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
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Adding a custom policy using the wizard ...............................81
Adding a custom policy .......................................................82
Adding a Policy for the Optional Interface ...............................83
Blocking External Sites ..........................................................84
Configuring Firewall Options ...................................................85
Responding to ping requests ...............................................86
Denying FTP access to the trusted network interface ..............86
SOCKS implementation for the Firebox X Edge .......................86
Logging all allowed outbound traffic .....................................88
Stop using the current MAC address .....................................88
CHAPTER 7
Configuring Logging ........................................91
Viewing Log Messages ..........................................................91
Logging to a WatchGuard Security Event Processor Log Host .92
Logging to a Syslog Host .......................................................93
Setting the System Time .......................................................94
Setting time using NTP ........................................................96
Setting time manually .........................................................96
CHAPTER 8
Configuring WebBlocker ..................................97
How WebBlocker Works .........................................................98
Configuring Global WebBlocker Settings .................................98
Creating WebBlocker Profiles .................................................99
WebBlocker Categories ........................................................101
Allowing Certain Sites to Bypass WebBlocker .......................103
Blocking Additional Web Sites ..............................................104
Allowing Internal Hosts to Bypass WebBlocker .....................106
CHAPTER 9
Configuring Virtual Private Networks ..............107
What You Need to Create a VPN ..........................................107
VPN requirements ............................................................109
Using a DVCP server to create your VPN tunnels ..................111
Setting up management for a dynamic Edge device ..............111
Setting up management for a static Edge device ..................112
Setting Up Manual VPN Tunnels ...........................................113
Phase 1 settings ..............................................................114
Phase 2 settings ..............................................................116
VPN Keep Alive ....................................................................117
Viewing VPN Statistics .........................................................118
Frequently Asked Questions .................................................118