Freedom9 freeGuard Slim 300 Quick Install Manual

Brand: Freedom9

Model: freeGuard Slim 300

Category: Networking

Type: Quick Install Manual

Freedom9 freeGuard Slim 300 is a compact yet powerful appliance designed to enhance your network security and traffic management capabilities. With its high-performance security features and ability to seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructures, the freeGuard Slim 300 offers a range of benefits for businesses seeking to optimize their network performance and protection.

Quick Install Guide

freeGuard

Slim 300

freedom to succeed

This guide provides information for the initial setup and

configuration of the appliance.

For more complex applications, see the following

documentation provided with your freeGuard Slim 300

device:

• User guide

• CLI reference Guide

GETTING STARTED

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PACKAGE CONTENTS:

• freeGuard Slim 300

• Power cord

• Power supply

• Quick install guide

• CD with user manual

• Cable tie (with 4-40 screw)

• RJ-45 to DB-9 console cable adapter

Quick Install Guide for the freeGuard Slim 300

Network Traffic and Security Management

A. CONNECTING THE APPLIANCE:

Front and back panels

The freeGuard Slim 300 front panel is shown in figure 1.

B. CONNECTING THE POWER CABLES:

B-Option 1: TEXT-BASED CONFIG

1. Plug one end of the serial cable into the serial port

labeled CONSOLE on the back panel of the appliance

2. Plug the RJ-45 to DB9 console cable adapter to the

management station

3. Plug the serial cable with the DB9 connector to the

management station

4. Turn on the freeGuard Slim 300 appliance and the

management station if they are not already on

Use your preferred terminal program to manage the

device. The serial console settings are as follows:

Baud rate: 38,400

Data bits: 8

Parity: No

Stop bit: 1

Flow control: None

5. The freeGuard Slim 300 appliance takes approxi

mately 60 seconds to completely initialize. After the

appliance is completely initialized, you will see the

following prompt:

Press Enter to active this console

6. Press the Enter key to enter a login name and

password. The default login credentials are:

Password: admin

Now you are ready to perform other configuration tasks

using the appliance

1. Connect the power supply to the appliance power

receptacle on the back panel of the unit

2. Connect the power supply to the AC power source

3. The Power LED on the front panel will turn ON

You are ready to configure your freeGuard Slim 300

applicance. There are two options:

Option 1: Connecting the serial cable for

text-based configuration

Option 2: Connecting the cables for web-based

setup

The freeGuard Slim 300 appliance is a com-

pact, low power device that delivers high

performance security and networking

traffic management capabilities to seam

lessly enhance existing network infrastruc

tures.

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freeGuard Slim 300

(FSL300M)

Figure 1

The freeGuard Slim 300 back panel is shown in figure 2.

Figure 2

The freeGuard Slim 300 reset button is shown in figure

Reset button

Figure 3

Cable clamp mounting hole

Fan Power receptable

Online LED Status LED

Power LED

Alarm indicator

ETH0 SFP port

ETH1 SFP port

ETH2 MGMT

SFP and RJ45 port

Serial port

(38,400, 8, No, 1, None)

Quick Install Guide

freeGuard

Slim 300

freedom to succeed

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

300 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:

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D. CONFIGURATIONS (Continued):

Changing the Default ETH2 MGMT to Use a Fiber

Optics Interface

You can use the following command:

set interface eth2 link-type fiber

Setting the time on your appliance

The default setting for the freeGuard Slim 300 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

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 manage

ment 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. You can use ETH2 MGMT as a management

port, either SFP or RJ45 port.

Figure 4 displays the eth1 interface connected to an

Internet router using a fiber optic cable, while the eth0

interface is connected to a switch on your local area

network (LAN) using another fiber optic cable

Figure 4

D. CONFIGURATIONS:

Initial Configuration of the Appliance

The default configuration for ETH2 MGMT is RJ45 port, based

on your deployment scenario, additional configuration may be

required.

To Verify the Default Configuration

You can use the follow command to verify the default

configuration:

cli->get config

set interface eth2 ip 192.168.1.1/24

set interface eth2 manage http

Freedom9 freeGuard Slim 300 Quick Install Manual

Brand: Freedom9

Model: freeGuard Slim 300

Category: Networking

Type: Quick Install Manual

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