Watchguard Firebox M470 - Page 2

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Activate Your Firebox
1. Go to www.watchguard.com/activate
2. Log in to your WatchGuard account, or create a new account*.
*If you create a new account, return to www.watchguard.com/activate after you nish the
account creation process.
Connect Your Firebox and Power it On
Make sure your computer is congured to use DHCP. When you connect to the Firebox,
it will assign an IP address on the 10.0.1.0/24 network.
Connect to the Web UI
1. Go to https://10.0.1.1:8080
You can safely ignore certicate warnings, because the Firebox uses a
self-signed certicate.
2. Log in with the user name admin and the passphrase readwrite.
3. Follow the directions in the Web Setup Wizard to create a basic conguration le for a
new Firebox. Click More Information if you have questions.
4. When the Wizard completes, log in to the Web UI with the admin user account and the
Admin passphrase you set during the Wizard.
5. Install the Firebox in your network.
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