Initial Configuration
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Contacting the Management Server
The Prepare for Management Contact window opens. If the initial
configuration was imported, most of this information is filled in.
This task has two parts. First, you activate an initial configuration on the
firewall.
• The initial configuration contains the information that the engine
needs to connect to the Management Server for the first time.
• The initial configuration is replaced with a working configuration when
you install a Firewall Policy from the Management Server on this
engine using the Management Client.
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To activate the initial configuration
The initial configuration contains a simple firewall policy that allows only
administration-related connections and blocks everything else.
In the second part of the configuration, you define the information
needed for establishing a trust relationship between the engine and the
Management Server.
If you do not have a one-time password for this firewall, see the
Firewall/
VPN Installation Guide
for instructions on how to save an initial
configuration.
1. Highlight
Switch
Firewall Node to
Initial Configuration
and press spacebar to
activate.
2. Fill in according to your environment. The information must match to
what you defined for the Firewall element (Primary Control IP Address). If
the engine and the Management Server are on the same network, you
can leave the
Gateway to management
field empty.
