Index

A

AC receptacle 16

Armed light 13, 15

B

backup area 22 backup image 22

C

cabling cross-over 20 using serial cable 9 using TCP/IP 9

certification, FCC 4 configuration file

and QuickSetup Wizard 12

Connect To Firebox dialog box 22 console port 17, 18

Control Center button 22, 23 cross-over cabling 20

D

Disarm light 13, 15

E

enhanced system area 21 Enhanced System Mode 21 Ethernet ports 17, 18

F

Factory Default button 17, 18 factory default system area

and Sys B light 14, 16 FCC certification 4 Firebox III

booting 17, 18

cabling using TCP/IP 9 front panel 13, 15 hardware connections for 8 hardware description 12 hardware requirements 7

initializing using remote provisioning 10 installation 7

introduction 1

location within network 8 physical specifications 19 ports and jacks 16, 17 read-only system area 20, 21 rear panel 16, 17

system load average 14 traffic through 14, 16 using serial cable 9

Firebox III front view Model 1000 13 Model 2500 13 Model 4500 13 Model 700 14 Firebox III rear view Model 1000 16 Model 2500 16 Model 4500 16 Model 700 17

Firebox software making backup 22 restoring backup 22

Flash Disk Management Tool 21 flash memory 21

H

hardware description 12 requirements 7

I

indicator load 14

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WatchGuard Technologies 1000, 700, 4500, 2500 manual Index

500, 700, 4500, 2500, 1000 specifications

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