WSM User Guide - WatchGuard Technologies

CHAPTER 6Basic Configuration SetupAfter your Firebox® is installed on your network and operates with a basic configuration file, you canstart to add custom configuration settings to align with your organization requirements. This chaptershows you how to do some basic configuration and maintenance tasks. Some of these tasks you completemany times as you work with your Firebox. Other tasks you do only one time.These basic configuration tasks include:• Open a configuration file on a local computer or from the Firebox• Save a configuration file to a local computer or the Firebox• Create and restore a Firebox backup image• Use aliases• Configure Firebox global settings• Set basic schedules to use in your policies later• Manage your Firebox from a remote locationOpening a Configuration FilePolicy Manager for Fireware® or Fireware Pro is a software tool that lets you make, change, and save configurationfiles. A configuration file, with the extension.xml, includes all configuration data, options, IPaddresses, and other information that makes up your Firebox® security policy. When you use PolicyManager, you see a version of your configuration file that is easy to examine and change.When you work with Policy Manager, you can:• Open the current configuration file on your Firebox• Open a configuration file saved on your local hard drive• Make a new configuration fileOpening a working configuration fileA common task for a network administrator is to make a change to your current security policy. Forexample, your business purchases a new software application, and you must open a port and protocolUser Guide 69