WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide

Configuring the Firebox for OOB5 Enter a name for your connection.This can be anything that reminds you of the icon’s purpose — VPN Connection, for example.6 Click Finish.7 Click either Dial or Cancel.A new icon is now in the Network and Dial-Up Connections folder. To use this dialupconnection, double-click the icon in the folder.Configuring the Firebox for OOBOOB management features are configured in Policy Manager using the NetworkConfiguration dialog box, OOB tab. The OOB tab is divided into two identical halves:The top half controls the settings of any external modem attached. The lower halfconfigures any PCMCIA modem if one is present.The OOB management features are enabled by default on the Firebox. When trying toconnect to a Firebox via OOB for the first time, WatchGuard first tries to do so withthe default settings. From Policy Manager:1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the OOB tab.2 Modify OOB properties according to your security policy preferences.For a description of each control, right-click it, and then click What’s This?.3 Click OK.Establishing an OOB connectionIn the Management Station, command your dial-up networking software to call theFirebox modem. After the modems connect, the Firebox negotiates a PPP connectionwith the calling host, and IP traffic can pass. After the connection is established, youcan use the WatchGuard Control Center and tools by specifying the dial-up PPPaddress of the Firebox. The default address is 192.168.254.1.In the Dial-Up Networking folder, click the icon corresponding to the Firebox.Configuring PPP for connecting to a FireboxIn its default configuration, Firebox PPP accepts connections from any standardclient. The settings you use on your Management Station are the same as if you weredialing into a typical Internet service provider, except that you need not specify ausername or password; leave these fields blank.OOB time-out disconnectsThe Firebox will start the PPP session and wait for a valid connection from PolicyManager on your Management Station. If none is received within the default periodof 90 seconds, the Firebox terminates the PPP session.User Guide 81