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Securely rack-mounted
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Placed in a dry, temperature-controlled environment
from —10 to +70 degrees Celsius (14 to +158 degrees
Fahrenheit).
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Placed in a secured environment, such as a locked LAN
room, or similar space, to prevent physical
compromise by unprivileged personnel
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Connected to conditioned power to prevent damage
caused by power spikes and other power fluctuations
The following minimum hardware requirements pertain to
the management station–the computer that administers
the Firebox. This computer 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 for Windows 2000 Server
Hard disk space
25 MB to install all WatchGuard modules
15 MB minimum for log file
Additional space as required for log files
Additional space as required for multiple
configuration files
CD-ROM drive
One CD-ROM drive to install WatchGuard from its
CD-ROM distribution disk
