User guide
vi Firebox X Edge e-Series
About the Dynamic DNS service .................................................................................................................... 86
Create a DynDNS account............................................................................................................................ 86
Set up the Firebox X Edge for Dynamic DNS ........................................................................................ 86
Configure the Firebox to use BIDS ................................................................................................................ 87
About using multiple external interfaces ................................................................................................... 88
Multiple WAN configuration options....................................................................................................... 88
WAN Failover ............................................................................................................................................... 88
Multi-WAN load balancing ..................................................................................................................... 88
About multiple external interfaces and DNS ........................................................................................ 89
Configure a second external interface for a broadband connection........................................... 89
Configure the Edge to use round-robin load balancing................................................................... 91
Configure WAN failover................................................................................................................................ 92
Enable WAN failover with the Setup Wizard.................................................................................... 92
Configure the Edge for serial modem failover ................................................................................ 93
About virtual local area networks (VLANs) ................................................................................................. 96
Add a VLAN tag to the External Interface............................................................................................... 96
Add a VLAN tag to the Trusted or Optional Interface........................................................................ 97
Chapter 6 Wireless Setup ......................................................................................................................... 99
About wireless setup.......................................................................................................................................... 99
Before you begin.................................................................................................................................................. 99
About wireless configuration settings ...................................................................................................... 100
Change the SSID........................................................................................................................................... 100
Enable/disable SSID broadcasts ............................................................................................................. 100
Log authentication events........................................................................................................................ 101
Change the fragmentation threshold .................................................................................................. 101
About the frame size................................................................................................................................... 101
Change the RTS threshold ........................................................................................................................ 101
About wireless security settings.................................................................................................................. 102
Set the wireless authentication method ............................................................................................. 102
Set the encryption level............................................................................................................................. 102
WPA and WPA2 PSK authentication...................................................................................................... 103
About wireless connections to the trusted interface .......................................................................... 103
Allow wireless connections to the trusted interface....................................................................... 104
Allow wireless connections to the optional interface ......................................................................... 105
Enable a wireless guest network manually ............................................................................................. 106
About wireless radio settings....................................................................................................................... 108
Set the operating region and channel ................................................................................................. 108
Set the wireless mode of operation ...................................................................................................... 108
Configure the wireless card on your computer..................................................................................... 109
Chapter 7 Firewall Policies ..................................................................................................................... 111
About policies .................................................................................................................................................... 111
Packet filter and proxy policies .......................................................................................................... 111
Common Proxy Policies........................................................................................................................ 113
Common Packet Filter Policies........................................................................................................... 113
Policy rules...................................................................................................................................................... 114
Incoming and outgoing traffic................................................................................................................ 114
Editing common packet filter policies ...................................................................................................... 117
Set access control options (incoming) ................................................................................................. 117
Set access control options (outgoing).................................................................................................. 118
Add a custom policy using a wizard ..................................................................................................... 119
Add a custom packet filter policy manually....................................................................................... 120
Filter incoming traffic for a custom policy .......................................................................................... 120