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Watchguard Firebox X Edge e-Series User Manual (310 pages)

Firebox X Edge e-Series version 10 All Firebox X Edge e-Series Standard and Wireless Models

Brand: Watchguard | Category: Gateway | Size: 10.29 MB

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction to Network Security

13
- About Networks and Network Security
  13
- About IP Addresses
  15
  - Private Addresses and Gateways
    15
  - About Subnet Masks
    16
  - About Slash Notation
    16
  - About Entering IP Addresses
    16
  - About DHCP
    17
  - About Pppoe
    17
- About Domain Name Service (DNS)
  17
- About Services and Policies
  17
  - About Ports
    18
- About Firewalls
  19
- The Firebox X Edge and Your Network
  20
Chapter 2 Installation

21
Chapter 3 Configuration Pages Overview

33
- About Edge Configuration Pages
  33
- Connect to the Firebox X Edge
  33
- Navigating the Firebox X Edge User Interface
  35
  - System Status Page
    35
  - Firebox Users Page
    37
  - Administration Page
    38
  - Firewall Page
    39
  - Logging Page
    40
  - Webblocker Page
    41
  - Spamblocker Page
    42
  - Gateway AV/IPS Page
    43
  - VPN Page
    44
  - Wizards Page
    44
- Monitoring the Firebox X Edge
  45
  - ARP Table
    45
  - Authentications
    45
  - Connections
    46
    
    Proxy Filter Connections
    46
    
    Packet Filter Connections
    46
  - DHCP Leases
    47
  - Disk Usage
    47
  - Dynamic DNS
    48
  - Hostile Sites
    48
  - Interfaces
    48
  - License
    49
  - Livesecurity
    49
  - Memory
    49
  - Processes
    49
  - Protocols
    50
  - Routes
    50
  - Security Services
    50
  - Syslog
    50
  - VPN Statistics
    51
  - Wireless Statistics
    51
Chapter 4 Configuration and Management Basics

53
Chapter 5 Network Settings

77
Chapter 6 Wireless Setup

116
Chapter 7 Firewall Policies

128
Chapter 8 Proxy Settings

139
- About Proxy Policies
  139
- About the HTTP Proxy
  142
  - HTTP Proxy: Proxy Limits
    142
  - HTTP Requests: General Settings
    142
  - HTTP Proxy: Deny Message
    143
    
    Define Exceptions
    145
  - HTTP Responses: Content Types
    145
  - HTTP Requests: URL Paths
    146
  - HTTP Responses: Cookies
    146
    
    Block Cookies from a Site
    146
- About the FTP Proxy
  147
  - Edit the FTP Proxy
    147
  - Set Access Control Options
    147
  - FTP Proxy: Proxy Limits
    148
  - Edit the POP3 Proxy
    150
  - Set Access Control Options
    150
  - POP3 Proxy: Proxy Limits
    151
  - POP3 Proxy: Content Types
    153
    
    POP 3 Proxy: Deny Unsafe File Name Patterns
    154
  - Edit the SMTP Proxy
    155
  - SMTP Proxy: Deny Message
    158
  - SMTP Proxy: Filter Email by Address Pattern
    158
  - SMTP Proxy: Email Content
    159
    
    Allow Only Safe Content Types
    159
    
    Add or Remove File Name Patterns
    160
    
    Deny Unsafe File Name Patterns
    160
- About the HTTPS Proxy
  160
- About the Outgoing Proxy
  163
  - Settings Tab
    163
  - Content Tab
    163
- About Additional Security Subscriptions for Proxies
  163
Chapter 9 Default Threat Protection

166
- About Blocked Sites
  166
  - Permanently Blocked Sites
    166
  - Auto-Blocked Sites/Temporary Blocked Sites List
    166
  - Block a Site Permanently
    167
  - Block Sites Temporarily
    168
- About Blocked Ports
  169
  - Default Blocked Ports
    169
  - Block a Port
    170
  - Drop Dos Flood Attacks
    171
  - Distributed Denial-Of-Service Prevention
    173
- Configure Firewall Options
  174
Chapter 10 Traffic Management

