Log in, using the default username and password admin / admin. You can safely ignore the error message at this time, which then takes you to the login screen: This is because the certificate used by the web interface is a self-signed certificate your browser does not trust. When making your first connection to the web interface, your browser may display an error message. Now you need to reconnect to the new IP address-please skip to step 1.3. 55%.60%75%.99%.100%Īt this point, you'll lose SSH and SSL access to the device, as the IP address was changed and the management service restarted to adopt these changes.
Use the commit command to apply the new settings to the commit Please change your password prior to configureĮntering configuration set deviceconfig system ip-address 10.0.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 default-gateway 10.0.0.1 dns-setting servers primary 4.2.2.2 Warning: Your device is still configured with the default admin account credentials. Using keyboard-interactive authentication. From here, we'll start setting up the proper IP address and subnet for the device, and the default gateway and DNS settings, so the unit can collect updates later. The default username and password are admin / admin, so we'll go ahead and log in to reveal the CLI. and the Graphical User Interface (GUI) in step 1.2. We'll highlight the console and SSH in step 1.1. Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode: Īfter the device is booted, a login prompt is displayed in the console connection and SSH or SSL connections can be made to 192.168.1.1.
Setting hostname 200: Checking filesystems: If you use PuTTY, it should come with the appropriate configuration if connection type is set to Serial.Īfter preparing the cables and the workstation, plug the unit into an electrical outlet and watch the firewall boot up.
We'll be taking a look at how to connect to the firewall for the first time, how to set up licenses so you can download new software and content, and how to prepare your first security policy.
Where do you go from here? Our first installment in the new "Get Started" series guides you through the very first stages of preparing your firewall for operation. After unboxing your brand new firewall, or after a factory reset, the device is in a blank state with nothing but the minimum configuration and a software image that's installed in the factory.