Configure general settings in a web browser

The settings include keyboard layout, timezone, and other optional settings.

Steps

  1. On the Welcome screen, select Start.
  2. Select I agree to the terms and conditions, then select Next.
  3. Enter and confirm a password for the root user account, then select Next.
  4. Select the configuration method, then select Next.
    • If you have a .cfg configuration file, select Import.
    • If you want to enter the settings manually, select Manual.
  5. If you selected Import, import the .cfg configuration file.
    1. Select Select File, browse for the .cfg configuration file, then select the file.
    2. Select Import Configuration.
    3. After the file has been imported, select Next.
  6. If you selected Manual as the configuration method, select the role for the NGFW Engine, then select Next.
  7. On the Basic Information screen, enter the required information, then select Next.
    Note: If you imported a configuration file, some of the information might be filled in automatically.
    1. Enter the host name for the appliance.
    2. Select the time zone to use on the appliance.
      The time zone setting affects only the way the time is displayed on the engine command line. The actual operation always uses UTC time. The engine’s clock is automatically synchronized with the Management Server’s clock.
    3. Select the keyboard layout to use when working on the command line of the engine.
      The keyboard layout setting only applies to hardware that you connect to using a directly connected keyboard and monitor. This setting has no effect if you connect to the appliance through the serial console port or over the network using SSH.
    4. To allow connections to the engine using SSH, select Enable SSH Access.
      Note: Unless you have a specific reason to enable SSH access to the engine command line, we recommend leaving it disabled.