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Activate Your Firebox
1. Go to www.watchguard.com/activate
2. Log in to your WatchGuard account, or create a new account*.
*If you create a new account, return to www.watchguard.com/activate after you finish the
account creation process.
Connect the DC Power Adapter
The DC power adapter supplies power for the Firebox. To meet safety and electromagnetic interference
(EMI) requirements, you must connect the Firebox to an earth ground before you connect power.
WARNING:
Turn off electrical power until the adapter is connected and you are ready
to turn on the Firebox.
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CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the adapter, make sure you completely disconnect the retention
mechanism before you remove the adapter.
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1. Attach a 3.2 mm stranded copper wire to
the ground terminal. Connect the other end
of the ground wire to the earth ground.
2. Insert the adapter in the DC port of the
Firebox.
3. Tighten the retention screw.
4. Connect the positive wire to the left side of
the adapter then attach the negative wire to
the right side of the adapter.
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5. Turn on the Firebox.
Connect Your Firebox
Make sure your computer is configured to use DHCP. When you connect to the Firebox,
it will assign an IP address on the 10.0.1.0/24 network.
Connect to the Web UI
1. Go to https://10.0.1.1:8080
You can safely ignore certificate warnings, because the Firebox uses a self-signed certificate.
2. Log in with the user name admin and the passphrase readwrite.
3. Follow the directions in the Web Setup Wizard to create a new configuration for your Firebox
or restore a backup image. Click More Information if you have questions.
4. When the Wizard completes, log in to the Web UI with the admin user account and the
Admin passphrase you set during the Wizard.
5. Install the Firebox in your network.
After you run the Web Setup Wizard your Firebox has a basic configuration:
• Allows outbound FTP, Ping, DNS, TCP, and UDP connections
• Blocks all unrequested traffic from the external network
• Inspects outgoing FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS traffic
• Uses licensed security services to protect the trusted and optional networks
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