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OPTION 

    A    VIRTUAL WIRE DEPLOYMENT

The default configuration of the PA-200 device is a virtual wire between ports 1 and 
2, which enforces security policies. No configuration is required for this basic setting. 
Proceed to “Performing the Final Setup.”

 OPTION

     B    LAYER 2 DEPLOYMENT

CONFIGURING THE INTERFACES

 Click 

Network > Interfaces

.

 Click 

ethernet1/1

, choose 

Layer2

 from the drop-down menu, and then click 

OK

.  

 Click 

ethernet1/2

, choose 

Layer2

 from the drop-down menu, and then click 

OK

.  

CONFIGURING THE SECURITY ZONES

 Click 

Network > Zones

 and then click 

trust

. Choose 

Layer2

 from the 

Type

 drop-down box.

 

Check the check box for 

ethernet1/2

 and then click 

OK

.

 Click 

untrust

. Choose 

Layer2

 from the 

Type

 drop-down box.

 

Check the check box for 

ethernet1/1

 and then click 

OK

.

CONFIGURING THE VLANS

 Click 

Network > VLANs

 and then click 

New

. Type the name of the VLAN in the 

Dot1q 

VLAN Name

 field.

 

Check the check boxes for the 

ethernet1/1

 and 

ethernet1/2

 in the 

Interfaces

 list, and 

then click 

OK

.

 Click 

Commit

 and then proceed to “Performing the Final Setup.”

 OPTION

     C    LAYER 3 DEPLOYMENT

CONFIGURING THE INTERFACES

 

Obtain two IP addresses for ports 1 and 2 on the PA-200 device from your network 
administrator.

 

Click 

Network > Interfaces

.

 Click 

ethernet1/1

 and choose 

L3

 from the drop-down menu.

 

Enter the IP address and subnet mask (for example, 10.1.1.1/24) for port 1 in the 

IP 

Address

 and 

Subnet Mask

 field.

 Click 

Add

 and then click 

OK

 Click 

ethernet1/2

 and choose 

L3

 from the drop-down menu.

 

Type the IP address and subnet mask (for example, 10.1.2.1/24) for port 2 in the  

IP Address

 and 

Subnet Mask

 field.

 Click 

Add

 and then click 

OK

CONFIGURING THE SECURITY ZONES

 

Click 

Network > Zones

 and then click 

trust

 

 Choose 

Layer3

 from the 

Type

 drop-down box.

 

Check the check box for 

ethernet1/2

 and then click 

OK

.

 

Click 

untrust

 

 Choose 

Layer3

 from the 

Type

 drop-down box.

 

Check the check box for 

ethernet1/1

 and then click 

OK

.

CONFIGURING THE VIRTUAL ROUTERS

 

Click 

Network > Virtual Routers

 and then click 

New

 

Type the name of the virtual router in the 

Virtual Router

 field.

 

Check the check boxes for the 

ethernet1/1

 and 

ethernet1/2

 in the 

Interfaces

 list.

 

Enter network definition in the 

IP Address/Mask

 field and the gateway IP in the 

Next Hop

 IP field to configure the static route, and click 

Add

.

 

Add more static routes as necessary, and click 

OK

 when finished.

 

Click 

Commit

 and then proceed to the next section.

Choosing a Deployment Option

  OPTION A: Virtual Wire deployment

 —Choose this option to transparently place the 

  PA-200 device between two ports where no routing, switching, or NAT is required.

  OPTION B: Layer 2 deployment

 — Choose this option to deploy the PA-200 device in 

a Layer 2 environment where switching is required.

  OPTION C: Layer 3 deployment

 — Choose this option to deploy the PA-200 device in 

a Layer 3 environment where routing and NAT are required.

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