WSM User Guide - WatchGuard Technologies

Saving a Configuration File• If the Connect to Firebox dialog box times out, make sure that you have a link on the trustedinterface and on your computer. Make sure that you typed the correct IP address for the trustedinterface of the Firebox. Also make sure that your computer IP address is in the same network asthe trusted interface of the Firebox.Opening a local configuration fileSome network administrators find it helps to save more than one version of a Firebox configuration file.For example, if you have a new security policy to use, we recommend that you save the old configurationfile to a local hard drive first. Then if you do not want the new configuration, you can restore the oldversion. You can open configuration files that are on any network drive to which your management stationcan connect.1 From WatchGuard System Manager, select Tools > Policy Manager (or click the Policy Managericon).2 Select File > Open > Configuration File.Or,click the Open File icon on the Policy Manager toolbar. A standard Windows open file dialog box appears.3 Use the Open dialog box to find and to select the configuration file. Click Open.Policy Manager opens the configuration file and shows the settings.Making a new configuration fileThe Quick Setup Wizard makes a basic configuration file for your Firebox. We recommend that you usethis as the base for each of your configuration files. However, you can also use Policy Manager to make anew configuration file with only the default configuration properties.1 From WatchGuard System Manager, select Tools > Policy Manager (or click the Policy Managericon).2 From Policy Manager, select File > New.The Select Firebox Model and Name dialog box appears.3 Use the Model drop-down lists to select your Firebox model. Because there are groups of featuresthat are unique to each model, select the same model as your hardware device.4 Type a name for the Firebox to appear as the name of the configuration file.5 Click OK.Policy Manager makes a new configuration with the file name .xml, where is the name you gavethe Firebox.Saving a Configuration FileAfter you make a new configuration file or change the current configuration file, you can save it directlyto the Firebox®. You can also save it to a local hard disk.User Guide 71