177
- About Traffic Management
  177
  - About Network Traffic
    177
    
    Causes for Slow Network Traffic
    177
- Traffic Categories
  178
  - Interactive Traffic
    178
  - High Priority
    178
  - Medium Priority
    178
  - Low Priority
    178
- Traffic Marking
  179
  - Types of NAT
    184
    
    NAT Behavior
    184
  - About Dynamic NAT
    185
  - About Static NAT
    185
    
    Add a Secondary External IP Address
    187
    
    Remove a Secondary External IP Address Pair
    187
    
    Enable Secondary Addresses
    187
    
    Add or Edit a Policy for 1-To-1 NAT
    188
Chapter 11 Logging

189
- About Logging and Log Files
  189
  - Log Servers
    189
  - Event Log and System Status Syslog
    189
  - Logging and Notification in Applications and Servers
    190
  - About Log Messages
    190
- See the Event Log File
  190
  - To See the Event Log File
    190
- About Logging to a Watchguard Log Server
  191
  - Send Your Event Logs to the Log Server
    191
  - Send Logs to a Syslog Host
    193
Chapter 12 Certificates

195
- About Certificates
  195
  - Certificate Authorities and Signing Requests
    195
  - About Certificates and the Firebox X Edge
    195
- Use Openssl to Generate a CSR
  196
- Use Microsoft CA to Create a Certificate
  196
  - Send the Certificate Request
    196
  - Issue the Certificate
    197
  - Download the Certificate
    197
- About Using Certificates on the Firebox X Edge
  197
  - Import a Certificate
    197
    
    Use a Local Certificate
    197
  - Remove a Certificate
    198
  - Examine a Certificate
    198
Chapter 13 User and Group Management

199
Chapter 14 Webblocker

219
- About Webblocker
  219
- Configure Global Webblocker Settings
  219
- Install the Quarantine Server and Webblocker Server
  221
  - Download the Server Software
    221
- About Webblocker Profiles
  222
  - Create a Webblocker Profile
    222
- About Webblocker Categories
  224
  - See Whether a Site Is Categorized
    225
  - Add, Remove, or Change a Category
    226
- About Allowing Sites to Bypass Webblocker
  227
  - Add an Allowed Site
    227
  - Add a Denied Site
    228
- Allow Internal Hosts to Bypass Webblocker
  229
Chapter 15 Spamblocker

231
- About Spamblocker
  231
  - Spamblocker Requirements
    231
  - About Virus Outbreak Detection (VOD)
    232
  - Spamblocker Actions, Tags, and Categories
    232
    
    Spamblocker Tags
    232
    
    Spamblocker Categories
    233
  - Configure Spamblocker
    234
    
    Set POP3 Email Actions
    236
    
    Set SMTP Email Actions
    236
  - About Spamblocker Exceptions
    237
    
    Create Exceptions
    237
    
    Change the Order of Exceptions
    237
  - About Using Spamblocker with Multiple Proxies
    238
  - Send Spam or Bulk Email to Special Folders in Outlook
    239
- Report False Positives and False Negatives
  240
- Add Trusted Email Forwarders to Improve Spam Score Accuracy
  240
Chapter 16 Quarantine Server

241
- About the Quarantine Server
  241
  - Download the Server Software
    242
- Install the Quarantine Server and Webblocker Server
  242
  - Install Quarantine Server and Webblocker Server
    242
  - Install Server Components
    243
  - Run the Setup Wizard
    243
  - Define the Server Location
    243
  - Set General Server Parameters
    244
  - Change Expiration Settings and User Domains
    246
  - Change Notification Settings
    247
    
    Enable or Disable Logging
    249
    
    Add or Prioritize Log Servers
    249
    
    Send Messages to the Windows Event Viewer
    249
    
    Send Messages to a File
    249
  - Open the Messages Dialog Box
    252
    
    Save Messages or Send to a User's Inbox
    253
    
    Delete Messages Manually
    253
    
    Delete Messages Automatically
    253
    
    Open the Messages Dialog Box
    254
- About Managing Users
  255
  - Add Users
    256
  - Remove Users
    256
  - Change the Notification Option for a User
    256
- Get Statistics on Quarantine Server Activity
  257
Chapter 17 Gateway Antivirus and Intrusion Prevention Service

