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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[...]
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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 irebox 2500, Firebox 4500, Firebox II, Firebox II Plus, Firebox II F a stVPN, Firebox III, Firebox SOHO , Firebox SOHO 6, Firebox SOHO 6tc, Firebox S[...]
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Hardwar e Guide iii Contents Limited Har dwar e W arranty ................. ................ .............. ............ 1 FCC Certification ............. ................................ ................. .............. 4 CE Notice .............. ................. ................ ............................ ............ 5 Industry Canada .......[...]
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iv Hardwar e Guide Firebox System Ar ea ......... ................. ................ .............. ............ 20 Read-only system area ................. ................ ................. .............. 21 Enhanced System Mode ............... ................ ................. .............. 21 Managing flash disk memory ............... ........[...]
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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. T hree independent network interfaces allow you to separate your protected office network from the Internet while providing you an option[...]
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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. This war ranty does not apply to any Product that has been: (i) altered, repaired or modified by any party other than WatchGuard; or (ii) damaged or destroyed by accide[...]
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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 OR IMPUTED NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY AND F AUL T) OR OTHER THEORY) WITH REGARD TO ANY PRODUCT WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE P AID [...]
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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.[...]
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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 echnologies equipment indicates that it is in compliance with the Electr omagnetic Compatibility (EMC) directive and the Low V oltage Directive (L VD) of the E[...]
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6 Hardwar e Guide Ta i w a n e s e N o t i c e VCCI Notice Class A ITE[...]
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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. Ha rd wa re re q u i re m e nt s W atchGuard recommends physically installing a F irebox III under the followi[...]
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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. [...]
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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. • Using a modem. Use this method if the Fir ebox[...]
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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. Initializing a Firebox using a modem The followi[...]
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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. • One or more unused IP connections ar e behind the ro uter . During remot[...]
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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. By default, the QuickSetup wizard st arts automatically after you finish installing t[...]
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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 . The photograph below shows a close-up of the indicator pa nel. F rom the l[...]
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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. Security T riangle Display Indicates traffic between Firebox interfaces. Green arr [...]
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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. Armed Green light indicates the F irebox has been booted and is[...]
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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. Security T riangle Display Indicates traffic between Firebox interfaces. Green arr ows briefly light to indicate allowed tr affi c between two interfaces in the direction of [...]
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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). Console P ort Connects to the Management Station or modem thr oug[...]
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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. 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 20-60 seconds (or until you see the Sys B light come on)[...]
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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 . When the card runs at 100 Mbit, the speed indicator is gr een. The amber traffic indicator blinks [...]
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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. The tables below provide pin-out desc riptions for both a str aight-through and a RJ-45 (Cat5) [...]
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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 4.1 or later contain both the older functions and a new s[...]
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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. Making a backup of the Firebox softwar e T o ensure that you always have a ba ckup version of the current F irebox software, copy the image stored in th e p[...]
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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 . 2 [...]
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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 QuickSetup Wizard 12 Connect T o Firebox dialog box 22 console port 17, 18 Control Cent er button 22, 23 cross-over cabling 20 D Disar m light 13, 15 [...]
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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 7 N network, Firebox located i n 8 P PCI expansion slot 17, 18 physical specifications 19 ports 16, 17 P ower light 14, 16 power switch 16, 18 primar[...]