WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide

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WatchGuard Firebox System components• LiveSecurity ServiceWatchGuard FireboxThe Firebox family of appliances are specially designed and optimized machines.They are small, efficient, and reliable. The Firebox is a low-profile component with anindicator display panel in front and physical interfaces in back.For detailed Firebox specifications, see the Reference Guide.WatchGuard Control CenterWatchGuard Control Center is a toolkit of applications run from a single location,enabling you to configure, manage, and monitor your network security policy.Control Center includes:Policy ManagerUsed to design, configure, and manage the electronic portion of a network securitypolicy.Firebox MonitorsCombines the WatchGuard set of monitoring tools into a single user interface.LogViewerDisplays a static view of the log data, which you can filter by type, search forkeywords and fields, and print and save to a separate file.HostWatchDisplays active connections occurring on a Firebox in real time or represents theconnections listed in a log file. HostWatch either plays back a previous file forreview or displays connections in real time, as they are added to the current logfile.Historical ReportsCreates HTML reports that display session types, most active hosts, most usedservices, URLs, and other data useful in monitoring and troubleshooting yournetwork.WatchGuard security suiteIn addition to basic security policy configuration, the Firebox System includes a suiteof advanced software features. These include:• User authentication• Network address translation• Remote user virtual private networking• Branch office virtual private networking• Selective Web-site blocking2
Minimum requirementsLiveSecurity ServiceThe innovative LiveSecurity Service subscription makes it easy to maintain thesecurity of an organization’s network. WatchGuard’s team of security experts publishalerts and software updates, which are broadcast to your e-mail client.Minimum requirementsThis section describes the minimum hardware and software configurations necessaryto successfully install, run, and administer version 4.6 of the WatchGuard FireboxSystem.Software requirementsWatchGuard Firebox System software version 4.6 can run on Microsoft Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000, as specified below:Windows 95 requirements• Microsoft Windows 95• Service Release 2 or laterWindows 98 requirements• Microsoft Windows 98Windows NT requirements• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0• Microsoft Service Pack 4, Service Pack 5, or Service Pack 6a for Windows NT 4.0Windows 2000 requirements• Microsoft Windows 2000Web browser requirementsYou must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later to run the installation from theCD. The following HTML-based browsers are recommended to view WatchGuardOnline Help:• Netscape Communicator 4.7 or later• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or laterMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.5 is not currently supported.User Guide 3
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Page 5: Declaration of ConformityWatchGuard
Page 8 and 9: Resetting Firebox passphrases .....
Page 10 and 11: CHAPTER 15 Reviewing and Working wi
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Page 19 and 20: LiveSecurity broadcasts• The Lice
Page 21 and 22: CHAPTER 2Technical SupportDevelopin
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Page 29 and 30: PART IIIConfiguring a SecurityPolic
Page 31 and 32: CHAPTER 4Firebox BasicsThis chapter
Page 33 and 34: Opening a configuration fileOpening
Page 35 and 36: Setting the time zone• Use a comb
Page 37 and 38: CHAPTER 5Using the WatchGuardContro
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Page 41 and 42: Policy ManagerManipulating the Traf
Page 43 and 44: Historical ReportsHistorical Report
Page 45 and 46: CHAPTER 6Configuring a NetworkConfi
Page 47 and 48: Setting up a routed network• All
Page 49 and 50: Defining a host routeDefining a hos
Page 51 and 52: Defining a Firebox as a DHCP server
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Setting up proxy servicesSelecting
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Setting up proxy servicesand transm
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Service precedencecheck. In the lat
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CHAPTER 9Controlling Web TrafficWeb
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Configuring the WebBlocker serviceP
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CHAPTER 10Setting Up NetworkAddress
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Using service-based NATUsing servic
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Configuring a service for incoming
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CHAPTER 11Setting Up Logging andNot
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Designating Event Processors for a
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Setting up the LiveSecurity Event P
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Setting global logging and notifica
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Customizing logging and notificatio
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CHAPTER 12Connect with Out-of-Band
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Configuring the Firebox for OOB5 En
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PART IVAdministering a SecurityPoli
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Using host aliasesAdding a host ali
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Configuring Firebox authenticationC
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Configuring CRYPTOCard server authe
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Using authentication to define remo
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Firebox MonitorsSetting Firebox Mon
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Firebox MonitorsLogging optionsLogg
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HostWatchARP tableA snapshot of the
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HostWatch6 To change playback prope
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Viewing files with LogViewer2 Confi
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Working with log filesIP header len
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Specifying report sectionsCreating
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Scheduling and running reportsDelet
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Report sections and consolidated se
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Using DVCP to connect to devices•
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Branch office VPN with IPSecFrom Po
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Configuring WatchGuard VPNConfiguri
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Configuring shared servers for RUVP
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Configuring the Firebox for Remote
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Configuring the Firebox for Mobile
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Configuring debugging optionsA prom
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Using Remote User PPTPInstalling a
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Configuring debugging options148
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monitors 2, 32, 93BandwidthMeter 94
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