User guide

Network Settings
84 Firebox X Edge e-Series
About restricting access to an interface by MAC address
You can control access to a Firebox X Edge e-Series interface by computer hardware (MAC) address. If this
feature is enabled, and the MAC address of a computer that tries to connect to the Edge network is not
included in this configuration, the connection fails. If you choose to restrict access to the Edge by MAC
address, make sure that you include the MAC address for the computer you use to administer the Edge.
Restrict access to the optional interface by MAC address
1. To connect to the System Status page, type https:// in the browser address bar, and the IP address
of the Firebox X Edge trusted interface.
The default URL is: https://192.168.111.1
2. From the navigation bar, select Network > Optional and click the Allowed MAC Addresses tab.
3. Select the Restrict Access by Hardware MAC Address check box.
4. Click Scan to have the Edge find all known hardware addresses on the network. If you want the Edge
to try to resolve host names for all Windows computers it finds during the scan process, make sure the
Try to resolve Windows host names during scan check box is selected. This can make the scan
procedure take more time.
5. Select one or more devices that you want to add to your list of allowed MAC addresses for this interface.
Press and hold the CTRL key to select more than one device. You can select from more than one column
at the same time. Click OK to add the device or devices to your list of allowed MAC addresses.
6. To manually add a hardware address and its host name to your configuration, click Add.
7. Select the Log attempted access from MAC addresses not in the list check box if you want the Edge
to generate a log message each time a computer whose hardware address is not in the list tries to get
access to the Edge.
8. Click Submit.
About static routes
A route is the sequence of devices through which network traffic must go to get from its source to its
destination. A router is the device in a route that finds the subsequent network point through which to send
the network traffic to its destination. Each router is connected to a minimum of two networks. A packet can
go through a number of network points with routers before it gets to its destination.
The Firebox lets you create static routes to send traffic to specific hosts or networks. The router can then send
the traffic to the correct destination from the specified route. If you do not add a route to a remote network,
all traffic to that network is sent to the Firebox default gateway.
The WatchGuard User Forum
is a good source of data about network routes and routers.