Barracuda F600 APPLIANCE REV 1.1 INSTALLATION GUIDE

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F600 Appliance Installation Guide
Revision 1.1, 2010-08-17 Firmware Version 4.2.13
Barracuda Networks Inc. 3175 S. Winchester Blvd
Campbell, CA 95008 http://www.barracuda.com
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Copyright Notice
All rights reserved. Use of this product and this manual is subject to license. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Trademarks
Barracuda NG Firewall is a trademark of Barracuda Networks. All other brand and product names mentioned in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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Contents
General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Warranty Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction and Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Inspecting the Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Powering Up and Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Powering Up the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Powering Down the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Preparing the USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Performing a Recovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Errors During Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to the Network and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Configuring the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Serial Connection via Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
LCD and Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rack Mount Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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General Introduction

The information in this user guide has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. It is valid for Barracuda NG Firewall firmware version 4.2.13. Barracuda Networks assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. This manual may be updated from time to time. The most up-to-date version of this manual can be found at www.barracuda.com.
Barracuda Networks reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time without notice. This product, including firmware, if any, and documentation may not reproduced in full or in part without prior written consent from Barracuda Networks.

About this Manual

This manual provides information for installation and use of the appliance. Installation and maintenance should be carried out by experienced technicians only.

Warranty Note

Opening your Barracuda Networks appliance or removing its warranty label unless instructed to do so by Barracuda Networks support will void your warranty and hardware support.
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Safety Instructions

The following information relates to the safety of installation and maintenance personnel.
Read and follow all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment, especially before connecting the power adapter.

Electrical Safety

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the appliance from damage:
Be aware of the power switch locations on the appliance’s chassis as well as the emergency power-off switch for the housing room, the disconnection switch or the electrical outlet. Knowing these locations enables you to quickly remove electrical power from the system in case an electrical accident occurs.
Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.
When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is familiar with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary.
Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock. Use extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with.
Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators.
The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain, moisture or install this product near water.
Avoid installation of this product during a lightning storm.
Ensure that the air vents (openings along the sides and at the backside) are never blocked and that there is sufficient airflow through the vents to prevent over-heating.

General Safety

Keep the area around the appliance clean and free of clutter.
Locate a safe and dry location to place this product. Keep it away from wet surfaces/surroundings.
While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan.
Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.
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ESD Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards.
The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags until ready for use.
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.
Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral memory modules or contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
Put the server board and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the server board.
After accessing the inside of the system, close back the system and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made.
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Introduction and Package Contents

Your new Barracuda NG Firewall F600 is an integrated security appliance preinstalled with Barracuda NG Firewall firmware. This winning combination offers a ready to run security solution that is flexible, affordable and easy to deploy.

Hardware Configuration

Table 1 Hardware
Component Description
CPU Intel Dual Core
Memory 4 GB
HDD 1 x 500 GB
Flash Disk 128 MB
LCD Module 2x 20 character LCD
Form Factor 1U rack mount
Dimensions (W/D/H) 4.4 x 42.6 x 39.6 cm
Net Weight 8.5 kg
Power Supply Input Voltage 100 - 240 V, AC
Power Supply Frequency 47 Hz - 63 Hz
Power Supply Watts 300 W
Storage Temperature -20 °C - +70 °C
Operation Temperature 0 °C - 40 °C
Relative Humidity 5% - 95%, non-condensing
Certifications CE, FCC, ROHS
The hardware configuration list in Table 1 was valid at the time this manual was published. The listed components are subject to change at any time, as Barracuda Networks may change hardware components due to technological progress. Therefore, the list may not reflect the current hardware configuration of the Barracuda Networks NG Firewall or NG Control Center appliance it was delivered with.
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Inspecting the Package

The following items are included in the package:
One security appliance
One power cord
One ethernet crossover cable
One ethernet standard cable
One serial cable (console)
Printed Quick Start Guide
One USB flash drive including documentation and administrative tools
One t-shirt
One rack mount kit
Please contact Barracuda Networks support if any of these items is missing.
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Powering Up and Down

This chapter describes the procedure used to install your appliance and perform the initial configuration.

Powering Up the Appliance

Connect and power on the appliance.
The current status of the boot process will be shown on the appliance’s LCD display. You may also use the serial console for this purpose.
After a few seconds, the boot process will start.
Wait until the the booting procedure is finished.

Powering Down the Appliance

You must never turn off the appliance by simply switching it off or otherwise removing power from it. Always initiate a proper system shutdown as described below.
The system shutdown must be initiated either using the Barracuda NG Admin tool, a remote logon to the appliance or by using the LCD display keys of the appliance.
The current status of the shutdown process will be shown on the appliance’s LCD display. You may also use the serial console for this purpose.
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Installation and Recovery

USB Stick

Your Barracuda Networks appliance comes with a USB flash drive containing the documentation, the client side applications VPN and Barracuda NG Admin as well as a quick recovery mechanism for the appliance.

