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Sophos Firewall Manager

RickyPetite

I decided to give Firewall Manager a try as I had an unused appliance that I thought would work fine.  It has 1 NIC.  During setup, I cannot activate the device (probably because the default IP address is not the same subnet as my network)...no big deal.  I am unable, however, to change the basic settings to the correct IP and Subnet.  I noticed that the changes I was attempting are for the WAN port.  Does the device need 2 NIC's (WAN and LAN)?  Does it go in front of my XG firewall (between the cable modem and my FW) or can it live as a LAN only device on my internal network?  Thx

RB



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  • 0 in reply to rfcat_vk

    I figured it out.  I installed a spare Intel PCI express NIC and installed the software again.  Once again, I was unable to enter a password into the Firmware loading screen (black image above).  This time, though, I plugged the Ethernet cable directly from my computer into the newly installed NIC (as opposed to the onboard Ethernet port).  I was now able to save "Basic Settings" to conform to my local network.  I then plugged the SFWM device into my local network, was able to access it, finish configuration and register the software.  Finally, I removed the newly installed NIC and plugged back into the onboard Ethernet jack, restarted the unit and it works!  Interesting (and annoying) that a unit that only requires 1 Ethernet port requires a standalone NIC for setup and configuration.  Thx again for your feedback. 

    Rick

  • 0 in reply to RickyPetite

    Hi Rick,

    I can't logon to my SFM, stuck at password screen. I will try again with the second NIC enabled and see what happens.

    Ian

  • 0 in reply to rfcat_vk

    Hi Rick,

    mine does not work, no attempts to communicate with the internet or the firewall. No strange packets in the logviewer.

    Seeing you have yours working I will kill this one.

    Ian

  • 0 in reply to RickyPetite

    I know this is an old post but if you find yourself looking to log in again on that back screen where you were not able to type the password, the issues is that it doesnt look like its typing but it is. 

    Just type in the password hit enter and you should be logged in. 

     

    I had the same experiance you did