Firebox X Edge E-Series Wireless Setup; Installing The Firebox X Edge E-Series Wireless - Watchguard Firebox X20E User Manual

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Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless
Setup
The Firebox® X Edge e-Series Wireless can be configured as a wireless access point with three different
security zones. You can enable wireless devices to connect to the Edge Wireless as part of the trusted
network or part of the optional network. You can also enable a wireless guest services network for
Edge users. Computers that connect to the guest network connect through the Edge, but have no
access to computers on the trusted or optional networks.
When you are ready to enable the Edge as a wireless access point, you must look carefully at the wire-
less users that will connect to the Edge and determine the level of access you want for each type of
user. You can:
Allow Wireless Connections to the Trusted Interface
When you allow wireless connections through the Edge trusted interface, those wireless devices
have full access to all computers on the trusted and optional networks, and full Internet access
according to the rules you have configured for outgoing access on your Edge. If you enable
wireless access through the trusted interface, we strongly recommend that you enable and use
the MAC restriction feature to allow access through the Edge only for devices that have been
added to the Allowed MAC Address list. See the "Network Settings" chapter for more information
about the Allowed MAC Address list.
Allow Wireless Connections to the Optional Interface
When you allow wireless connections through the Edge optional interface, those wireless
devices have full access to all computers on the optional network, and full Internet access
according to the rules you have configured for outgoing access on your Edge.
Allow Wireless Guest Connections Through the External Interface
Computers that connect to the wireless guest network connect through the Edge to the Internet
according to the rules you have configured for outgoing access on your Edge. These devices
have no access to computers on the trusted or optional network.

Installing the Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless

The Edge Wireless adheres to 802.11b and 802.11g guidelines set by the Institute of Electrical and Elec-
tronics Engineers (IEEE). When you install the Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless:
Make sure that the Firebox® X Edge Wireless is installed in a location more than 20 centimeters
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from all persons. This is an FCC requirement for low power transmitters.
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