Quick Install Guide
freeGuard
Slim 100
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1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the interface
(eth0) on the front panel of the appliance
2. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the
Ethernet port on the management station
3. Turn on the appliance and the management station if
they are not already on
4. Adjust the IP Address of the management station to
192.168.1.10/24
5. Using a web browser, point the browser to
http://192.168.1.1
6. You will be prompted to enter a user name and
password. Enter the following:
User name: admin
Password: admin
7. Change the default password for the freeGuard Slim
100 appliance by going to the System > Admin >
Administrators page from the menu
8. Select Admin in the User Name field. Enter the old
password and the new password. Click Apply.
B-Option2: WEB-BASED CONFIG:
ww
w.freedom9.com
1-888-998-9189
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D. CONFIGURATIONS (Continued):
Use the following commanc to enable logging for
monitoring, trouble shooting and tracking. Set up a
Syslog server to collect logs.
1. You can provide the IP Address of a syslog server
using the following commands. The default is enabled.
cli-> set syslog enable
cli-> set syslog config 192.168.65.199
2. Once the syslog server is enabled, you can enable log
messages to be sent to the syslog server as follows:
cli-> set log module policy level
information destinaton syslog
Every new connection will now be sent to the syslog
server
3. If you do not have a syslog server and want to enable
internal logging on the appliance, you can enable
internal logging using the following command:
cli-> set log module policy level
notification destination internal
4. To view the internal log messages, use the following
command:
cli-> get log message
Jul 26 12:02:09 2007 freedom9 id=slim100
policy[138] [INFO] proto=17
re=192.168.65.174:137 dst=192.168.255:137
packet dropped due to policy deny!
Default Configurations
The following are the default settings used when the
appliance is powered on for the first time. Be sure to
have your management IP Address available during
configuration.
Mode: Transparent
Zone for eth0: Global
Zone for eth1: Global
Zone for br0: Global
IP Address for br0: 192.168.1.1/24
Policies: NetFlow is enabled
Top-talkers is enabled
Management: Bandwidth management
features are disabled.
The following management protocols are
enabled:
SSH
Syslog
SNMP (Pubic community)
HTTP and HTTPS
Ping
Setting up the syslog and NetFlow servers
Use the following CLI commands to set up your syslog
and NetFlow servers:
set syslog config ip-address
set netflow config ip-address port port
C. CONNECTING TO OTHER DEVICES:
Once the power is connected to the appliance, you can
connect it to other network devices. Use either of the
two Ethernet interfaces labeled eth0 or eth1. These
interfaces allow you to connect to other network devices
as required.
Figure 4 displays the eth1 interface connected to an
Internet router using a twisted pair Ethernet cable, while
the eth0 interface is connected to a switch on your local
area network (LAN) using another twisted pair Ethernet
cable
Figure 4
D. CONFIGURATIONS:
Setting the time on your appliance
The default setting for the freeGuard Slim 100 appliance
is GMT. If you want to change this setting, use the
following command:
cli->set clock 07/26/2007 12:00:00
Enable logging