Web Browser Connection - D-Link NetDefend SOHO DFL-160 User Manual

2.2. Web Browser Connection

2.2. Web Browser Connection
This section describes the steps for accessing a DFL-160 for the first time through a web browser.
The user interface accessed in this way is known as the NetDefendOS Web Interface (or WebUI).
1. Connect the Cables
The DFL-160 and a management workstation (typically a Windows PC) running a web browser
should be physically connected together so they are on the same Ethernet network. A connection can
be made directly using a crossover Ethernet cable, or by connecting the management workstation
and the firewall to the same switch.
One of the four LAN interfaces should be attached to the same Ethernet network as the management
workstation (or a network accessible from the workstation via one or more routers). Typically the
connection is made via a switch or hub in the network but can, instead, be done directly using a
regular straight-through Ethernet cable.
For Internet connection, the WAN interface should be connected to your ISP.
2. Setting the Workstation Interface IP Address
Traffic will be able to flow between the designated workstation interface and the DFL-160 LAN
interface because they are on the same IP network. If DHCP is enabled on the workstation (and this
is usually the default) or DHCP is enabled on the device, such as a router, via which the connection
is made then the workstation should not need further configuration. IP addresses are assigned
automatically with DHCP and the reader can skip to step 3.
If, for some reason, DHCP is not available then manual configuration of the workstation interface IP
address will be needed. There are a series of appendices at the back of this manual that describe how
to do this, depending on the computer and operating system used:
• Appendix B, Windows XP IP Setup
• Appendix C, Windows Vista IP Setup
• Appendix D, Windows 7 IP Setup
• Appendix E, Apple Mac IP Setup
3. Connect the Power
NetDefendOS starts up as soon as the DFL-160 unit is connected to the power supply (there is no
On/Off switch). Power is connected by plugging the cable from the power supply into the unit's
power plug socket and then plugging the supply into a normal wall socket.
Once power is connected, NetDefendOS will take a couple of seconds to boot up. When this process
is complete, the Status front panel light is lit and the DFL-160 is ready to be managed through a web
browser.
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Chapter 2. Initial Setup