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
Connecting to the Firebox X Edge Wireless
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mum of seven devices, use the Firebox X Edge Wireless as a network
hub.
1 Shut down your computer.
2 If you connect to the Internet through a DSL modem or cable
modem, disconnect the power supply to this device.
3 Disconnect the Ethernet cable that connects your DSL modem,
cable modem or other Internet connection to your computer.
Connect this cable to the WAN port on the Firebox X Edge
Wireless.
The Firebox X Edge Wireless is connected directly to the modem or other
Internet connection.
4 Connect one end of the straight-through Ethernet cable
supplied with your Firebox X Edge Wireless to one of the seven
numbered Ethernet ports (labeled 0-6) on the Firebox X Edge
Wireless. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port of your
computer.
The Firebox X Edge Wireless is connected to the Internet and your
computer.
5 If you connect to the Internet through a DSL modem or cable
modem, reconnect the power supply to this device. The
indicator lights flash and then stop. The modem is available for
use.
6 Attach the AC adapter to the Firebox X Edge Wireless. Connect
the AC adapter to a power source.
7 Restart the computer.
See “Configuring the External Network” on page 46 and “Configur-
ing the Trusted Network” on page 50 for special configurations.
Cabling the Firebox X Edge Wireless for more than
seven devices
Although the Firebox X Edge Wireless has only seven Ethernet ports
(labeled 0-6), you can connect more than seven devices. Use one or
more network hubs to make more connections.
The base model Firebox X Edge Wireless includes a ten-seat license.
This license allows a maximum of ten devices on the trusted net-
work to connect to the Internet at the same time. There can be more
than ten devices on the trusted network, but the Firebox X Edge
Wireless allows only ten Internet connections. A seat is in use when