Chapter 6 Firebox X Edge Wireless Setup; Connecting To The Firebox X Edge Wireless; Using The Wireless Network Wizard - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

Firebox X Edge Wireless Setup
• Put the Firebox X Edge Wireless in a location away from other
antennae or transmitters to decrease interference.
To set up the wireless network:
• Select and configure the Firebox X Edge trusted or optional
networks
• Configure the Wireless Access Point (WAP)
• Configure the wireless adapter on your computer

Connecting to the Firebox X Edge Wireless

The Firebox® X Edge Wireless can protect one computer, or all the
computers that connect to your network. The Firebox X Edge Wire-
less also uses switch functionality to connect other computers.
To set up a wireless network, connect a computer with a Web
browser to the Firebox X Edge Wireless with an Ethernet cable.
Use this computer to configure the wireless network.
See "Connecting the Edge to more than seven devices," on page 20
for information about connecting computers, printers, or other
devices that connect directly to the Firebox X Edge Wireless.

Using the Wireless Network Wizard

The Wireless Network Wizard is a tool that you use to automatically
configure your Firebox® X Edge wireless network. To start the wiz-
ard, select Wizards from the navigation bar and click Go adjacent to
the task: Configure the wireless network interface of the Firebox
X Edge.
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