Allowing Wireless Connections To The Trusted Interface - Watchguard Firebox X20E User Manual

Allowing Wireless Connections to the Trusted Interface

If you enable wireless connections to the trusted interface, we recommend that you enable and use the
Edge feature that allows you to restrict access to the trusted interface by MAC address. This prevents
users from connecting to the Edge from unauthorized computers that could contain viruses or spy-
ware. You can find information on the Allowed MAC Address feature in the "Network Settings" chapter.
To connect to the System Status page, type https:// in the browser address bar, and the IP
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address of the Firebox X Edge trusted interface.
The default URL is: https://192.168.111.1
From the navigation bar, select Network >Trusted. Select the Wireless tab.
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Select the Enable wireless bridge to Trusted Network check box to enable the Edge trusted
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interface as a wireless access point. Any wireless clients on the trusted network will have full
access to computers on the trusted and optional networks, and access to the Internet as defined
in the outgoing firewall rules on your Edge.
If the wireless client sets the IP address on its wireless network card with DHCP, the DHCP server on
the Edge's trusted network must be active and configured.
To configure the Edge wireless interface to send and answer SSID requests, select the Broadcast
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SSID and respond to SSID queries check box.
Select the Log Authentication Events check box if you want the Edge to send a log message to
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the log file each time a wireless computer tries to connect to the Edge trusted interface.
In the Network name (SSID) text box, type a unique name for your Edge wireless trusted
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network or use the default name.
To change the fragmentation threshold, type a value in the Fragmentation Threshold field. The
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possible values are 256 through 2346. We do not recommend you change this setting.
From the Authentication drop-down list, select the type of authentication to enable for wireless
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connections to the trusted interface. We recommend that you use WPA2 if the wireless devices in
your network can support WPA2.
From the Encryption drop-down list, select the type of encryption to use for the wireless
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connection and add the keys or passwords required for the type of encryption you select. If you
select an encryption option with pre-shared keys, a random pre-shared key is generated for you.
You can use this key, or type your own.
Click Submit to save your configuration to the Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless.
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