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Method 2: The Flash Disk Management Utility

User Guide

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When prompted to enter an IP address, it is 
recommended that you use the address that is 
currently configured as the default gateway on your 
management station. Click OK.

7

Choose the COM port that is open on the management 
station. Click OK.

This completes the Flash Disk Management utility.

8

Power-cycle the Firebox and wait until the operation 
has been completed.

The Firebox light sequence should look like this:  

Armed light: Steady

Sys B light: Steady (Some Fireboxes may flicker but most will be 

steady.)

(Do not be concerned with the lights on the Security Triangle 

Display indicating traffic between interfaces.) 

9

Open a DOS prompt and ping the IP address that you 
used for the temporary IP. 

Replies should follow, which means the Firebox is now ready for 

uploading a configuration.

10

In Policy Manager, select File => Open => 
Configuration File. Select the configuration file you 
want to load onto the Firebox and load it into Policy 
Manager.

11

In Policy Manager, select File => Save => To Firebox. 
You are then  prompted for the IP address of the 
Firebox and the Firebox configuration passphrase. Use 
the address you used as the temporary IP address 
during the flash disk management process and wg as 
the passphrase.

12

When the Firebox Flash Disk dialog box appears, click 
the button marked Save Configuration File and New 
Flash Image.

After the configuration has been uploaded and the Firebox 
has been rebooted, the Firebox light sequence should now 
look like this:  

Armed light:  Steady 
Sys A light: Steady