Module 2: Configuring Initial Firewall Settings

 

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Lab 2: Configuring Initial Firewall Settings................................................................................. 24

Lab Objectives........................................................................................................................... 24

High-Level Lab Steps................................................................................................................ 25

Connect to Your Student Firewall ..........................................................................................25

Apply a Baseline configuration to the Firewall......................................................................25

Configure the DNS and NTP Servers.....................................................................................25

Configure General Settings ....................................................................................................25

Modify Management Interface ...............................................................................................25

Commit the configuration.......................................................................................................25

Check for New PAN-OS Software.........................................................................................25

Detailed Lab Steps .................................................................................................................... 26

Connect to Your Student Firewall ..........................................................................................26

Apply a Baseline configuration to the Firewall......................................................................26

Configure the DNS and NTP Servers.....................................................................................29

Configure General Settings ....................................................................................................30

Modify Management Interface ...............................................................................................31

Check for New PAN-OS Software.........................................................................................33

Commit the configuration.......................................................................................................3

How to Use This Lab Guide

The Lab Guide contains exercises that correspond to modules in the Student Guide. Each lab

exercise consists of step-by-step, task-based labs. The final lab is based on a scenario that you will interpret and use to configure a comprehensive firewall solution.

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Lab 2: Configuring Initial Firewall Settings

 

Your organization has just received a new Palo Alto Networks firewall, and you have been

address and configure basic settings to provide the firewall with network access.

Lab Objectives

• Connect to the firewall web interface
• Load a starting lab configuration
• Set DNS servers for the firewall
• Set NTP servers for the firewall
• Configure a login banner for the firewall
• Set Latitude and Longitude for the firewall
• Configure permitted IP addresses for firewall management

High-Level Lab Steps

Use the information in the sections below to complete the objectives for this lab. We suggest that

you use this section only if you have extensive experience working with Palo Alto Networks

firewalls.

If you need more detailed guidance for the objectives, use the Detailed-Lab Steps section.

Connect to your student Firewall

• Use the configuration browser to connect to the firewall web interface

Apply a Baseline configuration to the Firewall

• Load and commit the configuration file -edu-210-11/1a-02.xml - to the Firewall

Set the Primary DNS Server to and the Secondary DNS Server to

Set the Primary NTP Server to and the Secondary NTP Server to

Set the Domain to

Create a Login Banner that says

Set the Latitude and Longitude to reflect the firewall's geographical location in

Verify that the default gateway for the firewall management interface is set to

Allow access to the management interface only from the network

Commit the changes to the firewall before proceeding

Check for new PAN-OS software (but do not upgrade the firewall)

Use this section if you prefer detailed guidance to complete the objectives for this lab. We

strongly recommend that you use this section if you do not have extensive experience working

with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.

1. Launch the configuration browser and connect to .

2. Log in to the Palo Alto Networks firewall using the following credentials:

Parameter Value

Username

Password

To start this lab exercise, you will load a preconfigured firewall configuration file.

3. In the Palo Alto Networks firewall web interface, select Device > Setup > Operations.

4. Click Load named configuration snapshot:

5. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Name field and select edu-210-11.1a-02.xm