NSFOCUS 100M WAF NX3 Series User manual

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NSFOCUS WAF V6.0
Installation Guide
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Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................................... 1
1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Product Appearance................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 100M WAF NX3 Series.................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2 WAF NX3-P1000B........................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.3 WAF NX5-P6000E........................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.4 Other 1000M and 10G Series............................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Power Supply............................................................................................................................................ 8
1.4 LEDs......................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.5 System Software.......................................................................................................................................10
1.6 System Information..................................................................................................................................10
2 Preparation.............................................................................................................................. 15
2.1 Accessories Shipped with the Device ........................................................................................................15
2.2 Network Environment Preparation............................................................................................................15
2.3 User-Provided Tools and Devices..............................................................................................................16
2.4 Environment.............................................................................................................................................16
3 Installation Procedure............................................................................................................ 17
3.1 Installation Flow.......................................................................................................................................17
3.2 Connecting Power Cables.........................................................................................................................18
3.3 Connecting Interface Cables .....................................................................................................................18
3.3.1 Connecting the Serial Cable.............................................................................................................18
3.3.2 Connecting the Ethernet Cable.........................................................................................................18
3.4 Shutdown.................................................................................................................................................18
4 Basic Configuration ............................................................................................................... 20
4.1 Device Configurations..............................................................................................................................20
4.1.1 Logging In to the Web-based Manager .............................................................................................20
4.1.2 Configuring the Management Interface ............................................................................................23
4.1.3 Importing the License......................................................................................................................25
4.1.4 Verifying the Bypass Function..........................................................................................................26
4.2 Connecting WAF to the Network...............................................................................................................26
4.3 Configuring WAF via Console..................................................................................................................27

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4.3.1 Logging In to the Console................................................................................................................27
4.3.2 Modifying Network Settings on the Console ....................................................................................30
A Default Parameters................................................................................................................ 33
A.1 Default Settings of the Management Interface ..........................................................................................33
A.2 Default Accounts.....................................................................................................................................33
A.3 Communication Parameters of the Console Port.......................................................................................33

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Figures
Figure 1-1 Front panel of WAF NX3-P100A.................................................................................................... 4
Figure 1-2 Rear panel of WAF NX3-P100A..................................................................................................... 4
Figure 1-3 Front panel of WAF NX3-P1000B.................................................................................................. 5
Figure 1-4 Rear panel of WAF NX3-P1000B................................................................................................... 5
Figure 1-5 Front panel of WAF NX5-P6000E .................................................................................................. 6
Figure 1-6 Rear panel of WAF NX5-P6000E.................................................................................................... 6
Figure 1-7 Front panel of the other 1000M and 10G series ............................................................................... 7
Figure 1-8 Rear panel of the other 1000M and 10G series ................................................................................ 8
Figure 3-1 Installation flow ............................................................................................................................17
Figure 4-1 Security alert dialog box................................................................................................................21
Figure 4-2 Login page....................................................................................................................................21
Figure 4-3 Password change page...................................................................................................................22
Figure 4-4 Overview page ..............................................................................................................................23
Figure 4-5 Work Group Management page......................................................................................................24
Figure 4-6 Editing an interface .......................................................................................................................24
Figure 4-7 Confirming license information and EULA....................................................................................25
Figure 4-8 License information.......................................................................................................................26
Figure 4-9 WAF deployment topology............................................................................................................27
Figure 4-10 Location Information dialog box..................................................................................................28
Figure 4-11 Connection Description dialog box ..............................................................................................29
Figure 4-12 Connect To dialog box.................................................................................................................29
Figure 4-13 COM1 Properties dialog box........................................................................................................30
Figure 4-14 Console login interface................................................................................................................30
Figure 4-15 Selecting the language.................................................................................................................31
Figure 4-16 Main menu on the console...........................................................................................................31
Figure 4-17 Setting the IP address...................................................................................................................32

