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A login window opens as shown in

Figure 4-1

below:.

Figure 4-1.

Login window

This screen may have a different appearance in other browsers.

5.

Type

admin

in the User Name box,

password

in the Password box, and then click OK.

(If your firewall password was previously changed, enter the current password.)

If your firewall has not yet been configured, the Setup Wizard should launch automatically.

Otherwise, the main menu of the Web Configuration Manager will appear as shown in

Figure 4-2

below:

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Figure 4-2.

Browser-based configuration main menu

You can manually configure your firewall using this menu as described in

“Manual Configuration“

on page 4-8

, or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the

following chapter.

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Configuration using the Setup Wizard

The Web Configuration Manager contains a Setup Wizard that can automatically determine your

network connection type. If the Setup Wizard does not launch automatically, click on the Setup

Wizard heading in the upper left of the opening screen, shown in

Figure 4-2

.

When the Wizard launches, allow the firewall to automatically determine your connection type by

selecting Yes in the menu below and clicking Next:

The Setup Wizard will now check for a connection on the Internet port. If the Setup Wizard

determines that there is no connection to the Internet port, you will be prompted to check the

physical connection between your firewall and cable or DSL modem. When the connection is

properly made, the firewall’s Internet LED should be on.

Next, the Setup Wizard will attempt to determine which of the following connection types

your Internet service account uses:

•

Dynamic IP assignment

•

Fixed IP address assignment

•

A login protocol such as PPPoE

The Setup Wizard will report which connection type it has discovered, and it will then use the

appropriate configuration menu for that connection type.

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Configuring for Dynamic IP Account

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment,

you will be directed to the menu shown in

Figure 4-3

below:

Figure 4-3.

Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address

1.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These

parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you

leave the Domain Name field blank, the firewall will attempt to learn the domain

automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

2.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the firewall during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter

the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.

A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www

addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP addresses of one or

two DNS servers to your firewall during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you

must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you

should reboot your PCs after configuring the firewall.

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3.

Router’s MAC Address: This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used

by the firewall on the Internet port. If your ISP allows access by only one specific PC’s

Ethernet MAC address, select "Use this MAC address". The firewall will then capture and use

the MAC address of the PC that you are now using. You must be using the one PC that is

allowed by the ISP.

Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in your

PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the MAC

address of that PC. This feature allows your firewall to masquerade as that PC by using its

MAC address.

4.

Click on Apply, then proceed to

“Completing the Configuration“ on page 4-9

.

Configuring for Fixed IP Account

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Fixed IP assignment, you

will be directed to the menu shown in

Figure 4-4

below:

Figure 4-4.

Setup Wizard menu for Fixed IP address

1.

Enter your assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’s gateway

router. This information should have been provided to you by your ISP.

2.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the firewall during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter

the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.