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Firebox M4800 Hardware Guide
https://www.watchguard.com/help/docs/help-center/en-US/Content/en-US/Hardware-Guides/firebox-m4800-hardware-guide.html
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Buttons and Indicators
Power ( )
The power indicator is green when the device is powered on.
Arm/Disarm ( )
When the device is armed and ready to pass traffic, this indicator is green. When the device is
powered on, but not ready to pass traffic, this indicator is red.
Storage ( )
When there is activity on the internal storage, this indicator is yellow.
Power Button ( )
The Power button is lit to indicate power status. It is green when the Firebox is powered on, and
red when power is available, but the Firebox is powered off.
When the Power button is red, press it to power on the Firebox.
When the Power button is green, press and hold the power button for five seconds to power off
the Firebox. The Firebox does not power off if you briefly press the Power button.
Reset Button
The Reset button, located to the left of the USB interfaces, resets the device to factory-default
settings. To reset the device, see
Restore Factory Default Settings
Built-in Interfaces
The Firebox M4800 has eight built-in network interfaces, a management interface, two USB interfaces,
and one serial console port.
Dual USB interfaces
The device includes two USB interfaces. Connect a USB storage device for USB backup and restore,
or to store a support snapshot. For more information, see
Console port
An RJ45 connector for the serial (console) interface is located above the USB interfaces. You can
connect to this serial interface to log in to the Fireware Command Line Interface.
For more information about the command line interface, see the current
Command Line Interface
available on the Firebox documentation page at
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-
Management interface
The management interface, labeled
or
Mgmt
, is located to the right of the USB interfaces.
You must connect to this interface to configure the Firebox when it starts with factory-default
settings. The management interface is interface 24.
RJ45 Ethernet interfaces
Interfaces 0 - 7 are RJ45 Ethernet interfaces that support link speeds of 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps.
Each RJ45 interface has two indicators. The right indicator shows the interface connection status.
The left indicator shows interface activity.
Connection (right)
Yellow
Link at 1000 Mbps
Green
Link at 100 Mbps
Not Lit
Link at 10 Mbps or no link
Activity (left)
Yellow, blinks
Power on, network activity
Indicator
Indicator Color
Interface Status