Netgate FW-7541 Quick Start Manual
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FW$7541!!
Quick!Start!Guide!
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Contents'
Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 3!
Plugging!everything!in ............................................................................................................................ 3!
Description!of!Port!Indicators......................................................................................................... 3!
Initial!Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 4!
Logging!into!the!web!interface ....................................................................................................... 4!
Setup!Wizard .......................................................................................................................................... 4!
Hostname ............................................................................................................................................ 4!
Domain ................................................................................................................................................. 4!
DNS!Servers........................................................................................................................................ 5!
Time!Zone!and!Server.................................................................................................................... 5!
WAN!Configuration......................................................................................................................... 6!
Configure!LAN!Interface ............................................................................................................... 7!
Setting!the!password...................................................................................................................... 7!
Introduction!to!the!web!interface ............................................................................................ 8!
Backing!up!and!restoring....................................................................................................................... 8!
What!else!can!I!do? ................................................................................................................................... 9!
Support .......................................................................................................................................................... 9!
Commercial!Support ........................................................................................................................... 9!
Free!Support!Options.......................................................................................................................... 9!
Forum..................................................................................................................................................10!
Mailing!Lists.....................................................................................................................................10!
IRC ........................................................................................................................................................10!
Configuring!Wireless..............................................................................................................................10!
Assigning!the!interface.....................................................................................................................10!
Configuring!the!interface.................................................................................................................10!
IP!Configuration .............................................................................................................................10!
Wireless!configuration ................................................................................................................11!
Configuring!Firewall!Rules ........................................................................................................11!
Using!the!serial!console ........................................................................................................................11!
Windows!using!PuTTY .....................................................................................................................12!
Windows!using!Hyperterminal ....................................................................................................12!
Additional!Documentation ..................................................................................................................13!
Introduction'
Thank!you!for!your!purchase!of!the!Netgate!FW$7541!with!pfSense!2.0.!The!FW$
7541!hardware!platform!in!combination!with!the!popular!open!source!pfSense!
software!provides!a!powerful,!reliable,!cost$effective!solution!for!your!network!
security!needs.!!
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This!Quick!Start!Guide!will!help!you!get!up!and!running!with!a!basic!configuration!
on!your!FW$7541.!!
Plugging'everything'in'
The!system!comes!pre$assembled!and!ready!to!plug!in!and!get!started!with!
configuration.!The!following!image!shows!the!location!of!the!WAN!and!LAN!ports.!!
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Description'of'Port'Indicators'
The!following!list!will!help!you!in!decoding!the!LED!indicators!on!the!face!of!the!FW$
7541!unit.!
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HDD!LED!
If!the!light!is!on,!the!HDD!or!storage!medium!is!being!accessed.!
Status!LED!
! A!programmable!LED,!not!yet!used!by!the!OS.!
Power!LED!
! If!the!light!is!on,!it!indicates!the!system!is!powered!on.!
Network!!Interface!LEDs!
! Left!LED!
! ! Green!indicates!100Mbit/s!link,!Orange!is!1000Mbit/s.!
! Right!LED!
! ! LED!indicates!port!activity.!
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If!you!are!replacing!an!existing!firewall!on!a!production!network,!you!will!want!to!go!
through!the!initial!configuration!with!the!device!not!plugged!into!your!production!
network.!You!can!plug!a!laptop!or!desktop!PC!into!the!LAN!port!to!perform!the!
initial!configuration.!For!new!networks,!you!can!start!by!plugging!the!LAN!into!your!
switch.!!
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Note:!The!FW$7541!Ethernet!ports!are!auto!MDI/MDI$X,!meaning!you!can!
use!either!a!straight!through!or!crossover!CAT5!cable!regardless!of!the!type!
of!device!you!are!connecting!it!to.!!
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To!get!started,!plug!the!LAN!port!into!the!network!or!system!where!you!will!
perform!the!initial!configuration,!and!then!plug!in!the!power!as!seen!in!the!image!
below,!which!shows!the!rear!side!of!the!unit!and!the!buttons/connectors!found!
there.!
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Initial'Configuration'
After!powering!on!your!FW$7541,!it!will!boot!up!and!be!ready!for!the!initial!
configuration!after!approximately!two!minutes.!The!initial!boot!takes!longer!if!your!
WAN!interface!is!not!plugged!into!something!where!it!can!receive!a!DHCP!address,!
as!it!must!wait!for!that!to!time!out.!Once!the!system!is!booted,!you!should!receive!a!
192.168.1.X!IP!address!on!the!system(s)!plugged!into!the!LAN!port!from!the!DHCP!
server.!!
Logging'into'the'web'interface'
Browse!to!https://192.168.1.1!to!access!the!web!interface.!You!will!be!prompted!for!
username!and!password,!the!default!username!is!admin!and!password!is!pfsense.!
Setup'Wizard'
After!logging!in,!the!setup!wizard!will!run.!This!will!walk!you!through!a!few!steps!to!
get!up!and!running!with!a!basic!configuration.!At!the!first!screen,!click!Next.!The!
subsequent!screen!allows!you!to!configure!the!hostname,!domain!and!DNS!servers!
to!be!used.!!
Hostname'
For!hostname,!choose!a!name!for!the!host.!This!does!not!affect!functionality.!!
Domain'
If!you!have!an!existing!DNS!domain!in!use!inside!your!network!(such!as!a!Microsoft!
Active!Directory!domain),!use!that!domain!here.!This!is!the!domain!suffix!assigned!
to!DHCP!clients,!which!you!will!want!to!match!your!internal!network.!For!networks!
without!any!internal!DNS!domains,!you!can!fill!in!anything!you!want!here.!!
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