Getting Started; Register With Livesecurity® Service; Connect Your Watchguard Ssl 100; Run The Quick Setup Wizard - Watchguard SSL 100 Quick Start Manual

Getting Started

1
Register with LiveSecurity® Service
• F ind the serial number on your device and record it.
• G o to http://www.watchguard.com/activate
• L og in.
NOTE: If you are new to WatchGuard, follow the instructions to create a profile.
• F ollow the instructions on the screen.
• I t is a good idea to download and extract your WatchGuard SSL
feature key during activation. Extract the feature key on to the
computer you will use to configure your WatchGuard SSL 100.
2

Connect your WatchGuard SSL 100

• M ake sure your computer is configured with a static IP address on the
192.168.111.0/24 network.
NOTE: The default IP address on the WatchGuard SSL 100 is 192.168.111.1.
• C onnect the Ethernet interface on your computer to Eth1 on your WatchGuard SSL
device.
• P ower on the WatchGuard SSL 100.
3

Run the Quick Setup Wizard

• O pen a web browser and type: https://192.168.111.1:8443. Follow the directions in the
wizard to set up your WatchGuard SSL device.
NOTE: Because the WatchGuard SSL 100 uses a self-signed certificate, you may see a certificate warning in
your browser. It is safe to ignore the warning (Internet Explorer) or to add a certificate exception (Mozilla
Firefox).
• I n the wizard, you must decide on the configuration mode that bests suits your
network. These diagrams show the two configuration modes:
Single
Interface
Mode
Trusted Resources
Eth 1
Firewall
DMZ 1
Eth 0
WatchGuard SSL 100
green
Dual
Interface
Mode
Trusted Resources
switch
Firewall
DMZ 1
DMZ 2
switch
Eth 1
Eth 0
WatchGuard SSL 100
switch