259
- About Gateway Antivirus and Intrusion Prevention
  259
Chapter 18 Branch Office Virtual Private Networks

265
- About Branch Office Virtual Private Networks (Bovpns)
  265
  - Process Required to Create a Tunnel
    265
  - About VPN Failover
    266
- About Managed Vpns
  267
- Set up Manual VPN Tunnels
  267
  - What You Need for Manual VPN
    267
  - Sample VPN Address Information Table
    268
    
    Phase 1 Settings
    270
    
    Phase 2 Settings
    273
  - See VPN Statistics
    275
    
    Why Do I Need a Static External Address
    276
    
    How Do I Get a Static External IP Address
    276
    
    How Do I Troubleshoot the Connection
    276
    
    Why Is Ping Not Working
    276
    
    How Do I Set up more than the Number of Allowed VPN Tunnels on My Edge
    276
Chapter 19 About Mobile VPN with PPTP

279
Chapter 20 About Mobile VPN with Ipsec

283
- Client Requirements
  283
- Enable Mobile VPN for a Group
  285
- About Mobile VPN Client Configuration Files
  286
  - Configure Global Mobile VPN with Ipsec Client Settings
    286
  - Get the User's .Wgx File
    287
- Client Requirements
  289
  - Import the End-User Profile
    289
  - Select a Certificate and Enter the PIN
    290
  - Connect and Disconnect the Mobile VPN Client
    291
    
    Disconnect the Mobile VPN Client
    292
    
    Control Connection Behavior
    292
    
    Mobile User VPN Client Icon
    293
  - See Mobile VPN Log Messages
    293
    
    Enable the Link Firewall
    294
    
    About the Desktop Firewall
    295
    
    Enable the Desktop Firewall
    295
    
    Define Friendly Networks
    296
    
    Create Firewall Rules
    296
Chapter 21 About Mobile VPN with SSL

301

Watchguard Firebox X Edge e-Series User Manual (310 pages)

Firmware Version 8.6 All Firebox X Edge e-Series Standard and Wireless Models

Brand: Watchguard | Category: Gateway | Size: 3.57 MB

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
5
1 Introduction to Network Security

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- Network Security
  13
- About Networks
  13
  - Clients and Servers
    14
- Connecting to the Internet
  14
- Protocols
  14
- How Information Travels on the Internet
  14
- IP Addresses
  15
  - Network Addressing
    16
  - About DHCP
    16
  - About Pppoe
    16
  - Default Gateway
    16
- Domain Name Service (DNS)
  16
- Services and Policies
  16
- Ports
  17
- Firewalls
  18
- The Firebox X Edge and Your Network
  19
2 Installation

21
3 Navigation

33
- Connecting to the Firebox X Edge
  33
- Navigating the Firebox X Edge User Interface
  34
  - System Status Page
    35
  - Network Page
    35
  - Firebox Users Page
    36
  - Administration Page
    37
  - Firewall Page
    38
  - Logging Page
    39
  - Webblocker Page
    39
  - Spamblocker Page
    40
  - GAV/IPS Page
    40
  - VPN Page
    41
  - Wizards Page
    41
- Monitoring the Firebox X Edge
  42
  - ARP Table
    42
  - Authentications
    43
  - Connections
    43
  - Components List
    44
  - DHCP Leases
    44
  - Disk Usage
    44
  - Dynamic DNS
    45
  - Hostile Sites
    45
  - Interfaces
    45
  - License
    45
  - Memory
    46
  - Processes
    46
  - Protocols
    46
  - Routes
    46
  - Security Services
    47
  - Syslog
    47
  - Traffic Control
    47
  - VPN Statistics
    48
  - Wireless Statistics
    48
4 Configuration and Management Basics

