User guide

Chapter 4: Firebox Basics
44 WatchGuard Firebox System
Opening a configuration from the Firebox
1 Select File => Open => Firebox.
The Firebox drop list, as shown in the following figure, appears.
2 Use the Firebox drop list to select a Firebox.
You can also type in the IP address or host name.
3 In the Passphrase text box, type the Firebox status (read-only)
passphrase. Click OK.
Do not use the configuration passphrase to connect to the Firebox.
4 If you want, enter a value in the Timeout field to specify the duration
in seconds that the Management Station waits for a response from the
Firebox before returning a message indicating that the device is
unreachable.
Opening a configuration from a local hard disk
1 Select File => Open => Configuration File.
2 Locate and select the configuration file to open. Click Open.
3 From the New Firebox Configuration dialog box, select the model of
Firebox you are connected to.
The new configuration file contains defaults for the model of Firebox
specified.