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Tables
Table 1-1 Power LED indications .................................................................................................................... 9
Table 1-2 Status LED indications..................................................................................................................... 9
Table 1-3 System LED indications................................................................................................................... 9
Table 1-4 Link/Act LED indications ................................................................................................................ 9
Table 1-5 Hardware information of WAF NX3-P600A/P300A/P100A.............................................................10
Table 1-6 Basic hardware information of WAF NX3-P1000B.........................................................................11
Table 1-7 Hardware information of WAF NX3-P1000A/P1600B/P2000A .......................................................11
Table 1-8 Basic hardware information of WAF NX3-P1000E .........................................................................12
Table 1-9 Basic hardware information of WAF NX5-P1600A..........................................................................12
Table 1-10 Basic hardware information of WAF NX5-P2020A........................................................................13
Table 1-11 Basic hardware information of WAF NX5-P1600E ........................................................................13
Table 1-12 Basic hardware information of WAF NX5-P2020E........................................................................14
Table 1-13 Basic hardware information of WAF NX5-P6000E........................................................................14
Table 2-1 Accessories.....................................................................................................................................15
Table 2-2 Network environment preparation ...................................................................................................16

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Preface
Overview
This document describes basic information about NSFOCUS Web Application Firewall (WAF)
V6.0 and takes WAF NX3-P600A as an example to describe how to install and configure
WAF.
This document is provided for reference only. It may slightly differ from the actual product
due to version upgrade or other reasons.
Audience
This document is intended for the following users:
⚫Users who wish to know main features and usage of this product
⚫System administrator
⚫Network administrator
This document assumes that you have knowledge in the following areas:
⚫Network security
⚫Linux and Windows operating systems
⚫TCP/IP protocols
Organization
Chapter
Description
1 Overview
Describes the appearance and basic hardware information of WAF.
2 Preparation
Describes preparations for installing WAF.
3 Installation Procedure
Describes how to install WAF.
4 Basic Configuration
Describes basic configuration of WAF.
A Default Parameters
Describes default settings and communication parameters of the console port of
WAF.
Conventions
Convention
Description
Bold font
Keywords, names of screen elements like buttons, drop-down lists or fields, and
user-entered text appear in bold font.
Italic font
Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply
values are in italic font.

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Convention
Description
Reminds users to take note.
Indicates a tip to make your operations easier.
Indicates a situation in which you might perform an action that could result in
equipment damage or loss of data.
Indicates a situation in which you might perform an action that could result in
bodily injury.
A > B
Indicates selection of menu options.
Customer Support
Email: [e-mail]
Portal: https://nsfocus.desk.com/
Contacts:
⚫USA: [phone] or +1-844-NSFOCUS
⚫UK: [phone] or [phone]NSF
⚫Australia: [phone] or [phone]NSF
⚫Netherlands: [phone] or [phone]NSF
⚫Brazil: [phone] or [phone]NSF
⚫Japan: [phone] or [phone]NSF
⚫Singapore: [phone]
⚫Hong Kong [phone] or [phone]NSF
⚫Middle East: [phone]

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1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
WAF offers 100M to 10G processing performance for various networking environments of
government agencies, enterprises, operators, and others. WAF devices are classified into two
series:
⚫100M/1000M WAF NX3 series:
−WAF NX3-P100A
−WAF NX3-P300A
−WAF NX3-P600A
−WAF NX3-P1000A
−WAF NX3-P1000B
−WAF NX3-P1000E
−WAF NX3-P1600B
−WAF NX3-P2000A
⚫10G WAF NX5 series:
−WAF NX5-P1600A
−WAF NX5-P2020A
−WAF NX5-P1600E
−WAF NX5-P2020E
−WAF NX5-P6000E
1.2 Product Appearance
Real products of different lots or models may differ slightly.
1.2.1 100M WAF NX3 Series
WAF NX3-P100A, WAF NX3-P300A, and WAF NX3-P600A have the same appearance.
Here WAF NX3-P100A is taken as an example.

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Front Panel
Figure 1-1 Front panel of WAF NX3-P100A
①System LED
②Power LED
③Status LED
④Console port
(RJ-45)
⑤USB port
⑥Management
interface
⑦Management interface/working interface
Rear Panel
Figure 1-2 Rear panel of WAF NX3-P100A
①Grounding
②Power switch
③Power cable interface