3Com 3CR990 Administration Manual

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2 Installing and Initially Configuring EFW26If you select the host name, when converted by the Policy Server machine to an IPaddress, it must be resolvable by all machines that host embedded firewalls in thisEFW domain. If there is only one IP address offered on this screen, this address is theconverted host name. To test whether a computer to host an EFW NIC can resolvethis IP address, you must obtain a response from the Policy Server host computerwhen you ping this IP address from the NIC host. If there is more than one IP addresslisted as a choice, it is not suggested to use the host name. Instead, select an IPaddress using the guidelines noted above.3 Select one of the following options: Join an existing domain—This option adds the Policy Server to an existing domain.Select this option if you have existing Policy Servers, and you want to allow this PolicyServer to be a backup server for an existing server (or vice versa). You may also selectthis option if you have existing Policy Servers, and you want to be able to view data(for example, EFW devices, policies, audit) in a single display for all of your servers.However, you cannot join an existing EFW domain that already has three PolicyServers assigned to it without first removing one of the other Policy Servers.In the Policy Server Host field, enter the DNS name or IP address of an existingPolicy Server in the domain that the new Policy Server is joining. If your PolicyServers are on two different networks, you must enter a name for the existingPolicy Server that is resolvable on the foreign network (such as it’s fully qualifiedDNS name or IP address). In the Administrator Login field, enter an EFW login nameand password in the appropriate fields. Creating a new EFW domain—This option creates a new domain for the PolicyServer you are creating. If this installation is your first Policy Server installation, youmust select this option because there are not any existing EFW domains.In the Domain Name field, enter a name for the new domain. The domain namecan be any name you choose. It is used only for reference to differentiate EFWdomains. Its value appears under the Main -> Domain Settings menu option.4 Click OK. A Policy Server Startup window appears as described in step 4 under“Starting and Stopping System Components” on page 24.Starting and Logging in to the Management ConsoleTo start the Management Console, follow the steps below.1 Select one of the following options. (The option you choose depends on how youinstalled the console and the platform on which you installed.) To start the Management Console, from the Windows Start menu, select Programs-> 3Com Embedded Firewall Management -> 3Com Embedded FirewallManagement Console. The 3Com Embedded Firewall Login window appears. To start the MMC Management Console, from the Windows Start menu, selectPrograms -> 3Com Embedded Firewall Management ->3 Com MMC EmbeddedFirewall Management Console. The 3Com Embedded Firewall MMC ManagementConsole window appears. Double-click the Embedded Firewall ManagementConsole option. The 3Com Embedded Firewall Login window appears.NOTE: If your Management Console is installed on the same machine as yourPolicy Server, you must have Windows administrative privileges to use the console.