CHAPTER 12 Connect with Out-of-Band

Management

The WatchGuard Firebox System out-of-band (OOB) management feature enables the Management Station to communicate with a Firebox by way of a modem and telephone line. OOB is useful for remotely configuring a Firebox when access via the Ethernet interfaces is unavailable.

Connecting a Firebox with OOB management

To connect to the Firebox using OOB management, you must:

Connect the Management Station to a modem – Connect a modem between the serial port on the Management Station and an analog telephone line.

Connect the Firebox modem – Connect an external or PCMCIA (also known as PC Card) modem to the Firebox. External modems must be attached to the CONSOLE port of the Firebox.

Enable the Management Station for dial-up networking connections.

Set Firebox network configuration properties.

Enabling the Management Station

For a dial-up PPP connection to work between a Management Station and a Firebox, you must configure the Management Station to use a PPP connection. In Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and Windows 2000, PPP is the default protocol used by Dial-Up Networking. There are separate procedures for configuring a PPP connection on the Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and Windows 2000 platforms.

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