49
5 Network Settings

65
6 Firebox X Edge E-Series Wireless Setup

93
7 Firewall Policies

103
8 Proxy Settings

115
- Proxy Policies
  115
  - Understanding the HTTP Proxy
    115
  - Understanding the FTP Proxy
    116
  - Understanding the POP3 Proxy
    116
  - Understanding the SMTP Proxy
    116
  - Creating Proxy Policies
    116
- Using the HTTP Proxy
  117
- Configuring the HTTP Proxy
  117
  - Setting Access Control Options
    118
  - Setting Proxy Limits
    118
  - Filtering Web Content
    121
- Using the FTP Proxy
  123
- Configuring the FTP Proxy
  124
  - Setting Access Control Options
    124
  - Setting Proxy Limits
    124
  - Filtering Content
    125
  - Using the POP3 Proxy
    126
- Using the POP3 Proxy
  127
- Configuring the POP3 Proxy
  128
  - Setting Access Control Options
    129
  - Setting Proxy Limits
    129
  - Filtering Email Content
    130
- Using the SMTP Proxy
  132
- Configuring the SMTP Proxy
  132
  - Setting Access Control Options
    132
  - Setting Proxy Limits
    132
  - Deny Message
    132
  - Deny Message
    133
  - Filtering Email by Address Pattern
    134
  - Filtering Email Content
    135
    
    Allow Only Safe Content Types
    135
    
    Deny Unsafe File Name Patterns
    135
- Adding a Custom Proxy Policy
  137
  - Adding a Custom SMTP Proxy Policy
    137
  - Gateway Antivirus/Intrusion Prevention Service
    137
  - Webblocker
    137
  - Spamblocker
    137
- Using Additional Services for Proxies
  138
9 Intrusion Prevention

139
- Adding a Site to the Permanent Blocked Sites List
  139
- Blocking Sites Temporarily
  140
- Blocking Ports
  141
  - Avoiding Problems with Blocked Ports
    142
  - Adding a Port to the Blocked Ports List
    142
- Preventing Denial-Of-Service Attacks
  143
  - Dropping Flood Attacks
    143
  - Distributed Denial-Of-Service Prevention
    144
- Configuring Firewall Options
  145
10 Traffic Management

147
- About Network Traffic
  147
  - Causes for Slow Network Traffic
    147
- Traffic Categories
  148
  - Interactive Traffic
    148
  - High Priority
    148
  - Medium Priority
    148
  - Low Priority
    148
- Traffic Marking
  148
- Configuring Traffic Control
  150
- Working with Firewall NAT
  154
  - NAT Types
    154
  - NAT Behavior
    155
  - Secondary IP Addresses
    155
  - Using 1-To-1 NAT
    155
11 Logging and Certificates

159
- Viewing Log Messages
  159
- Logging to a Watchguard Log Server
  160
- Logging to a Syslog Host
  161
- About Certificates
  162
  - Creating a Certificate or Signing Request
    162
- Using Openssl to Generate a CSR
  162
- Using Microsoft CA to Create a Certificate
  163
  - Sending the Certificate Request
    163
  - Issuing the Certificate
    163
  - Downloading the Certificate
    164
- Using Certificates on the Firebox X Edge
  164
  - Importing a Certificate
    164
  - Removing a Certificate
    164
  - Examining a Certificate
    165
12 User and Group Management

167
- About User Licenses
  167
  - When a User License Is Used
    168
  - When a User License Is Not Used
    168
- About User Authentication
  168
  - Setting Authentication Options for All Users
    168
- Using Local Firebox Authentication
  170
- Using Ldap/Active Directory Authentication
  174
- Seeing Current Sessions and Users
  178
  - Firebox Users Settings
    178
  - Active Sessions
    178
  - Stopping a Session
    178
  - Local User Accounts
    179
- Allowing Internal Devices to Bypass User Authentication
  180
13 Webblocker

