STEP 3: Configure the appliance.
Now that you have logged on to the CyBlock Appliance browser interface, go to the
Settings - Network - Configuration
screen
(Figure 5)
.
• In the
Host Name
field, enter a “friendly” name for the appliance.
• Next, enter an IP address that fits into your network IP scheme for CyBlock
Appliance.
• Enter the subnet mask.
• Enter the default gateway IP address of your network.
• In the
DNS Domain
field, enter the DNS domain name (including suffix).
• In the
DNS 1
field, enter the IP address of your primary DNS server.
• If you have a secondary DNS server, enter that IP in the
DNS 2
field and so
forth.
• Click
Submit
to apply the configuration.
STEP 4: Configure your computer back to its original IP scheme.
Using the IP information you recorded before making the changes to connect to the
appliance, change your computer back to its original IP scheme using the instructions
in
STEP 2
.
STEP 5: Put the appliance into production.
The appliance can be put into production in the following ways:
Bridge Mode
In Bridge mode, the appliance works as an inline device between your network and the
Internet. It acts like a bridge, allowing Internet traffic to flow transparently through it.
You want to place CyBlock Appliance in front of all computers that you want to filter
and behind your firewall/cable modem. Using an Ethernet cable, plug your filtered
internal network traffic (LAN) into the NIC4 port. Next, plug your unfiltered traffic
(WAN) into the NIC3 port.
Figure 6: Appliance in Bridge Mode
Figure 5: Network Settings Screen