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About the firewall quick deployment guide ····················································· 1
F5000 series ······················································································································································ 1
F1000 series ······················································································································································ 1
F100 series ························································································································································ 2
Chassis views ································································································ 2
Front panel ························································································································································· 2
Rear panel·························································································································································· 3
Mechanism of firewalls ·················································································· 3
About firewalls ···················································································································································· 3
Interfaces and security zones ···························································································································· 3
Security policy ···················································································································································· 5
Configuring basic firewall settings ·································································· 5
Obtaining the factory default settings ················································································································· 5
Application scenario-based networking ············································································································· 6
Logging in to the Web interface ························································································································· 6
Internet access in routing mode ······················································································································· 12
Internet access through a specific IP address ························································································· 12
Internet access through DHCP ················································································································ 16
Internet access through PPPoE ··············································································································· 19
Internet access in transparent mode ················································································································ 23
Configuring signature library upgrade ·············································································································· 24
Configuring automatic signature library upgrade ····················································································· 25
Triggering a signature library upgrade ····································································································· 28
Performing a manual signature library upgrade ······················································································· 32
Activating and installing a license for the first time··························································································· 32
Configuring a security policy ···························································································································· 32
Restoring the factory defaults ·························································································································· 34
Upgrading software ·········································································································································· 36
Performing maintenance and diagnostics ········································································································ 36
Advanced features ······················································································· 37
NAT ·································································································································································· 37
Remote office through IPsec ···························································································································· 38
Remote office through SSL VPN ····················································································································· 38
Hot backup ······················································································································································· 38