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    ZyW ALL IDP 10 Intrusion Detection an d Prevention Appliance Quick Start Guide Version 1.00 July 2 004[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 2 T able of Contents 1 Introduction to Intrusions ................................................................................................... .. 4 2 Introducing the Zy WALL IDP 10 ........................................................................................... 5 3 Applicati on Exam ples............[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 3 Figure 13 W iza rd–T ime Setting .................................................................................................. ............ 16 Figure 14 W izard – Stealth Setting.............................................................................................. ............. 17 Figure 15 W izard[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 4 1 Introduction to Intrusions Refer to the following figure for th e introduction. Figure 1 Intrusions Figure 1 represents a typ ical business network co nsisting of an employee LAN, a DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) containing the company web, FTP, mail etc. se rvers, a firewall and/or NA T router connected to a broadband[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 5 Network-base d intrusions hav e the goal of bringi ng d own a network or netwo rks by attacking computer(s), switch(es), router(s ) or modem (s) (see 1 , 2, 3 an d 4 in Figure 1 ). If the LAN and/or DM Z switch is compromised (see 2 in Figure 1 ), th en those networks are compromised. If the firewall/router is atta[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 6 Figure 2 Installation Example 4 Hardware Connections This section describes the front and rear panels of the ZyWALL IDP. 4.1 Front Panel The front pa nel contains po rts and LEDs.[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 7 Figure 3 Front Panel Connections Table 1 Front Panel Ports LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN 10/100 Connect a firewall, switch or cabl e/DSL modem to this por t depending on where you deploy the Z yWALL IDP (see Figure 2 ). LAN 10/100 Use a crossover Ethernet cable to con nect a computer to this port or use a straight- through[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 8 Table 1 Front Panel Ports LABEL DESCRIPTION CONSOLE Use this port if you want to conf igure the ZyWALL IDP using the comman d-line interface. See your User’s Guide for details on commands. Connect the 9-pin male end o f the console cable to the console port of the ZyWALL IDP and the other end to a serial port (C [...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 9 Table 2 Rear Panel Power Connection LABEL DESCRIPTION W ARNING: Using an incorrect power adapter will damage your device! After you’ve made the connections, use the power cord to connect the power adaptor to a power source and look at the front panel LEDs. 4.3 The Front Panel LEDs Figure 5 Front Panel LEDs The PW[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 10 Table 3 Front Panel LEDs LED COLOR ST A TUS DESCRIPTION Blinking The ZyWALL IDP is sending or receiving packets on the 10Mbps WAN connection. On The ZyWALL IDP has a successful 10 0Mbps WAN connection. Amber Blinking The ZyWALL IDP is sending or receiving packets on the 100Mbps WAN connection. Off The LAN port is [...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 11 By default remote management is disabled on both the LAN a nd W AN ports. Y ou must first enable remote management on these port s via the console port or the MGMT port if you want to con figure the ZyW ALL IDP using these port s. 6 Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Use this section to set up your computer t[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 12 5. The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen opens (the General tab in Windows XP). -Click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address (choose an used on e from 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2 or from 192.168.1. 4 to 192.168.1.254), Subn et mask (255.255.255.0), and Default gateway (192.168.1.3) fi elds [...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 13 Figure 7 Web Site Address 2. The default pa ssword (“1234”) i s already in the pass word field (in n on-readable form at). Click Login to proceed to a screen asking you to change y our password. Cl ick Reset to revert to the default passw ord in the passw ord field. Figure 8 Login 3. It is highly recommended y[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 14 4. You should now see the web configur ator HOME screen. Figure 10 Home Screen  Click Quick Setup to begin a wi zard to help you configure your Zy WALL IDP for t he first time.  Click a link und er SYSTEM in the navigation panel t o configure ge neral ZyWALL IDP features.  Click IDP in the navigation pane[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 15  Click LOGOUT when you have fi nished a ZyWALL IDP managem ent session. The ZyW ALL IDP automatically logs you out if a management session ( web or console) is lef t idle for five minutes. If this happens, you will have to log back in. 7 ZyWALL IDP Quick Setup Wizard 1. Click Quick Set up in the HOME s creen of[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 16 Figure 12 Wizard– Net work Setting Enter the ZyWALL IDP IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address and DNS server IP address in these fields. The gateway and DNS entries relate to the e-mail, syslog and SNMP functions of the ZyWALL IDP. The DNS server maps a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice [...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 17 4. Enable/disable the stealth fun ction on either or both the LAN and WA N ports. The MGMT port has no st ealth functio n. Stealth enabled on a port m eans that the ZyWALL I DP drops all incoming packets destine d for the ZyWALL IDP recei ved on that port with no response to the sender. When you enable S tealth on[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 18 Figure 15 Wizard– State Setting Inline means the ZyWALL IDP will both identify suspicious or malicious packets and perform the action dictated by the rule for that type of intrusion (block, log, drop, send an alarm). Monitor means the ZyWALL IDP will function as a traditional IDS (Intrusion Detection System) by [...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 19 7. The final wizard screen s hows which settings ha ve been saved successfully to the ZyWAL L IDP. Figure 17 Wizard Result Check the Result screen and click Close to return to the Home screen. Fields incorrectly configured display “Error”. You need to reconfigure those fields before deploying the ZyWALL IDP.[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 20 8 Troubleshooting Table 4 Troubleshooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION None of the LEDs turn on when you turn on the ZyWALL IDP. Make sure that you have the included p ower adaptor connected to the ZyWALL IDP and connected to an appropriat e power source. Using an incorrect power adaptor will damage your device! Chec[...]

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    ZyWALL IDP 10 Quick Start Guide 21 PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Forgot My Password If you forgot your conso le and web configurator password, then yo u will have to enter debug mode to reset the ZyWALL ID P to the factory defaults. See your User’s Guide for details.[...]