Watchguard SSL 100 User manual

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Quick Start Guide
WatchGuard® SSL 100

Register with LiveSecurity® Service
• 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.
• Follow the instructions on the screen.
• 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
• 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.
Getting Started
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• Power on the WatchGuard SSL 100.
Run the Quick Setup Wizard
• Open a web browser and type: https://192.168.111.1:8443. 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:
Eth 1
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Single
Interface
Mode
Dual
Interface
Mode
Firewall
DMZ 1
DMZ 2
Eth 0
Eth 1
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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.
Next Steps
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.
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.
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 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

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