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HotBrick VPN 6000 User Manual

Version 193 (2005-01-20)
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  • Page 1 HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual version 193 (2005-01-20)
  • Page 2 Title: HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual Author: Martijn Bakker Revision: 193 (05-01-20) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publisher.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Installation.....................5 1.1 Requirements.......................5 1.2 Getting to know your HotBrick VPN 6000.............5 1.2.1 Front......................5 1.2.2 Back......................5 1.3 Hardware installation...................5 1.4 Connecting to the management interface............6 1.4.1 Configure a notebook or PC to use DHCP............6 Enabling DHCP using Windows® 2000...............6 Enabling DHCP using Windows®...

  • Page 5: Installation

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - 1 Installation 1.1 Requirements To insure a smooth installation of your HotBrick VPN 6000, we should make sure to have all the necessary equipment and information ready. To configure your firewall for the first time we will need:...

  • Page 6: Connecting To The Management Interface

    1.12 ( Errors and recovery). 1.4 Connecting to the management interface Your HotBrick VPN 6000 is highly configurable by means of a powerful management interface. Once the device is properly set up you will be able to access this interface from any machine in your local network (provided you know the right password).
  • Page 7 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - In the “Control panel”, double click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon. ➔ The window “Network and Dial-up Connections” should open. In the “Network and Dial-up Connections” window, double click the “Local Area ➔...
  • Page 8 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - The “Local Area Connection Status” window should open. In the “Local Area Connection Status” window, click the “Properties”button. ➔ The “Local Area Connection Properties” window should open. In this window, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” (the blue line in the example ➔...
  • Page 9 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - The window “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” should open. Make sure settings in this window are as specified in the example above (check ➔ “Obtain address automatically” “Obtain server address automatically”. Click the “OK” button to confirm your changes.

  • Page 10: Enabling Dhcp Using Windows® Xp

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - If the “IP Address” line does not list an address starting with 192.168.99, please try ➔ typing: ipconfig /renew This should force the PC or Notebook to request a new network address. If you still fail to get an “IP Address”...
  • Page 11 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - In the “Network Connections” window, double click the “Local Area Connection” ➔ icon. The “Local Area Connection Properties” window should open. In the “Local Area Connection Properties” window, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ➔...
  • Page 12 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - In the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” window, make sure settings are as in ➔ the above example (“Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”are selected). Press the “OK” button to confirm your new settings.

  • Page 13: Enabling Dhcp Using Mac Os® X

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - Enabling DHCP using Mac OS ® From the Apple ® menu, choose “System Preferences”, then “Network”. ➔ The Network window should open. In the “Network” window, make sure the “Show” box is set to show “Active Network ➔...

  • Page 14: Log In On The Firewall Management Interface

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - Now select the “TCP/IP” tab. ➔ Switch the “Configure” box to “Using DHCP”. ➔ Verify that the “IP address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Router” settings are as shown ➔ (192.168.99.101, 255.255.255.0 and 192.168.99.99 respectively).

  • Page 15: Entering A Valid Product Key

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - 1.5 Entering a valid product key The factory defaults of your HotBrick VPN 6000 do not contain it's product key. Without the product key, none of the changes you make in the firewall's management interface can be applied.
  • Page 16 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - The “Setup License Keys” dialog window appears. Enter the license key provided with your HotBrick VPN 6000. ➔ Press “Next” to continue. ➔ If you entered the license key correctly, the next window should allow you to confirm the changes and return to the firewall management interface.
  • Page 17 Instead, we start the “Quick install” wizard by clicking the red “Quick Install” text, between the “Current Status” and “Configuration” context indicators. The next step in setting up your HotBrick VPN 6000 is running the “Quick install” wizard. page 17 / 33...

