WatchGuard Technologies FireboxTM System 4.6 User Manual

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Setting the time zone

• Don’t use words in standard dictionaries, even if you use them backward or in 

a foreign language. Create your own acronyms instead.

• Don’t use proper names, especially company names or those of famous people.

• Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase characters, numerals, and 

special characters (such as Im4e@tiN9).

Setting the time zone

The Firebox time zone determines the date and time stamp that appear on logs and 
that are displayed by services such as LogViewer, Historical Reports, and 
WebBlocker. Use the time zone to view log information in local time. The default time 
zone is Greenwich Mean Time (Coordinated Universal Time).

From Policy Manager in the Advanced view:

1

Select Setup 

 Time Zone.

2

Use the drop list to select a time zone. Click OK.

Check the drop list carefully. WatchGuard provides a comprehensive list of time zones to 

accommodate areas in the same general time zone that follow different rules regarding the 

observance and/or onset and rollback of Daylight Saving Time, and other timekeeping details. 

Reinitializing a misconfigured Firebox

The Firebox can boot from the primary area of the flash disk (Sys A) in a mode that 
provides fail-safe access in cases when you need to:

• Install a Firebox for the first time

• Troubleshoot problems in which all access to the Firebox is lost

• Reset Firebox passwords when you do not know or have forgotten them

This Enhanced System Mode is the default mode for new Fireboxes shipped from the 
factory. If a Firebox is in this mode, its Sys A light blinks. A Firebox can also be placed 
into Enhanced System Mode by connecting any two of the Firebox Ethernet interfaces 
in a loopback configuration. Use a red crossover cable included with the Firebox for 
this purpose.

To access a Firebox in Enhanced System Mode:

1

Establish a physical Ethernet connection between the Trusted interface of the 
Firebox and the Management Station on the same segment.

2

Attach the red crossover cable between the remaining two Firebox interfaces, and 
then turn the power on the Firebox off and then on. If a small, “factory default” 
switch is present on the rear of the Firebox, press and hold that switch while you 
turn the Firebox power off and then on. 

The Firebox boots into the Enhanced System Mode. This is indicated by a blinking Sys A light.

3

Reinitialize the Firebox using the QuickSetup wizard.

For more information on the QuickSetup wizard, see the 

Install Guide.