WatchGuard QMS User Manual

Quick Start Guide

WatchGuard® Quarantine Management Server

Appliance Models: QMS 500 and QMS 1000

Additional QMS 1000 items

WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc.

Registration and Conguration

• Find the serial number on your device and record it.

• Go to http://www.watchguard.com/activate

• Log in.

NOTE: If you are new to WatchGuard®, follow the instructions provided at the URL above to create a prole.

• Follow the instructions on the screen to enter your serial number and receive a feature key.

NOTE: If you will not have an Internet connection during the setup procedure, it is highly recommended to copy your feature key to a text le during the activation process.

Conguration Checklist

• To congure your WatchGuard device, you must collect the following information about your network:

Network Information Example Settings Your Settings

Hostname hostname

Domain Name example.com

IP Address 10.0.1.10

Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0

Gateway Address 10.0.1.1

Name Server Address 10.0.2.53

Default User ID admin

Default Password admin

Organization Name example.com

Server Admin Email admin@example.com

Serial Number B0E112345-1234

Connection and Installation

Connect your WatchGuard® Quarantine Management Server

NIC 1

QMS 500

Ethernet cable

• Install the device in a secure location.

• Connect a monitor and a keyboard (USB or PS/2) to the back of the device.

• Connect the device directly to the LAN (Local Area Network). Use the rst onboard

Ethernet connector (NIC 1) at the left side of the back panel.

• Connect the power cord to the power socket on the back panel of the device.

Console Installation

• To power on your device, press the power button at the right side of the front panel.

When the device is ready, startup options appear on the monitor.

• Select F2, and then select OK.

NOTE: The F2 option is chosen by default after a few seconds.

• Select the Auto installation type. The le system is installed.

• Select OK to begin the network conguration.

• Enter the Network Settings. Use the information from your checklist in Step 2, then

select OK.

NOTE: To connect to your de vice with a web browser at the end of the console installation, only your LAN information is required.

• Select a Region, Country and Time zone.

• The initial console conguration is now complete and the system console screen

appears. To continue with the installation, you must connect to the device with a web browser.

NOTE: After the console installation i s complete, this warning message appears: “Mail System is stopped”.

Before you start the mail system, you must congure the spam quarantine settings.

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