User guide

User Guide 17
Installation
About user licenses
Your Firebox X Edge firewall is enabled with a set number of user licenses. The total number of available
sessions is determined by the Edge model you have, and any upgrade licenses you apply. The number of
licenses limits the number of sessions. To control the number of users at any time, close one or more sessions.
When you close a session, you make that user license available for another user. There are several procedures
to close a session:
 If you require users to authenticate, a Firebox User can manually log out and return his or her license.
 The Edge Administrator can close the session manually. He or she can close the session for an
individual user or close all sessions.
 If you require users to authenticate, you can assign a maximum timeout and an idle timeout for
each user.
 The Edge administrator can set a global session maximum timeout.
 Reboot the Edge to close all sessions.
You can purchase license upgrades from your reseller, or from the WatchGuard website:
http://www.watchguard.com/products/purchaseoptions.asp
.
Set your computer to connect to the Edge
Before you can use the Quick Setup Wizard, you must configure your computer to connect to the Firebox X
Edge. You can set your network interface card to use a static IP address, or use DHCP to get an IP address
automatically.
Use DHCP
This procedure configures a computer with the Windows XP operating system to use DHCP. If your computer
does not use Windows XP, read the operating system help for instructions on how to set your computer to
use DHCP.
1. Select Start > Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click the Network Connections icon.
3. Double-click the Local Area Connection icon.
The Local Area Connection Status window appears.
4. Click the Properties button.
The Local Area Connection Properties window appears.
5. Double-click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) list item.
The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears.
6. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically
options.
7. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box.
8. Click OK to close the Local Area Network Connection Properties dialog box. Close the Local Area
Connection Status, Network Connections, and Control Panel windows.
Your computer is ready to connect to the Firebox X Edge.
9. When the Edge is ready, start your Internet browser.
10. Type
https://192.168.111.1/ into the URL entry field of your browser and press Enter. If you are
asked to accept a security certificate, click OK.
The Quick Setup Wizard starts.
11. Run the Quick Setup Wizard.