Endian Firewall Installation

1. Endian Firewall Software Quick Start
a What you have and what you need
With your Endian Firewall box you receive: To install Endian Firewall and protect your network you need the following:
a download link available for 2 weeks A computer with at least 1 Ethernet, CD-ROM, CPU with 400 Mhz and
an Activation Key 256 MbRAM, Hard Disk with 10 Gb
Internet Connection
a cd burner
a blank cd
b Endian Firewall Installation Procedure
1. Burn the Endian Firewall iso image and boot your computer from the CD
2. At the first Screen press “Enter” to start the installation
3. Choose your language
4. press Enter
5. insert the Activation Key
6. If you have 2 Hard Disk with the same capacity, you can set up a
RAID 1 (mirroring)
7. If you have a Serial Port, you can enable the console over serial
8. At the end of the packages installation you have to set the internal IP for your
Endian Firewall (GREEN interface) and the Net Mask
9. Now your Endian Firewall is installed.
c Web interface
1. Open your internet browser (eg. Mozilla Firefox) and go to the GREEN IP
address of your Endian Firewall that you have previously set up.
2. The system will redirect you to https://your-green-ip/10443/ and asks you for
your preferred language, your timezone. After that you will have to accept the
license agreement.
3. The system will now ask you to choose 2 passwords (admin for web interface
and root for console).

2. Endian Firewall Software Quick Start
d Choose your Internet Connection Mode
1. Now it‘s time to configure your internet access:
ADSL or ISDN (if you are using a modem)
Ethernet Static or DHCP (if your firewall is directly connected to the internet, for example to a router)
This product contains GNU GPL licensed code. | You can order a CD-ROM containing the source-code by contacting sales@endian.com.
PPPoE
You can check the “Do not automatically connect on boot” box if you don‘t want your Endian Firewall to connect to internet at startup
e Network settings
1. Every network „area“ is assigned to a colour:
GREEN local network (LAN). This is the safe area where your trusted computers are.
RED external network (WAN). Usually this is the interface connected to the internet.
BLUE wireless network. It is suggested to place the computers that use wireless
connections in this area. This kind of network is usually not as safe as a wired one.
ORANGE network for servers connected to the Internet (DMZ). It is meant for
the server machines that have to provide services on RED. This way, even if the
security of one of these servers has been compromised, the GREEN area will
remain safe.
2. Choose your configuration and assign network interfaces to every zone (select
one or more network interfaces for each zone) you want to use. Follow all the
wizard steps to configure Endian Firewall and protect your network.
f Endian Network Account
To activate your Endian Network subscription and keep your Endian Firewall always up-to-date with the latest features and security
updates follow these steps:
A. You already have an Endian Network Account
1. When the system asks you if you have an Endian Network account choose „yes” and go to the next step.
2. Now fill in the form using your data and the activation key.
B. You don‘t have an Endian Network Account
1. When the system asks you if you have an Endian Network
account choose “no” and go to next.
Your Activation Key:
2. Go to https://network.endian.it/register.php and insert
the activation key
3. Click on “Finish”
Your Endian Firewall is now ready to use!