Global Technology Associates GBWA200501-01

2 – Installation 13

GNAT Box System Software Licensing Agreement

Selecting a GB-Ware Runtime

The GNAT Box System Software Runtime Installer screen will appear. If

you are upgrading, verify that your conﬁguration has been backed up to

another location. Any information currently on the disk will be over-written

during the installation.

Select the desired GB-Ware runtime (executable) version from the list of

products in step 2. Use the

SPACE BAR

to cycle through available options,

or use the

key to display a list of runtimes and the arrow keys to move

through the list. Once you have selected the desired option, use the

TAB

key

to move to the

selection and press the

SPACE BAR

to begin the installa-

tion.

The default selection is the GB-Ware SIO runtime (the “serial interface

only” console version). Your selections will also include the GB-Ware video

console runtime, the BootManager SIO (which allows the user to change

console output from video to serial during boot), and BootManager video,

which allows the user to change console output from serial to video during

boot.

Note

If you want to manage the ﬁrewall remotely using either GBAdmin

or the web user interface instead of a console, don’t worry. Both

runtimes will provide this functionality, so you may choose either the

serial or video runtime. Because some advanced ﬁrewall functionality

is not conﬁgurable in the serial and video console interfaces, it’s

best to use them as a failsafe when network connectivity is down,

or for initial network interface conﬁguration.

Note

The video version of the GB-Ware runtime does not have factory

default network settings, and hence does not initially allow any

network or serial connections. If you chose to install the video version

of the GB-Ware runtime, you will need to run the Setup Wizard to

enter basic network information before you can use your ﬁrewall.