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Information on the NIC(s) detected is displayed, for example:

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Select

Ok

and press Enter to continue. The Card assignment dialog box opens, for example:

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Select

GREEN

and press Enter. Repeat the steps above to assign cards to the interfaces on your

network.When complete, the following dialog box opens.

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Press Enter to return to the Network configuration menu. Select

Address settings

and press Enter.

The Address settings dialog box opens, for example:

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Select

GREEN

and press Enter. The following dialog box opens:

Note:

The information displayed only applies if you are working with SmoothWall Express remotely.

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Press Enter to continue.

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The Interface dialog box opens, for example:

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Enter the following information:

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Select

Ok

and press Enter. You return to the Address settings dialog box:

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Repeat the steps above to configure addresses for orange and/or purple networks if you are using

them.

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If you are using a modem or ISDN card for Internet connectivity, select

Done

and press Enter to

return to the Network configuration menu and go to step 31. Otherwise, for ethernet connections,

select

RED

and press Enter.

The following dialog box opens:

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The following options are available:

Field

Enter

IP address

The IP address that this SmoothWall Express NIC will use, for example:

192.168.72.142

Network mask

The network mask used in conjunction with the IP address to define the network

that this NIC belongs to, for example:

255.255.255.0

Option

Explanation

Static

Select this option if you want SmoothWall Express to use a static IP address that

has been assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

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When complete, select

Ok

and press Enter. In the Address settings dialog box, select

Done

and press

Enter.

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In the Network configuration menu, select

DNS and Gateway settings

and press Enter. The DNS and

Gateway settings dialog box opens:

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Configure the following settings:

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Select

Ok

and press Enter. In the Network configuration menu dialog box, select

Done

and press

Enter.

DHCP

Select this option if your ISP dynamically assigns you a different IP address each

time you connect to the Internet.

PPPOE

Select this option if your ISP uses Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

to connect you to the Internet.

DHCP

Hostname

If you have selected DHCP, you can change the DHCP hostname here.

IP address

If you have selected Static, enter the static IP address to be used.

Network mask

If you have selected Static, accept the default or enter a new network mask to be

used.

Option

Explanation

Primary DNS

Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. Secondary DNS.

Secondary DNS

Optionally, enter your ISP’s secondary DNS server.

Default Gateway

Enter the IP address of the router that provides the connection between your ISP

and SmoothWall Express.

Option

Explanation

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The Section menu is displayed:

This menu is used when configuring advanced installations, modem and ISDN connections. For

more information, see

Chapter 4, Configuring Advanced Options

on page 19.

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Select

Finished

and press Enter to continue with the installation process. The following dialog box

opens:

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Enter the following information:

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Select

Ok

and press Enter. The following dialog box opens:

Field

Explanation

Password

Enter a strong password for the admin account.

Minimum = 6 characters

Maximum = 25 characters

The admin account is used to access SmoothWall Express via a web browser and carry

out routine configuration and management.

Again

Re-enter the password to confirm it.

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Enter the following information:

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Select

Ok

and press Enter. The following dialog box opens:

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Select

Ok

and press Enter to reboot the workstation.

After rebooting, you can access SmoothWall Express from a network client running a web

browser. For more information, see

Chapter 5, Accessing SmoothWall Express

on page 27.

Field

Explanation

Password

Enter a strong password for the root account.

Minimum = 6 characters

Maximum = 25 characters

The root account has complete control of SmoothWall Express and is used to log on to

the SmoothWall Express console via SSH on the non-standard port 222.

Again

Re-enter the password to confirm it.