Owner's manual

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Activate Your Device
1. Go to www.watchguard.com/activate
2. Log in to your WatchGuard account, or create a new account*.
*If you create a new account, return to www.watchguard.com/activate after you nish the account
creation process.
Connect Your Device and Power it On
Make sure your computer is congured to use DHCP. When you connect to the
Firebox, it will assign an IP address on the 10.0.1.0/24 network.
Connect to the Web UI
1. Go to https://10.0.1.1:8080
2. You can safely ignore certicate warnings, because the device uses a
self-signed certicate.
3. Log in with the user name admin and the passphrase readwrite.
4. Follow the directions in the Web Setup Wizard to create a basic conguration le for
a new device. Click More Information if you have questions.
5. When the Wizard completes, log in to the Web UI with the admin user account and
the Admin (readwrite) passphrase you set during the Wizard.
6. Install the Firebox in your network.
Your device has a basic conguration:
• Allows outbound TCP, UDP, and ping trac
• Blocks all unrequested trac from the external network
Next Steps
Congratulations! You have nished basic setup of your Firebox. You can use the Web UI
to view and edit your conguration and to manage and monitor your device. Or, you can
download and install WatchGuard System Manager (WSM) and use Policy Manager and the
WSM suite of management and monitoring tools. Here are some recommendations to help
you get started:
Verify your Internet connectivity
• With your Firebox installed in your network, make sure that your users can
successfully browse the Internet.
Get the latest software
To get the latest version of WSM and Fireware OS:
1. Go to www.watchguard.com/support and click Software Downloads.
2. Find the software downloads page for the Firebox M400 or M500 and select the
software you want to install.
To upgrade the Firebox OS:
1. Download and run the installation package for the latest version of Fireware OS.
This installs an upgrade le on your computer that you must upload to the Firebox
with the Web UI or Policy Manager.
2. If you use the Web UI, select System > Upgrade. If you use Policy Manager, select
File > Upgrade. The le name is M400_M500.sysa-dl.
This installation extracts the upgrade le to the default location of C:\Program Files(x86)\
Common les\WatchGuard\resources\FirewareXTM\<version>\
On a computer with a Windows 32-bit operating system, the path is: C:\Program Files\Common
Files\WatchGuard\resources\FirewareXTM\<version>\
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