Watchguard Firebox X1000, User Manual

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Chapter 4: Firebox Basics
50 WatchGuard Firebox System
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From the Firebox Manager, click the Policy
Manager icon (shown at right).
You can now either open a configuration from the
Firebox or from the local hard disk, as explained
in the next two sections.
Opening a configuration from the Firebox
From Policy Manager:
1 Select File => Open => Firebox .
The Firebox drop-down list, as shown in the following figure,
appears.
2 Use the Firebox drop-down list to select a Firebox.
You can also type in the IP address or host name.
3
In the Passphrase text box, type the Firebox status
(read-only) passphrase. Click OK .
Do not use the configuration passphrase to connect to the
Firebox.
4
If you want, enter a value in the Timeout field to
specify the duration in seconds that the management
station waits for a response from the Firebox before
returning a message indicating that the device is
unreachable.
Opening a configuration from a local hard
disk
1
Select File => Open => Configuration File .
2
Locate and select the configuration file to open. Click
Open .