181
- How Webblocker Works
  181
- Configuring Global Webblocker Settings
  181
- Creating Webblocker Profiles
  183
- Webblocker Categories
  185
  - Determining a Category
    192
  - Adding, Removing, or Changing a Web Site Category
    192
- Allowing Certain Sites to Bypass Webblocker
  193
- Blocking Additional Web Sites
  194
- Bypassing Webblocker
  195
14 Spamblocker

197
- Understanding How Spamblocker Works
  197
  - Spamblocker Categories
    198
  - Spamblocker Actions
    198
  - Spamblocker Exceptions
    198
- Configuring Spamblocker
  198
  - Enabling Spamblocker
    199
- Configuring Spamblocker Settings
  199
  - Creating Exceptions
    200
  - Adding Trusted Email Forwarders
    201
- Configuring Rules for Your Email Reader
  201
  - Sending Spam or Bulk Email to Special Folders in Outlook
    201
15 Gateway Antivirus and Intrusion Prevention Service

203
16 Branch Office Virtual Private Networks

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- About this Chapter
  209
- What You Need to Create a VPN
  209
- About VPN Failover
  210
- Managed Vpns
  211
- Manual VPN: Setting up Manual VPN Tunnels
  211
  - What You Need for Manual VPN
    211
  - To Create Manual VPN Tunnels on Your Edge
    213
  - Phase 1 Settings
    213
  - Phase 2 Settings
    216
- VPN Traffic Control
  217
- VPN Keep Alive
  217
- Viewing VPN Statistics
  218
- Frequently Asked Questions
  218
  - How Do I Troubleshoot the Connection
    219
  - Why Is Ping Not Working
    219
17 Mobile User Virtual Private Networks

221
- Configuring Ipsec Mobile User VPN
  221
- Configuring PPTP Mobile User VPN
  238
  - Enabling PPTP
    238
  - Enabling PPTP Access for Firewall Users
    240
  - Preparing the Client Computers
    240
  - Using PPTP and Accessing the Internet
    242
Firebox X Edge E-Series Hardware

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- Package Contents
  243
- Specifications
  244
- Hardware Description
  245
  - Front Panel
    245
  - Rear View
    246
  - Side Panels
    246
  - AC Power Adapter
    247
- About the Firebox X Edge E-Series Wireless
  247
  - Antenna Directional Gain
    247
  - Signal Attenuation
    248
  - Channel Data Rate
    248
Legal Notifications

249
- Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Information
  249
  - Gnu Lesser General Public License
    259
  - Openssl License
    283
  - Original Ssleay License
    283
- Certifications and Notices
  296
- Industry Canada
  298
- Declaration of Conformity
  300
- Limited Hardware Warranty
  300

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Watchguard Firebox X Edge e-Series User Manual (310 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Network Security

Chapter 2 Installation

Chapter 3 Configuration Pages Overview

Chapter 4 Configuration and Management Basics

Chapter 5 Network Settings

Chapter 6 Wireless Setup

Chapter 7 Firewall Policies

Chapter 8 Proxy Settings

Chapter 9 Default Threat Protection

Chapter 10 Traffic Management

Chapter 11 Logging

Chapter 12 Certificates

Chapter 13 User and Group Management

Chapter 14 Webblocker

Chapter 15 Spamblocker

Chapter 16 Quarantine Server

Chapter 17 Gateway Antivirus and Intrusion Prevention Service

Chapter 18 Branch Office Virtual Private Networks

Chapter 19 About Mobile VPN with PPTP

Chapter 20 About Mobile VPN with Ipsec

Chapter 21 About Mobile VPN with SSL

Watchguard Firebox X Edge e-Series User Manual (310 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Network Security

2 Installation

3 Navigation

4 Configuration and Management Basics

5 Network Settings

6 Firebox X Edge E-Series Wireless Setup

7 Firewall Policies

8 Proxy Settings

9 Intrusion Prevention

10 Traffic Management

11 Logging and Certificates

12 User and Group Management

13 Webblocker

14 Spamblocker

15 Gateway Antivirus and Intrusion Prevention Service

16 Branch Office Virtual Private Networks

17 Mobile User Virtual Private Networks

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