Preparing the USB Flash Drive

By default, your USB stick comes preconfigured for reinstalling the appliance based on standard settings. However, you may copy a PAR (portable archive) file to the root directory of the flash drive to automatically reinstall the appliance using your previously configured settings. The next chapter describes how to perform such a PAR file recovery.

Performing a Recovery Process

Using a prepared USB stick, recovery is very simple:
Be sure that the appliance is powered off.
Then, insert the USB stick into one of the USB connectors of the appliance and switch the appliance on. Depending on the appliance type, it may take a few minutes until the recovery process will start.
The process information will be displayed on the appliance’s LCD display.
At the end of the recovery process, the appliance will beep once.
Now, power off the appliance and remove the USB stick.
Switch it again on. As soon as the firmware has started, the appliance is ready for use.

Errors During Recovery

If difficulties are encountered during the recovery process, error messages will be displayed on the appliance’s LCD display. You may also trace the output using the serial console.
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Connecting to the Network and Configuring

Fig. 1 F600 appliance. The managememt port PORT 1 is located at the very left.
The F600 has ten 10/100/1000 MBit ethernet ports on its front side. These are labelled with PORT1 to
PORT10. The management port is PORT1, located at the left side. The serial DB9 connector labelled CONSOLE is on the right side.
The table below shows the assignment of these connectors to the internal notation.
Table 2 Legend
Label OS Notation
PORT1 port1
PORT2 port2
PORT3 port3
PORT4 port4
PORT5 port5
PORT6 port6
PORT7 port7
PORT8 port8
PORT9 port9
PORT10 port10

Default Configuration

Passwords

Table 3 Default User and Password
Account Type User Name Password
Administrator root ngf1r3wall
You need a valid Barracuda Networks license in order to change the administrator password. In the demo mode, restrictions in the firmware prevent the appliance from being used in productive environments.
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Network

The ethernet connector PORT1 is preconfigured with the IP address 192.168.200.200 and the netmask 255.255.255.0.
In standard configuration and upon delivery, no other ethernet connector is configured.

Configuring the Appliance

In order to configure the appliance please copy the Barracuda NG Admin application from the USB flash drive to your management PC first.
To modify the network settings in Barracuda NG Admin, navigate to
Identification Settings
and Config > Network > Interfaces > Network Interface Configuration.
Config > Box Properties >

Serial Connection via Console Port

In order to establish a console connection to the appliance using a serial cable, you need to configure the serial port on the terminal using the following parameters:
Table 4 Default User and Password
Parameter Value
Baud 19200
Bits 8
Stop bit 1
Parity None
Handshake None
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LCD and Keypad

This security appliance features a key pad with four keys and an LCD panel on the left side of the front panel. These may be used to obtain certain information and to perform certain commands directly on the appliance.
left arrow key navigates back or acts like an
The
Escape key while working in the LCD menu.
up arrow key navigates up or increases a
The value.
down arrow key navigates down or decreases
The a value.
right arrow key navigates forth or acts like an
The
Enter key for confirming a configuration step.
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Rack Mount Installation Guide

Verify that the kit is complete, as shown here. It should contain all the parts as listed below
Fig. 2 Part List: L-Brackets
4 L-brackets.
Fig. 3 Part List: Extension Slide Rails
2 extension slide rails.
Fig. 4 Part List: One Nut Type and Three Screw Types
8 nuts, 6 type B screws, 8 type C screws and type A screws contained in a separate ziplock bag.
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1.) Start out by disassembling the rail construction.
This must be done prior to mounting.
Fig. 5 Rail Construction Disassembly
Fig. 6 Rail Construction Disassembly
2.) Then, assemble the two inner slides.
For this, use the type B screws on each side of your appliance.
Fig. 7 Inner-Slide Assembly
Fig. 8 Inner-Slide Assembly
Fig. 9 Inner-Slide Assembly
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3.) Subsequently, prepare the connection of the inner rail and the L-brackets.
It is important that you make sure to be able to screw on the L-brackets by keeping their screw holes reachable.
Fig. 10 The Screw Holes
4.) Screw on the L-brackets on both sides of the rail construction.
For this, use the type C screws and the nuts.
Fig. 11 Screwing On the L-Brackets
Fig. 12 Screwing On the L-Brackets
Fig. 13 Fixing the Screws Using the Nuts
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5.) Then, mount the rail construction into the rack.
Use the L-brackets to achieve this.
Fig. 14 Mounting the Rail into the Rack
6.) Pull out the middle rail of the rail construction.
The figure below shows you how to do this.
Fig. 15 Pulling Out the Middle Rail
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7.) Insert the appliance.
Carefully push it into the middle slide.
Fig. 16 Inserting the Appliance
8.) The installation is finished.
Your rack-mounted appliance is now ready for use.
Fig. 17 Built-In Appliance Ready for Operating
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