Wireless C Onfiguration; Configuring F Irewall R Ules; Using T He S Erial C Onsole - Netgate FW-7541 Quick Start Manual

be o n t he s ame n etwork t o f unction. I n o ffice n etworks, s cenarios r equiring t his a re
much l ess c ommon.
If y ou d o n ot b ridge, y ou m ust s elect a n I P s ubnet t o u se f or t he w ireless n etwork.
Using s omething c lose t o L AN i s p referable, a nd i t m ust b e d ifferent f rom L AN. I f
LAN i s 1 72.26.62.1/24 a s s hown p reviously, a g ood c hoice f or w ireless w ould b e
172.26.63.1/24. Y ou w ill a lso l ikely w ant t o c onfigure t he D HCP s erver f or t his
interface u nder S ervices -­‐ > D HCP s erver a fter c ompleting t he w ireless i nterface
configuration.
Wireless c onfiguration
In d epth d iscussion o f a ll t he w ireless c onfiguration o ptions i s o utside t he s cope o f a
quick s tart g uide, b ut t his s ection p rovides i nstructions o n c onfiguring a s ecure
access p oint t ypical o f h ome n etworks o r s mall o ffices.
For M ode, s elect A ccess P oint. E nter a S SID t o i dentify y our n etwork.
Configuring W PA
Under W PA f urther d own t he p age, c heck " Enable W PA" a nd f ill i n a p re-­‐shared k ey
to b e u sed f or t he n etwork. I f t his k ey i s e asily g uessable, y our n etwork i s n ot s ecure.
Make t he k ey a s l ong a s r easonably p ossible ( 12 c haracters s hould b e c onsidered a
minimum) c ontaining a m ix o f u ppercase a nd l owercase l etters, n umbers a nd
symbols.
Under W PA M ode, s elect W PA2 a nd f or W PA P airwise, s elect A ES.
The r emaining v alues c an a ll b e l eft a t t heir d efaults. C lick S ave t o b ring u p y our
wireless i nterface.
Configuring F irewall R ules
You m ust a dd f irewall r ules t o p ermit d esired t raffic b efore a ny t raffic w ill b e
allowed o ut f rom y our w ireless i nterface. T o d o s o, b rowse t o F irewall -­‐ > R ules, a nd
click t he O PT1 t ab ( or i f y ou n amed y our i nterface d ifferently, s elect t he n ame
given). C lick t he t o a dd a n ew r ule. Y ou m ay w ant t o s tart w ith a ny p rotocol, a ny
source, a nd a ny d estination – e ffectively a llowing e verything i nitiated o n t he
wireless i nterface. T hen o nce y ou v erify f unctionality, r estrict y our f irewall r ules a s
desired.
After a dding a f irewall r ule t o a llow t raffic, y our w ireless n etwork i s c omplete.
Using t he s erial c onsole
With t he p re-­‐assigned i nterfaces o n t he F W-­‐7541, y ou d o n ot n eed t o u se t he s erial
console t o s etup t he d evice. Y ou m ay w ant t o a ccess t he c onsole m enu a t t imes, f or
instance i f y ou n eed t o r eset y our a dmin p assword. T he s erial p ort o n t he F W-­‐7541
is a n R J45 p ort, s o y ou w ill n eed a n R J45 t o D B9 c onverter i n o rder t o c onnect. I t