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Next, you must modify your PC’s network settings to enable it to communicate with the
CyberGuard SG appliance.
Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control
Panel
and double click
Network
Connections
.
Right click on
Local
Area
Connection
(or appropriate network connection for the newly
installed PCI appliance) and select
Properties
.
Select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
Figure 2-13
Select
Use the following IP address
and enter the following details:
IP address:
192.168.0.100
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
Default gateway:
192.168.0.1
Select
Use the following DNS server addresses
and enter:
Preferred DNS server:
192.168.0.1
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Set up the Password and Network Connection Settings
Launch Internet Explorer (or your preferred web browser) and navigate to
192.168.0.1
.
Figure 2-14
The Web Management Console will display.
Select
Network Setup
under
Networking
in the left hand menu.
You will be prompted to log in.
Enter the initial user name and password for your
CyberGuard SG appliance:
User name:
root
Password:
default
Note
If you are unable to connect to the Management Console at
192.168.0.1, or the initial
username and password are not accepted, press the Reset button on the CyberGuard
SG appliance’s rear panel
twice
, wait 20 – 30 seconds, and try again.
Pressing this
button twice within two seconds returns the CyberGuard SG appliance to its factory
default settings.
Enter and confirm a password for your CyberGuard SG appliance.
This is the password
for the user root, the main administrative user account on the CyberGuard SG appliance.
It is therefore important that you choose a password that is hard to guess, and keep it
safe.
The new password will take effect immediately, and you will be prompted to enter it when
completing the next step.
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Note
The purpose of this step is to configure the IP address for the Web Management
Console.
For convenience, this will generally be a free IP address on your LAN.
The Network Setup Connections page will display.
Locate the
Bridge
/
br0
port and select
Edit current settings
under
Configuration
.
If your LAN has an active DHCP server, you may set up your CyberGuard SG appliance
and PC for auto-configuration.
Otherwise you must manually set up your CyberGuard
SG appliance’s and PC’s network settings.
To manually set up your CyberGuard SG appliance’s and PC’s network settings:
Before continuing, ensure you have two free IP addresses that are part of the subnet
range of your LAN, as well as your LAN’s subnet mask and DNS server address and
gateway address used by PCs on your LAN.
Note
Please contact your network administrator if you are unsure of any of these settings.
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The first IP address will be used by the Web Management Console.
Figure 2-15
Enter this IP address and the subnet mask for your LAN into the
IP Address / Netmask
fields on the Web Management Console’s Bridge IP Configuration page.
Ensure
DHCP assigned
is
unchecked
.
You may also enter one or more
DNS Server(s)
to be used by the CyberGuard SG
appliance, not your PC, for Internet name resolution.
Click
Apply
and
Reboot
.
Next, configure your PC with the second IP address in the same manner you would as if
it were connected directly to the LAN.
Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control Panel
and double click
Network Connections
.
Right click on
Local Area Connection
(or appropriate network connection for the newly
installed PCI appliance) and select
Properties
.
Select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
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Figure 2-16
Enter the following details:
•
IP address
the second free IP addresses that is part of the subnet range of your
LAN.
•
Subnet mask
is the subnet mask of your LAN.
•
Default gateway
is the IP address of your LAN’s default gateway.
•
Preferred DNS server
is the IP address of the DNS server used by PCs on your
LAN.
Click
OK
.
Attach your CyberGuard SG appliance’s Ethernet port to your LAN’s hub.
You are now
finished.
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