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Device:/AdminUsers> cc
Device:/>
Setting the Date and Time
Many CorePlus functions rely on an accurate date and time, so it is important that this is set
correctly using the time command. A typical usage might be:
Device:/> time -set 2008-06-24 14:43:00
Notice that the date is entered in yyyy-mm-dd format and the time is stated in 24 hour hh:mm:ss
format.
Ethernet Interfaces
The physical connection of external networks to the Clavister Security Gateway is through the
various Ethernet interfaces which are provided on the hardware. On first-time startup, CorePlus
scans for these interfaces and determines which are available and allocates their names. The first
interface detected in the scan always becomes the initial default management interface and this
cannot be changed beforehand.
All CorePlus interfaces are logically equal for CorePlus and although their physical capabilities may
be different, any interface can perform any logical function. With the SG4300 Series, the ge1
interface is the default management interface. The other interfaces can be used as desired. For the
sake of example, we will assume that the ge2 interface will be used for connection to the public
Internet and the ge3 interface will be used for connection to a protected, local network.
Setting Up Internet Access
Next, we shall look at how to set up public Internet access with the CLI. The setup wizard described
previously, provides the following four options:
A. Static - manual configuration.
B. DHCP - automatic configuration.
C. PPPoE setup
D. PPTP setup
The individual manual steps to configure these connection alternatives with the CLI are discussed
next.
A. Static - manual configuration
We first must set or create a number of IP address objects. It's assumed here that the interface used
for Internet connection is ge2, the ISP gateway IP address is 10.5.4.1, the IP address for the
connecting interface will be 10.5.4.35 and the network to which they belong is 10.5.4.0/24.
Note: Private IP addresses are used for example only
Each installation's IP addresses will be different from these IP addresses but they are
used here only to illustrate how setup is done. Also, these addresses are private IP
addresses and in reality an ISP would use public IP addresses instead.
3.4. CLI Setup
Chapter 3. CorePlus Configuration
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