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Firebox III
Hardware Guide

Firebox 500, Firebox 700, Firebox 1000, Firebox 2500, 

Firebox 4500

Summary of Contents for Firebox III 1000

Page 1: ...Firebox III Hardware Guide Firebox 500 Firebox 700 Firebox 1000 Firebox 2500 Firebox 4500 ...

Page 2: ...ious unless otherwise noted No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of WatchGuard Technologies Inc Limited Hardware Warranty This Limited Hardware Warranty the Warranty applies to the enclosed WatchGuard hardware product the Product BY USING THE PRODUCT YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS ...

Page 3: ... AND LIABILITIES OF WATCHGUARD AND YOUR REMEDIES SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN SUBSTITUTION FOR AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE DISCLAIM AND RELEASE ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF WATCHGUARD AND ALL OTHER RIGHTS CLAIMS AND REMEDIES YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST WATCHGUARD EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ARISING BY LAW OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO ANY NONCONFORMANCE OR DEFE...

Page 4: ...oice of law rules The provisions of the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods as amended shall not apply You agree not to directly or indirectly transfer the Product or associated documentation to any country to which such transfer would be prohibited by the U S Export laws and regulations If any provision of this Warranty is found to be invalid or unenfo...

Page 5: ...on Hardware Guide v FCC Certification This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions ...

Page 6: ...logies equipment indicates that it is in compliance with the Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC directive and the Low Voltage Directive LVD of the European Union EU Industry Canada This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel broulleur ...

Page 7: ...Taiwanese Notice Hardware Guide vii Taiwanese Notice VCCI Notice Class A ITE ...

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Page 9: ...quirements 1 Hardware Description 2 Firebox III front view all models except Model 500 and 700 3 Firebox III front view Model 500 and 700 5 Firebox III rear view all models except Model 500 and 700 6 Firebox III rear view Model 500 and 700 8 Physical specifications All models except Model 500 and 700 9 Physical specifications Model 500 and 700 9 Cross over cabling 10 ...

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Page 11: ... hosting Web email or FTP servers Each network interface is independently monitored and visually displayed on the front of the Firebox Easily installed into your network the rack mountable Firebox plugs in at the Internet connection of your offices to implement security policies and protection For information on installing the Firebox see the Fire box QuickStart Poster or the Getting Started chapt...

Page 12: ...uter runs the Firebox System Man ager software which provides access to WatchGuard Fire box System applications Hardware Description The Firebox III has indicator lights on the front and connec tions on the back Hardware feature Minimum requirements management station CPU Pentium II Memory Same as for operating system Recommended 64 MB for Windows NT 4 0 64 MB for Windows 2000 Professional 256 MB ...

Page 13: ...l 4500 are on a central back lit indicator panel The following photograph shows the entire front view The photograph below shows a close up of the indicator panel From the left the indicators are as described on the next page Disarm Red light indicates the Firebox detected an error shut down its interfaces and will not forward any packets Reboot the Firebox ...

Page 14: ... functions as a meter to indicate levels of traffic volume through the Firebox Low volume indicators are green while high volume indicators are yellow The display updates three times per second The scale is exponential the first light represents 64 packets second the second light represents 128 packets second increasing to the eighth light which represents 8 192 packets second Load A stack of ligh...

Page 15: ...he number of proxies running Firebox III front view Model 500 and 700 Firebox III Model 500 and 700 indicators are on a central back lit indicator panel The following photograph shows the entire front view The following photograph shows a close up of the indica tor panel From the left the indicators are as described below ...

Page 16: ...s that the Firebox is currently powered up Security Triangle Display Indicates traffic between Firebox interfaces Green arrows briefly light to indicate allowed traffic between two interfaces in the direction of the arrows A red light at a triangle corner indicates that the Firebox is denying packets at that interface Firebox III rear view all models except Model 500 and 700 The rear view of the F...

Page 17: ... the Firebox to SYS B press this button and hold it down for 20 60 seconds or until you see the Sys B light come on Console Port Connects to the management station or modem through a serial cable supplied with the Firebox using PPP Ethernet Ports Shown on the previous page Indicators for each network interface display link status card speed and activity The network interface cards NICs are auto se...

Page 18: ... 700 The rear view of the Firebox III Model 500 and 700 contains ports and jacks for connectivity as well as a power switch From the left rear panel features are as described below AC Receptacle Accepts the detachable AC power cord supplied with the Firebox Power Switch Turns the Firebox on or off Factory Default This button is active only during the boot process To boot the Firebox to SYS B press...

Page 19: ...at 10Mbit the speed indicator is yellow When the card runs at 100 Mbit the speed indicator is green The amber traffic indicator blinks when traffic is passing through the Firebox Physical specifications All models except Model 500 and 700 Three RJ 45 10 100Tx Ethernet interfaces 1 DB 9 serial port PCI expansion option 500 MHz AMD K6 III processor 300 MHz AMD K6 II processor model 1000 only 64 MB S...

Page 20: ...ly to a router either purchase or build a cross over cable for RJ 45 Cat5 wire The tables below provide pin out descriptions for both a straight through and a RJ 45 Cat5 cross over cable Pin Number Pin Number 1 Transmit Plus 1 Transmit Plus 2 Transmit 2 Transmit 3 Receive Plus 3 Receive Plus 6 Receive 6 Receive 4 5 7 8 Not Used Pin Number Pin Number 1 Transmit Plus 3 Receive Plus 2 Transmit 6 Rece...

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