User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- WatchGuard® Firebox® X Edge User Guide
- Certifications and Notices
- Declaration of Conformity
- Notice to Users
- WatchGuard Firebox Software
- End-User License Agreement
- Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Information
- Limited Hardware Warranty
- Abbreviations Used in this Guide
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Network Security
- CHAPTER 2 Installing the Firebox® X Edge
- CHAPTER 3 Configuration and Management Basics
- CHAPTER 4 Changing Your Network Settings
- Using the Network Setup Wizard
- Configuring the External Network
- Configuring the Trusted Network
- Configuring the Optional Network
- Enabling the optional network
- Changing the IP address of the optional network
- Using DHCP on the optional network
- Setting optional network DHCP address reservations
- Configuring the optional network for DHCP relay
- Using static IP addresses for optional computers
- Adding computers to the optional network
- Requiring encrypted connections
- Making Static Routes
- Viewing Network Statistics
- Registering with the Dynamic DNS Service
- Enabling the WAN Failover Option
- Enabling External Modem Failover
- CHAPTER 5 Setting up the Firebox X Edge Wireless
- CHAPTER 6 Configuring Firewall Settings
- CHAPTER 7 Configuring Logging
- CHAPTER 8 Configuring WebBlocker
- CHAPTER 9 Configuring Virtual Private Networks
- CHAPTER 10 Configuring the MUVPN Client
- CHAPTER 11 Managing the Firebox® X Edge
- Viewing Current Sessions and Users
- About User Authentication
- Adding or Editing a User Account
- About Seat Licenses
- Selecting HTTP or HTTPS for Firebox Management
- Changing the HTTP Server Port
- Setting up VPN Manager Access
- Updating the Firmware
- Activating Upgrade Options
- Enabling the Model Upgrade Option
- Configuring Additional Options
- Viewing the Configuration File
- APPENDIX A Firebox®X Edge Hardware
- Index
Selecting HTTP or HTTPS for Firebox Management
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allow the traffic to pass. A seat license is consumed only when traf-
fic is allowed to pass from behind the Edge to the external network.
Selecting HTTP or HTTPS for Firebox
Management
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the “language” used for trans-
ferring files (text, graphic images, and multimedia files) on the
Internet. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket
Layer) is similar except that it enhances computer security by
encrypting and decrypting the names of Web pages you type into
your browser. For greater security, the Firebox® X Edge uses HTTPS
by default.
Follow these instructions to use the less secure HTTP instead of
HTTPS:
1 Type the IP address of the trusted network in your browser
window to connect to the System Status page of the Firebox.
The default IP address is: https://192.168.111.1
2 From the navigation bar, select
Administration > System Security.
The System Security page appears.
3 Select the Use non-secure HTTP instead of secure HTTPS for
administrative Web site checkbox.
4 Click Submit.
If you select this checkbox, you must use http:// in the browser's
address bar to bring up configuration pages instead of the default
https://.