Installation Manual
H3C SecPath F100-A Firewall
Chapter 4 Firewall Configuration
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Note:
To enter the Boot menu, you need to press <Ctrl+B> within three seconds after the
prompt information “Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot menu...” appears.
The terminal screen gives this information when the system starts decompression and
initialization:
System is self-decompressing.............................................
System is starting...
User interface Con 0 is available.
Press ENTER to get started.
Press <Enter>, and the system displays (if login authentication is not enabled):
<H3C>
Now the firewall has entered user view and is ready for your configuration.
4.2 Configuration Fundamentals
4.2.1 Basic Configuration Procedures
Following are the basic steps that you can follow to configure the firewall.
Step 1: Figure out detailed networking requirements, including networking objectives,
the role of the firewall in the network, transmission medium, security policy, and
network reliability.
Step 2: Draw a networking topology based on the requirements.
Step 3: Configure IP addresses for the interfaces on the firewall.
Step 4: Configure routes, and if a dynamic routing protocol is enabled, set parameters
for the protocol.
Step 5: Configure security features as required.
Step 6: Configure reliability features as required.
For more information on the configuration of protocols and functions for the firewall, see
the
Operation Manual
and
Command Manual
of the corresponding product.