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Quick Install Guide
Quick Setup
SnapGear Warranty
Contact Details
Product Registration
Quick Setup
This guide walks you through the installation of your SnapGear
appliance. Installing your SnapGear appliance into a well planned
network is quick and easy. However, network planning and design is
outside the scope of this guide. Please take some time to plan your
network prior to installing your SnapGear appliance.
To add a SnapGear appliance to your local area network (LAN), the
basic steps are:
Unpack your SnapGear appliance
Set up a PC to connect to the SnapGear Management
Console
Set up your SnapGear appliance's password and LAN
connection settings
Set up your SnapGear appliance's Internet connection
settings
Set up the PCs on your LAN to access the Internet
Occasionally you will see a box like the following, which contains
important technical information:
Note: Example.
System Requirements
These steps assume that you have a PC running Microsoft Windows
(95/98/Me/2000/XP) with an Ethernet network interface card installed.
You may need to be logged in with administrator privileges.
For a more a thorough description of configuring your SnapGear
appliance, please refer to the User Manual on your SnapGear CD
(\doc\SnapGearUserManual.pdf).
For troubleshooting and answers to frequently asked questions, contact
your network administrator or consult the Knowledge Base at:
http://www.snapgear.com/knowledgebase.html
For product compliance information, please refer to the SnapGear CD
(\doc\SnapGearCompliance.pdf).
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Page 1: Quick Setup
However, network planning and design is outside the scope of this guide. Please take some time to plan your network prior to installing your SnapGear appliance. To add a SnapGear appliance to your local area network (LAN), the basic steps are: Unpack your SnapGear appliance... - Page 2 SnapGear CD Ethernet straight through cable (blue) Ethernet crossover cable (either gray or red) On the rear panel of the SnapGear appliance you will see network (LAN), Internet (WAN) and serial ports, a Reset button, and a power inlet. The SME570 and SME575 have an additional network port, labeled DMZ.
- Page 3 2 seconds returns the SnapGear appliance to its factory default settings. Enter and confirm a password for your SnapGear appliance. This is the password for the user root, the main administrative user account on the SnapGear appliance. It is therefore important that you choose a password that is hard to guess, and keep it safe.
- Page 4 Note: This page will only display if you previously selected Manual configuration. Otherwise skip to the next step. Enter an IP address and Subnet mask for your SnapGear appliance’s LAN connection. You may choose to use the SnapGear appliance’s initial network settings if you are sure no other PC or network device already has the address of 192.168.0.1.
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Page 5: Connection Settings
To access the Internet, the PCs on your network must all be set up to use the SnapGear appliance as their default gateway. This can be done a number of different ways depending on how your LAN is set up. - Page 6 Gateway Address is the IP address of the SnapGear appliance’s LAN connection, or leave it blank. DNS Address is the IP address of the SnapGear appliance’s LAN connection, or leave it blank. WINS Address (optional) is the IP address of any existing WINS server on your LAN.
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Page 7: Enable Ipsec
IPSec. The SnapGear VPN can operate with both static and dynamic public (Internet) IP addresses. For the example below we assume SnapGear appliances are installed at either end, and both have a static public IP address, or one is static and one is dynamic. - Page 8 ISP if unsure. Click Continue. STEP 3 Local Endpoint Settings If you selected This SnapGear has a dynamic IP address IPSec endpoint, enter snap@branch as the Required Endpoint ID. Click Continue. STEP 4 If you selected The remote party has a static IP address, enter the other SnapGear appliance's public (Internet) IP address in The remote party's IP address.
- Page 9 Enter the network address and network mask for the Local Network (this SnapGear appliance) and the Remote Network (the other SnapGear appliance). You can check this by opening Diagnostics in a new browser window and looking under LAN Interface, e.g. if the IP Address is 192.168.1.1 and Netmask is 255.255.255.0, enter...
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Page 10: Add User Account(S)
Add User Account(s) Once you have set up the VPN server, select Continue. Before remote users can set up a VPN tunnel to the SnapGear appliance’s PPTP server, they must have user accounts set up. The field options in the Add New Account are detailed below. - Page 11 If SnapGear does not find the product to be defective, the Purchaser will be invoiced for said inspection and testing at SnapGear's then current rates, regardless of whether the product is under warranty.
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Page 12: Return Procedure
Purchaser is entitled to thirty (30) days free telephone support (USA ONLY) and thirty (30) days free e-mail support (world wide) from date of purchase provided that the Purchaser first register their product(s) with SnapGear either via filling in and posting or faxing the form found in the Quick Install... - Page 13 Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, SnapGear is not willing to license the Software to you. In such event, do not use or install the Software. If you have purchased the Software, promptly return the Software and all accompanying materials with proof of purchase for a refund.
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Page 14: Contact Details
+61 7 3435 2888 +1 801 282 8496 +61 7 3891 3630 Product Registration For prompt product registration please go to the SnapGear website at: http://www.snapgear.com/registration.html You will require a current email address to register your product. Part Number: 520072-00...