Configuring Firebox authentication
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Configuring Firebox authentication
You can use the WatchGuard Firebox System to define users and groups for
authentication. Enter Firebox User information using Policy Manager.
Firebox Users are intended for remote user virtual private networking (VPN).
WatchGuard automatically adds two Firebox user groups to the basic configuration
file:
•
ipsec_users
– Add the names of authorized users of remote user VPN with
IPSec (Mobile User).
•
pptp_users
– Add the names of authorized users of remote user VPN with
PPTP.
For more information, see “Adding remote access users” on page 134.
From Policy Manager:
1
Select
Setup => Authentication
.
The Member Access and Authentication Setup dialog box appears.
2
Under
Authentication Enabled Via
, click the
Firebox
option.
3
Click the
Firebox Users
tab.
4
To add a new group, click the
Add
button beneath the
Groups
list.
The Add Firebox Group dialog box appears.
5
Type the name of the group. Click
OK
.
6
To add a new user, click the
Add
button beneath the
Users
list.
The Setup Firebox User dialog box appears.
7
Enter the username and password.
8
To add the user to a group, select the group name in the
Not Member Of
list.
Click the left-pointing arrow to move the name to the
Member Of
list.
9
When you finish adding the user to groups, click
Add
.
The user is added to the User list. The Setup Remote User dialog box remains open and cleared
for entry of another user.
10 To close the
Setup Remote User
dialog box, click
Close
.
The Firebox Users tab appears with a list of the newly configured users.
11 When you finish adding users and groups, click
OK
.
The users and groups can now be used to configure services and authentication.
Configuring Windows NT Server authentication
Windows NT Server authentication is based on Windows NT Server Users and
Groups. It uses the Users and Groups database already in place on your Windows NT
network. Only end users are allowed to authenticate; the default Windows NT
groups Administrators and Replicators will not authenticate using this feature. From
Policy Manager:
1
Select
Setup => Authentication
.
The Member Access and Authentication Setup dialog box appears.
Summary of Contents for Firebox FireboxTM System 4.6
Page 1: ...WatchGuard Firebox System User Guide Firebox System 4 6 ...
Page 16: ...6 ...
Page 20: ...LiveSecurity broadcasts 10 ...
Page 44: ...LiveSecurity Event Processor 34 ...
Page 52: ...Defining a Firebox as a DHCP server 42 ...
Page 68: ...Service precedence 58 ...
Page 78: ...Configuring a service for incoming static NAT 68 ...
Page 92: ...Establishing an OOB connection 82 ...
Page 94: ...84 ...
Page 112: ...HostWatch 102 ...
Page 118: ...Working with log files 108 ...
Page 130: ...120 ...
Page 158: ...Configuring debugging options 148 ...
