Security Gateway Manual
SG-3100
1.2 Initial Configuration
Plug the power cable into the power port (shown in the
section) to turn on the Netgate®
Firewall. Allow 4 or 5 minutes to boot up completely.
Warning:
If the CPE on WAN (e.g. DSL or Cable Modem) has a default IP Address of
192.168.1.1
,
disconnect the Ethernet cable from the WAN port on the Netgate 3100 Security Gateway before proceeding.
Change the default LAN IP Address of the device during a later step in the configuration to avoid having conflicting
subnets on the WAN and LAN.
1. From the computer, log into the web interface
Open a web browser (Google Chrome in this example) and enter
192.168.1.1
in the address bar. Press
Enter
.
Fig. 1: Enter the Default LAN IP Address
2. A warning message may appear. If this message or similar message is encountered, it is safe to proceed. Click
the
Advanced
Button and then click
Proceed to 192.168.1.1 (unsafe)
to continue.
Fig. 2: Click
Advanced
and then
Proceed to 192.168.1.1 (unsafe)
3. At the
Sign In
page, enter the default pfSense
®
Plus username and password and click
Next
.
• Default Username:
admin
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