  • Page 18: Running The "Quick Install" Wizard

    1.6 Running the “Quick install” wizard The “Quick install” wizard was intended to allow you to quickly and efficiently tailor the HotBrick VPN 6000 to match your network's needs and settings. Whenever you start a “Quick install” wizard, all current configuration data will be lost.
  • Page 19 We would therefore recommend you choose a 192.168.x or 172.16.x network. Users who intend to use the HotBrick VPN 6000 to connect their local network to another LAN by means of a VPN tunnel (or indeed, anyone wishing to leave this option open) will do well to choose a different network address for each LAN (for example 192.168.0.0, 192.168.1.0, 192.168.2.0 etc.).
  • Page 20 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - As an example only, we will make use of a 192.168.0.0 network in this user manual. We will set the firewall's internal IP address to 192.168.0.1 and the net mask value to 24 (as befits a 192.168.x.0 network).

  • Page 21: Setting Up Your Default Internet Connection

    The next step in the wizard is to set up your WAN (Wide Area Network) connections. These are your connections to the Internet. The HotBrick VPN 6000 allows for two WAN connections, one default connection and one fall back. The default connection we name WAN1 (and we will eventually connect the modem or router to the WAN1 network port).

  • Page 22: Setting Up Wan1 Using Dhcp

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - instead. Be sure to have the connection details provided by your ISP at hand, because you will need these in the next screen. Some Internet providers may have you authenticate before connecting to the Internet, preferring to use PPTP or PPPoE.

  • Page 23: Setting Up Wan1 Using A Pptp Or Pppoe Connection

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - Setting up WAN1 using a PPTP or PPPoE connection PPTP or PPPoE Internet connections are not identical, but since both require user authentication, the options to enter are much the same. Enter the type of Internet connection (PPTP or PPPoE) after the text “Please choose ➔...

  • Page 24: Confirming And Applying Results

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - 1.6.4 Confirming and applying results After we have set up our LAN and our default and fall back Internet connections, the “Quick Install” wizard is done. In the final confirmation screen, click “done” to close the wizard.

  • Page 25: Connecting To The Firewall's Management Interface

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - Please note that when you do this, your firewall's IP address will probably change. Since the IP address of the firewall will change, the address we used to log in to the management interface will no longer point to the firewall. Hence we will lose our connection to the firewall temporarily.

  • Page 26: Backup Sets

    The new settings you've just applied have been stored in the firewall as current configuration, but also as a “backup set”. A “backup set” is a snapshot of the HotBrick VPN 6000's configuration in a single file. These backup sets can be uploaded to the firewall, or downloaded from the firewall.
  • Page 27 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - Click “download” to download a copy of the backup set we've just made to your ➔ computer. Whenever you contact support personnel about a problem with your configuration, they may ask you to send a backup set containing your current firewall settings.

  • Page 28: Changing The Administrator's Password

    1.8 Changing the administrator's password No system can be secure using a factory default password. Before we deploy the HotBrick VPN 6000 in a real network environment we therefore advise you change the administrator's password. A good administrator's password is at least eight characters long, contains letters (preferably in both upper- and lower case) as well as numbers or non-alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 29 - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - After changing the administrator's password, your own login (based on the previous administrator password) will also expire. It will therefore be necessary to provide a user name and password again before continuing. Log in with the user name “admin” and the password you have just entered.

  • Page 30: Setting The Firewall's Time And Date

    - HotBrick VPN 6000 user manual - 1.9 Setting the firewall's time and date The configuration of your HotBrick VPN 6000 is not fully complete until you have set the correct time and date. It is customary for computers connected to the Internet to use the network time protocol (NTP) to regularly update their date and time.

  • Page 31: Optionally) Disable The Firewall's Dhcp Server

    DHCP server running in your network. Any local network may only contain one DHCP server at a time. If you wish the HotBrick VPN 6000 to serve as DHCP server, make sure you disable any other DHCP servers in your local network.

  • Page 32: Connecting Lan And Wan Cables

    1.11 Connecting LAN and WAN cables Now that we have everything set up correctly, we can perform the final step in the hardware installation of the HotBrick VPN 6000. The firewall is now fully ready to be deployed. Power down the firewall (using the power switch on the back of the device).

  • Page 33: Errors And Recovery

    The FLEX1 connection LED doesn't light up when I connect my notebook/PC Check the cable connection. Make sure you use the network cables bundled with your HotBrick VPN 6000. Verify that both your PC/notebook and your firewall have power and are switched on.

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