Configuration And Management Basics; Factory Default Settings - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

Configuration and
CHAPTER 4
Management Basics
After your Firebox® X Edge is installed on your network and operating
with a basic configuration file, you can start to add custom configura-
tion settings to meet the needs of your organization. This chapter
shows you how to do some basic management and maintenance tasks.
These basic configuration tasks include:
• Reset the Firebox X Edge to factory-default settings
• Restart the Firebox X Edge
• Set HTTP management preferences
• Enable remote management on the Firebox X Edge
• Update the firmware
• Activate upgrade options

Factory Default Settings

The term factory-default settings refers to the configuration on the
Firebox® X Edge when you first receive it—before you make changes to
the configuration file. The default network and configuration proper-
ties for the Firebox X Edge are as follows:
Trusted network
- The default IP address for the trusted network is 192.168.111.1.
The subnet mask for the trusted network is 255.255.255.0.
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