WatchGuard x1000 Hardwarehandbuch

Installing the Firebox III

Hardware Guide

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You can connect to and initialize a new Firebox in several ways: 
•

Using TCP/IP. This is the quickest way to configure a Firebox 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 Firebox is located remotely 
from the Management Station. 

•

Using remote provisioning. Use this method in the case where a 
router sits between the Management Station (the computer on which 
you install the WatchGuard Firebox System Control Center software) 
and the Firebox network connection.

Cabling a Firebox using TCP/IP

This process uses TCP/IP over Ethernet to connect and initialize a new 
Firebox. The Firebox will automatically obtain its IP address.

1

Place the Firebox on a desktop or in a rack in a location convenient to 
the external router. 

2

Use the red (cross-over) cable (provided with the Firebox) to connect 
the Firebox Trusted interface to the same network as the computer 
that will act as the Firebox Management Station.

If the Firebox is to be connected to the Firebox Management Station in isolation, 

you must use either a hub or the red cable.

3

Install the power cord from the AC receptacle on the Firebox to a 
power source.

4

When prompted to do so during the QuickSetup wizard (described in 
“Running the QuickSetup Wizard” on page 15), select Use TCP/IP to 
Configure as the confirmation access method.

Cabling a Firebox for serial cable initialization

This process requires that you manually create an IP address.

1

Place the Firebox in a location convenient to the Management Station.

2

Use the blue serial cable to connect the Firebox console port with the 
Management Station COM port. Use the red crossover cable to 
connect the Trusted interface to the Management Station Ethernet 
port.