User guide

Installing the Firebox® X Edge

18 WatchGuard Firebox X Edge

6 Find the AC adapter supplied with your Firebox. Connect the AC

adapter to the Firebox and to a power source.

The Firebox power indicator light comes on and the external interface

indicator lights flash and then come on. The Firebox is ready.

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Use only the AC adapter supplied with the Firebox X Edge.

7 When the Firebox is ready, start your computer.

Cabling the Firebox X Edge for more than seven devices

Although the Firebox X Edge has only seven numbered Ethernet

ports (labeled 0-6), you can connect more than seven devices. Use

one or more network hubs to make more connections.

The maximum number of devices that can connect to the Internet

at the same time is set by model. For example, the Firebox X5 has a

5-session license. There can be more than five devices on the trusted

network, but the Firebox allows only five Internet connections at the

same time.

A Firebox uses a session when it makes a connection between a

computer on the trusted interface and a computer on the external

interface. The Firebox releases the session when:

• the session reaches the idle timeout limit;

• the session reaches the maximum time limit;

• the Firebox administrator uses the Firebox Users page to end the

session;

• the user ends the session by closing all browser windows; or

• the Firebox restarts.

For more information, see the FAQ:

https://www.watchguard.com/support/AdvancedFaqs/

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License upgrades are available from your reseller or from the Watch-

Guard Web site:

http://www.watchguard.com/sales/buyonline.asp

To connect more than seven devices to the Firebox, you need:

• An Ethernet 10/100Base TX hub or switch

• A straight-through Ethernet cable, with RJ-45 connectors, for

each computer