Connect your WatchGuard XTM Device and Power it On
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Congratulations!
You have finished basic setup of your WatchGuard XTM device. You
can use the Web UI to continue basic configuration and management tasks. Before you
begin, we strongly recommend that you use the instructions on this page to:
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Upgrade your XTM device to the latest Fireware XTM OS.
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Install WatchGuard System Manager (WSM). WSM provides a full suite of management
and monitoring tools for your XTM device. It includes WatchGuard server software and
access to features such as logging, reporting, and offline configuration editing.
Download Latest Software
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Go to
www.watchguard.com/archive/softwarecenter.asp
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Find and download the latest version of Fireware XTM OS and WSM software.
Upgrade your XTM Device with latest Fireware XTM OS
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On the computer you use to connect to the XTM device, find and run the Fireware XTM
OS installation package you downloaded from the WatchGuard web site.
• Connect to your XTM device with the Fireware XTM Web UI. Select
System > Upgrade
OS.
NOTE: The default location for the upgrade file is C:\Program Files\Common Files\WatchGuard\
resources\FirewareXTM\[version number\model]. The file name is xtm800_1500_2500.sysa-dl.
Install and Start WatchGuard System Manager
• On the computer you use to connect to your XTM device, run the WSM installation
package you downloaded from the WatchGuard web site.
NOTE: For WSM minimum system requirements, see the product release notes.
• Select
Start > All Programs > WatchGuard System Manager.
• From WSM, click the
Connect to Device
icon to connect your management computer
to the WatchGuard XTM device.
For more information about how to configure your WatchGuard XTM device, go to
www.watchguard.com/help/documentation
and open the current help system.
Getting Started
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• Make sure your computer is configured to use DHCP. When you connect it to the
XTM device, make sure it gets an IP address on the 10.0.1.0/24 network.
Run the Web Setup Wizard
• Open a web browser and type
https://10.0.1.1:8080
to start the Web Setup Wizard.
NOTE: Because the XTM device uses a self-signed certificate, you may see a certificate warning in your
browser. It is safe to ignore the warning (Internet Explorer) or to add a certificate exception (Mozilla Firefox).
• Log in with the user name
admin
and the passphrase
readwrite
.
• Follow the instructions on the screen and complete the Wizard.
NOTE: Your WatchGuard XTM device now has a basic configuration that allows outbound TCP, UDP, and ping
traffic, and blocks all unrequested traffic from the external network.
• Log in to the Fireware XTM Web UI using the user name
admin
and the configuration
passphrase you set in the Wizard.
Next Steps
Connect to
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Eth 1
Eth 0
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Internet
Router
