must accept any interference receive d, including interference that may cause undesired oper ation. CE Notice The CE symbol on your W atchGuar d T echnologi.
6 Hardwar e Guide Ta i w a n e s e N o t i c e VCCI Notice Class A ITE.
Installing the Fir ebox III Hardwar e Guide 7 Installing the Fir ebox III Easily installed into your network, th e r ack-mountable Firebo x plugs in at the Internet connection of your office s to implement security policies and protection.
8 Hardwar e Guide Locating a Fir ebox within a network One of the first steps in installing a F irebox is determining where to place it within the network. Nearly always, a Fir ebox is placed directly behind the Internet router , as pictured below . This is the most effective location for the Firebox to oper ate correctly and protect your network.
Installing the Fir ebox III Hardwar e Guide 9 Y ou can connect to and initialize a new Firebox in sever al ways: • Using TCP/IP . This is the quickest way to configure a Fir ebox in most situations. • Using a serial cable. Use this method if you want to isolate the Firebox during configuration.
10 Hardwar e Guide 3 Install the power cord from the Fi rebox A C recep tacle to a power source. 4 When prompted t o do so durin g the Quick Setup wizard (des cribed in “Running the QuickS etup W izard” on page 11), select Use Serial Cable to Assign IP Address as the configur ation access method.
Installing the Fir ebox III Hardwar e Guide 11 • The Management Station is running F irebox System 4.6 or later , which has IP connectivity to the network on which the F irebox is connected. • The network address and the netmask of the net behind the router ar e known.
12 Hardwar e Guide file and saves it to the primary area of the Firebox flash disk. The F irebox loads the primary configuration file when it boots. The QuickSetup wizard also writes a basic configuration file called wizard.cfg to the Management Station hard disk.
Hardwar e Description Hardwar e Guide 13 Firebox III fr ont vi ew (all models except Model 500 and 700) Indicators for the F irebox III Model 10 00, Model 2500, and Model 4500 are on a central back-lit indicator panel. The following photogr aph shows the entire fr ont view .
14 Hardwar e Guide Sys A Indicates that the Fire box is running from its primary user- defined configuration. Sys B Indicates that the Fire box is ru nning from the read-on ly factory default system area. Po w e r Indicates that the Firebox is curr ently powered up.
Hardwar e Description Hardwar e Guide 15 The following photo graph shows a close-u p of the indicator panel. Fr om the left, the indicators are as described below . Disarm Red light indicates the F irebox detected an err or , shut down its interfaces, and will not forward any pack ets.
16 Hardwar e Guide Sys B Indicates that the Fire box is ru nning from the read-on ly factory default system area. Po w e r Indicates that the Firebox is curr ently powered up.
Hardwar e Description Hardwar e Guide 17 PCI Expansion Slot Reserved for future use. F actor y Default This button is active only during the boot process. T o boot the Firebox to SYS B, press this bu tton and hold it down for 20-6 0 seconds (or until you see the Sys B light come on).
18 Hardwar e Guide A C Receptacle Accepts the detachable A C power cord supplied with the Fir ebox. Po w e r S w i t c h T ur ns the Firebo x on or off.
Hardwar e Description Hardwar e Guide 19 (NICs) are auto-sens ing and adapt to wire speed automatically. The speed indicator lights when there is a good physical connection to the Firebox. When the card runs at 10 Mbit, the speed indicator is yellow .
20 Hardwar e Guide Cross-over cabling T o connect a Firebox to a hub or switch, use a standard, str aight-through cable. However , if you plan to connect a F irebox directly to a router , either purchase or build a cross-over cable for RJ-45 (Cat5) wire.
Firebox System Area Hardwar e Guide 21 • Reset Fireb ox passphrases when you do not know or have forgotten them Fireboxes shipped before LiveS ecuri ty System 4.1 shipped with the original, standard functionality called the read-only system area. Fireboxes shipped with LiveSecurity Sy stem 4.
22 Hardwar e Guide • Primary (SysA)– Contains the Firebox software image used in normal operation and the enhanced read-only system area. • Backup– Contains the Fir ebox software image.
Firebox System Area Hardwar e Guide 23 Note that this procedur e is possible only when a backup image is on the backup area of the Firebox’s flash di sk. Ther e is no backup image on the Firebox until you copy one there. 1 Click the Control Center Main Me nu button (shown at right), which is located on the upper-left corner of Control Center .
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Hardwar e Guide 25 Index A AC receptacle 16 Armed light 13, 15 B backup area 22 backup image 22 C cabling cross-over 20 using serial cable 9 using TCP/IP 9 certification, FCC 4 configuration file and .
26 Hardwar e Guide traffic 14 installation 7 L lights Armed 13, 15 Disarm 13, 15 Po w e r 14, 16 Sys A 14, 15 Sys B 14, 16 limited hardware war ranty 1 load indicator 14 M Management Station described.
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