User guide

Chapter 17: Connecting with Out-of-Band Management
232 WatchGuard Firebox System
2 Click Next. Select Connect to the network at my workplace. Click
Next.
3 Click Dialup connection. Click Next.
4 Enter a name for your connection.
This can be anything that reminds you of the icon’s purpose—OOB Connection, for
example.
5 Enter the telephone number of the line connected to the modem in the
Firebox. Click Next.
6 Click Finish.
7 Click either Dial or Cancel.
A new icon is now in the Network Connections folder. To use this dial-up
connection, double-click the icon in the folder.
Configuring the Firebox for OOB
OOB management features are configured in Policy Manager using the
Network Configuration dialog box, OOB tab. The OOB tab is divided
into two identical halves: the top half controls the settings of any external
modem attached; the lower half configures any PCMCIA modem if one is
present.
The OOB management features are enabled by default on the Firebox.
When trying to connect to a Firebox by way of OOB for the first time, the
Firebox first tries to do so with the default settings. From Policy Manager:
1 Select Network => Configuration. Click the OOB tab.
2 Modify OOB properties according to your security policy preferences.
Click OK.
For a description of each control, right-click it, and then select What’s This?. You
can also refer to the “Field Definitions” chapter in the Reference Guide.
Establishing an OOB Connection
From the Management Station, command your dial-up networking
software to call the Firebox modem. After the modems connect, the
Firebox negotiates a PPP connection with the calling host, and IP traffic