Allowing Wireless Connections To The Trusted Interface; Restricting Access To The Edge Trusted Interface By Mac Address - Watchguard Firebox X20E User Manual

Ethernet hubs or switches with RJ-45 connectors to connect more than three computers. It is not nec-
essary for the computers on the trusted network to use the same operating system.
To add more than three computers to the trusted network:
Make sure that each computer has a functional Ethernet card.
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Connect each computer to the network. For more information, see "Connecting the Edge to
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more than four devices" on page 16.

Allowing wireless connections to the trusted interface

The Firebox® X Edge e-Series Wireless can be configured as a wireless access point with three different
security zones. You can enable wireless devices to connect to the Edge Wireless as part of the trusted
network or part of the optional network. You can also enable a wireless guest services network for
Edge users. When you allow wireless connections through the Edge trusted interface, those wireless
devices have full access to all computers on the trusted and optional networks, and full Internet access
according to the rules you have configured for outgoing access on your Edge. If you enable wireless
access through the trusted interface, we strongly recommend that you enable and use the MAC restric-
tion feature described in the next section to allow access through the Edge only for devices that have
been added to the Allowed MAC Address list.
To configure the Edge to allow wireless connections through the trusted interface, see the "Firebox X
Edge e-Series Wireless Setup" chapter.

Restricting access to the Edge trusted interface by MAC address

You can control access to the Firebox® X Edge e-Series trusted interface by computer hardware (MAC)
address. If this feature is enabled, and the MAC address of a computer that tries to connect to the Edge
trusted network is not included in this configuration, the connection fails. If you choose to restrict
access to the Edge by MAC address, make sure that you include the MAC address for the computer you
use to administer the Edge.
To connect to the System Status page, type https:// in the browser address bar, and the IP
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address of the Firebox X Edge trusted interface.
The default URL is: https://192.168.111.1
From the navigation bar, select Network > Trusted and click the Allowed MAC Addresses tab.
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User Guide
Configuring the Trusted Network
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