WatchGuard SSL 100 User Manual

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Quick Start Guide
WatchGuard® SSL 100
WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc.
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Getting Started
Register with LiveSecurity® Service
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•   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 to create a prole.
•   It is a good idea to download and extract your WatchGuard SSL  feature key during activation. Extract the feature key on to the  computer you will use to congure your WatchGuard SSL 100.
Connect your WatchGuard SSL 100
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•   Make sure your computer is congured with a static IP address on the 
192.168.111.0/24 network. 
NOTE: The default IP address on the WatchGuard SSL 100 is 192.168.111.1.
•   Connect the Ethernet interface on your computer to Eth1 on your WatchGuard SSL 
device.
Eth 1
•   Power on the WatchGuard SSL 100.
Run the Quick Setup Wizard
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•   Open a web browser and type: ht tp s://19 2.16 8.111.1: 84 43. Follow the directions in the 
wizard to set up your WatchGuard SSL device.
NOTE: Because the WatchGuard SSL 100 uses a self-signed certicate, you may see a certicate warning in  your browser. It is safe to ignore the warning (Internet Explorer) or to add a certicate exception (Mozilla  Firefox).
•   In the wizard, you must decide on the conguration mode that bests suits your  network. These diagrams show the two conguration modes:
Single
Interface
Mode
Firewall
DMZ 1
Trusted Resources
switch
Eth 0
WatchGuard SSL 100
Dual
Interface
Mode
Firewall
DMZ 2
Trusted Resources
Eth 1
WatchGuard SSL 100
DMZ 1
switchswitch
Eth 0
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Next Steps
Congratulations! You have nished basic network setup of your WatchGuard SSL 100.  You can now put the WatchGuard SSL 100 in your network and use the WatchGuard SSL  Web UI to continue conguration, management, and monitoring tasks.
If you congured your WatchGuard SSL in Single Interface mode…
•   When you put the WatchGuard SSL 
in your network, make sure you  connect to Eth0. Eth1 is available  only during the Quick Setup  Wizard.
•   Reset the IP address on your 
computer.
•   To connect to the WatchGuard 
SSL Web UI, open a web browser  and type: https://[Eth0 IP
address]:8443
If you did not upload your feature key in the wizard, you can get your feature key  at 
https://www.watchguard.com/archive/getcredentials.asp. From the Web UI, go to Monitor
System > Feature Key to upload it.
If you congured your WatchGuard SSL in Dual Interface mode…
•   When you put the WatchGuard SSL  in your network, make sure you  connect both Eth0 and Eth1.
•   Reset the IP address on your 
computer.
•   To connect to the WatchGuard  SSL Web UI, open a web browser  and type: https://[Eth1 IP
address]:8443
Download and Install Latest Software
•   Go to www.watchguard.com/archive/softwarecenter.asp
•   Find and download the latest version of WG SSL OS.
•   From the Web UI, go to Manage System > Device Update.
For more information about how to congure your WatchGuard SSL 100, go to  www.watchguard.com/help/documentation and open the current help system.
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