WatchGuard QMS - Manual (Page 3)

Connect your WatchGuard® Quarantine Management Server
Connection and Installation
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• Install the device in a secure location.
• Connect a monitor and a keyboard (USB or PS/2) to the back of the device.
• Connect the device directly to the LAN (Local Area Network). Use the first onboard
Ethernet connector (NIC 1) at the left side of the back panel.
• Connect the power cord to the power socket on the back panel of the device.
Console Installation
• To power on your device, press the power button at the right side of the front panel.
When the device is ready, startup options appear on the monitor.
• Select F2, and then select OK.
NOTE: The F2 option is chosen by default after a few seconds.
• Select the Auto installation type. The file system is installed.
• Select OK to begin the network configuration.
• Enter the Network Settings. Use the information from your checklist in Step 2, then
select OK.
NOTE: To connect to your device with a web browser at the end of the console installation, only your LAN
information is required.
• Select a Region, Country and Time zone.
• The initial console configuration is now complete and the system console screen
appears. To continue with the installation, you must connect to the device with a web
browser.
NOTE: After the console installation is complete, this warning message appears: “Mail System is stopped”.
Before you start the mail system, you must configure the spam quarantine settings.
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Switch
Ethernet
cable
Ethernet cable
QMS 500
NIC 1