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When the process is finished, a window 
appears, prompting you to start Vcontroller.

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE: You must activate your LiveSecurity Ser-
vice to enable VPN 3DES encryption or receive 
WatchGuard Support. To activate your LiveSecu-
rity Service, go to 
http:\\www.watchguard.com\activate
For more information on activating the LiveSecu-
rity Service, see the 

Firebox Vclass User Guide

.

The next procedure in the installation process is 
cabling the appliance to the Management Station.  
Refer to the 

Firebox Vclass Hardware Guide

 to 

ensure that you have receive all of the necessary 
cables.

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Remove the Firebox Vclass appliance from its 
packaging.

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Place the appliance on any stable flat surface 
near the Management Station.

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Connect the appliance through interface O 
(Private) to the Management Station using 
the red crossover Ethernet cable (or corre-
sponding optical cable depending upon the 
Firebox model).

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Connect the appliance to a nearby power 
source using the power cord. If connecting the 
appliance to a UPS device, be sure to use the 
WatchGuard-supplied cable to connect the 
two devices through their respective RS-232 
ports. 

Use WatchGuard Vcontroller to discover a new 
factory default Firebox Vclass security appliance 
on your network and assign the new unit a perma-
nent, static IP address. The Firebox should be con-
nected to the same LAN segment or subnet as your 
Management Workstation through the Private 
interface.

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Launch Vcontroller.
The Vcontroller and Login dialog boxes 
appear.

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Click the binoculars icon to the right of the 

Server/IP Name

Server/IP Name

Server/IP Name

Server/IP Name drop list.

 

The WatchGuard 

Security Appliance Discovery dialog box 
appears.

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Click Find

Find

Find

Find to start the process.

If the Management Station has more than one 
NIC, you 

must

 select the IP address of the 

appropriate card from the drop list before pro-
ceeding.
A status dialog box appears and remains open 
until the discovery process is complete. See 
the 

Firebox Vclass User Guide

 to trobleshoot 

a failed discovery.
The Device Found dialog box appears.

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From the Devices Found field, select the appli-
ance you want to configure.
You need to define a temporary IP address for 
the Private interface (Router Mode), or a Sys-
tem IP (Transparent Mode). This temporary 
IP address is used in the initial configuration.

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Click the Set Interface IP

Set Interface IP

Set Interface IP

Set Interface IP button.

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Select the System Mode for the Appliance byt 
clicking 

Router Mode

 or 

Transparent Mode

.

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(Router Mode)

 In the    

Interface 0 IP 

and  

Interface 0 Mask

 fields, type an unused IP 

address and the subnet mask on for this IP 
address. 

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(Transparent Mode)

 In the System IP and 

System Mask fields, type an unused IP 
address and the subnet mask for the appli-
ance.

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Click Update

Update

Update

Update.

If more than one appliance is listed in this 
window, you can set an IP address for each 
appliance at this time, prior to clicking Apply 
All.

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10

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10 If there are no more appliances to be set, click 

Apply All

Apply All

Apply All

Apply All. 
A confirmation window appears.

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Cabling the Firebox Vclass

Cabling the Firebox Vclass

Cabling the Firebox Vclass

Cabling the Firebox Vclass

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Using Appliance Discovery

Using Appliance Discovery

Using Appliance Discovery

Using Appliance Discovery

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