User guide

Managing the Firebox® X Edge
144 WatchGuard Firebox X Edge
3 Under Local User Accounts, click Add.
The New User page appears with the Settings tab visible.
4 In the Account Name field, enter a name for the account.
5 In the Full Name field, enter the user’s full name.
6 In the Description field, enter a description for the user.
7 In the Password field, enter a password of up to eight
characters.
Select a combination of eight letters, numbers, and symbols. Do not use
an English or foreign word. Use at least one special symbol, a number,
and a mixture of upper case and lower case letters for increased security.
8 Reenter the password in the Confirm Password field.
9 In the Administrative Access drop-down list, select the type of
administrative access you want the user to have.
For more information, see “Creating a read only administrative account,”
on page 144.
10 Set maximum and minimum time-out values in the fields
provided.
11 If you want this user to have Internet access, select the Allow
access to the External Network checkbox.
12 If you want this user to have access to virtual private
networking, select the Allow access to VPN checkbox.
13 Click Submit.
Creating a read only administrative account
You can create a local user account with limited access to view Fire-
box configuration pages. When you log in as a read-only adminsi-
trator, you can not:
• Click the Reboot button on the System Status page.
• Change the Configuration Mode on the External page.
• Click the Reset Event Log and Sync Time with Browser Now
buttons on the Logging page.
• Click the Synchronize Now button on the System Time page.
• Click the Regenerate IPSec Keys button on the VPN page.
• Change the Configuration Mode on the Managed VPN page.
• Click the Launch Wizard button from the Wizard page.