Firebox Ssl Vpn Gateway Administration Desktop; To Open The Administration Portal And Administrative Desktop; Using The Administration Portal; Downloads Tab - Watchguard SSL 1000 User Manual

Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Administration Desktop

Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Administration Desktop
The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Administration Desktop provides Firebox SSL VPN Gateway monitoring
tools. The taskbar includes one-click access to a variety of standard Linux monitoring applications as
well as the Real-Time Monitor, used to view and manage open connections, and the system time and
date.
The Administration Desktop includes features for monitoring, including the Real-Time Monitor, and
icons for monitoring applications. The middle of the taskbar has buttons for switching the work space
and task bar buttons. The right side of the taskbar contains processor and network usage information
and displays the system time and date.
The Administration Desktop is opened from the Administration Portal.

To open the Administration Portal and Administrative Desktop

1 Make sure that the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway is running.
2 From a Web browser, connect to the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway by entering the Web address:
https://ipAddress:9001
where:
ipAddress is the IP address of your Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.
9001 is the administration port of your Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.
3 If a Security Alert dialog box appears, click Yes.
4 Type the user name and password. The defaults are root and rootadmin.
5 The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Administration Portal appears.
6 Click Launch Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Administrative Desktop.
7 In the WatchGuard Firebox SSL Remote Admin Terminal dialog box, type your user name and
password.
By default, if you configure the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to use both network adapters, the
Administration Portal can be accessed from either adapter. To block administrative access from the
network adapter that connects externally, see "Blocking External Access to the Administration Portal"
on page 38.

Using the Administration Portal

The Administration Portal provides a Web-based interface for administrators. There are several tabs in
the Administration Portal that provide a convenient place to do some administrative tasks of the Firebox
SSL VPN Gateway.

Downloads Tab

On this tab, you can do the following:
• Download the Administration Tool
• Download and install, or start, the Administration Desktop
• Download the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Documentation
• Download portal page templates
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