Getting Started; Connecting To The Internet - Intergraph InterServe Firewall Quick Start Manual

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Getting Started

To set up and configure your InterServe Firewall and its firewall-dedicated software:
1. Read this Quick-Start Guide completely to understand what you need to do and when you need to
do it.
2. Read "Connecting to the Internet" in this document and gather the required networking
information.
3. Unpack and set up the system according to the instructions in the System Setup document
delivered with the system hardware.
4. Configure Windows NT Server as described in System Setup and Microsoft' s Windows NT Server
Start Here, taking the additional steps described in this document.
5. Configure the Raptor Systems Eagle NT software as described in this document and in the Raptor
documentation.
Steps 2, 4, and 5 are covered in this document.

Connecting to the Internet

Your system was delivered with two installed network adapters, to provide two physical Ethernet
network interfaces. One interface is connected to the external (or outside) network, while the other
interface is connected to the internal (or inside) network:
The on-board Ethernet interface auto-detects the type of network (10/100Base-T), and has an
u
RJ45 connector. Intergraph Computer Systems recommends that this interface serve as the
external network interface.
The second physical interface is a 10/100Base-T auto-sense interface with an RJ45 connector.
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Intergraph Computer Systems recommends that this interface serve as the internal network
interface.
Before you can configure your InterServe Firewall and connect it to the Internet, you must have at
least one valid Internet Protocol (IP) address and a registered Internet domain name. A valid IP
address is one which has been issued to you by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or by the Internet
Network Information Center (InterNIC).
NOTE If your site already has an Internet connection and a registered Internet domain name, or if you plan to
connect the InterServe Firewall system to an internal IP network, you can obtain IP address and
domain name from your site' s network administrator. Otherwise, use the following instructions to
obtain an IP address and domain name.
Domain Name Service (DNS) provides IP address to system name translation (for example,
129.135.1.2 is represented by www.intergraph.com). Domain name registration lets outside systems
on the Internet connect to your network systems by system name. If you do not have a registered
domain name, outside systems can only access your systems by IP address.
Domain name registration can be coordinated with your Internet service provider, or by registration
with the InterNIC. The registration process generally takes three to six weeks.
For more information about obtaining an IP address and domain name registration, refer to the
InterNIC Web site at http://www.internic.net or contact an Internet service provider.