the purpose of this guide is to help users of the watchguard firebox system set up and configure a basic network security system and maintain, administer, and enhance the configuration of their network security.

    the audience for this guide represents a wide range of experience and expertise in network management and security. the end user of the watchguard firebox system is generally a network administrator for a company that can range from a small branch office to a large enterprise with multiple offices around the world.

    references to faqs, on the online support pages, are included throughout this guide. to access the faqs, you must have a current subscription to the livesecurity service.

    the following conventions are used in this guide:

    1?within procedures, visual elements of the user interface, such as buttons, menu items, dialog boxes, fields, and tabs, appear in boldface.

    2?menu items separated by arrows (=] ) are selected in sequence from subsequent menus. for example, file =] open =] configuration file means to select open from the file menu, and then configuration file from the open menu.

    3?urls and email addresses appear in sans serif font; for example, wgusers@ watchguard.com

    4?code, messages, and file names appear in monospace font; for example: .wgl and .idx files

    5?in command syntax, variables appear in italics; for example: fbidsmate import_passphrase

    6?optional command parameters appear in square brackets.