Chapter 16 Connecting With Out-Of-Band Management; Enabling The Management Station; Preparing A Windows Nt Management Station For Oob; Preparing A Windows 2000 Management Station For Oob - Watchguard Firebox X1000 User Manual

Chapter 16: Connecting with Out-of-Band Management
• Enable the management station for dial-up networking
connections.
• Set Firebox network configuration properties.

Enabling the Management Station

For a dial-up PPP connection to work between a manage-
ment station and a Firebox, you must configure the man-
agement station to use a PPP connection. There are
separate procedures for configuring a PPP connection on
the Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP plat-
forms.
Preparing a Windows NT management
station for OOB
Install the Microsoft Remote Access Server (RAS) on the
management station.
1 Attach a modem to your computer according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
2
From the Windows NT Desktop, select Start =>
Settings => Control Panel.
3
Double-click Network.
4
Click Add.
The Select Network Service dialog box appears.
5
Click Remote Access Server. Click OK.
Follow the rest of the prompts to complete the installation. If
Dial-Up Networking is not already installed, you will be
prompted to install it.
Preparing a Windows 2000 management
station for OOB
Before configuring the management station, you must first
install the modem. If the modem is already installed, go to
the instructions for configuring the dial-up connection.
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