WatchGuard Dimension

A.- Install the Dimension Virtual Machine

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Open VMware vSphere Client and connect to your ESXi host.

Select File > Deploy OVF template.

Browse to the location of the watchguard-dimension_1_3.ova file you downloaded from the
WatchGuard Portal. Click Next.

On the OVF Template Details page, click Next.

Click Accept to accept the End User License Agreement. Click Next.

In the Name text box, type a descriptive name for your Dimension VM. Click Next.

Select an option for disk provisioning. Click Next.

You can select any of the options to provision your disk, but WatchGuard recommends that you
select Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed. This is the default option, provides more predictable
performance, and enables the VM to increase the disk size as necessary.

On the Network Mapping page, select the destination network for the virtual machine.
Make sure you select a network with a DHCP server.

Click Next.
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Verify your settings and click Finish.

Your new Dimension VM appears in the vSphere Client.

Step 2 Run the Dimension Setup Wizard

After you install and start the WatchGuard Dimension VM, connect to Dimension and run the WatchGuard
Dimension Setup Wizard to configure the initial settings for Dimension.
Before you start the wizard, make sure you have this information for your Dimension system, which you will
add as you run the Setup Wizard:

Host name

IPv4 address and settings for the Eth0 interface

Administrator passphrase

Log Server Encryption Key

To start the wizard:

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Open a web browser and type https://<IP address of Dimension>.

The WatchGuard Dimension login page appears.

In the User Name text box, type admin.

In the Passphrase text box, type readwrite.

Click Log In.

The WatchGuard Dimension Setup Wizard appears.

After you start the Setup Wizard, make sure you do not power off your Dimension system before the wizard
completes.
Step 3 Configure Devices to Send Log Messages to Dimension
To configure your Firebox or XTM devices to send log messages to the WatchGuard Dimension Log Server:
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Connect to your Firebox or XTM device with Policy Manager or Fireware XTM Web UI.

In Policy Manager, select Setup > Logging.

In the Web UI, select System > Logging.
The logging settings appear.

Add the IP address for this instance of Dimension, and the Log Server Encryption Key you
specified in the Setup Wizard, to the WatchGuard Log Server list.

Make sure the Dimension IP address is the first address in the list.

For more information about how to configure your devices to send log messages to Dimension, see:

Fireware XTM Web UI Send Log Messages to a WatchGuard Log Server

Policy Manager Define Where the XTM Device Sends Log Messages, Add a Log Server, and Set
Log Server Priority

Step 4 Enable Logging in Policies

After you configure your Firebox or XTM device to send log messages to Dimension, you must enable logging
in your policies to generate log messages from your Firebox or XTM device.
In Fireware XTM Web UI:
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Add or edit a policy.

On the Settings tab, select the Send log messages check box.

Click Save.

For more information, see Configure Logging and Notification for a Policy.
In Policy Manager:
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Add or edit a policy.

Select the Properties tab.

Click Logging.

Select the Send log messages check box.

Save the configuration file to the device.

For more information, see Configure Logging and Notification for a Policy.
Step 5 Configure WatchGuard Servers to Send Log Messages to Dimension
You must independently configure each WatchGuard server to send log messages to the Dimension Log
Server.
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Open WatchGuard Server Center on the computer where you installed the WatchGuard server.

From the Servers tree, select the server.

Select the Logging tab.

Select the Send log messages to WatchGuard Log Server(s) check box.

Add the IP address for this instance of Dimension, and the Log Server Encryption Key you
specified in the Setup Wizard, to the WatchGuard Log Server list.

Make sure the Dimension IP address is the first address in the list.

For more information, see Configure Logging Settings for Your WatchGuard Servers.
Step 6 View Log Messages in Dimension
After you have installed Dimension and enabled your Firebox or XTM devices and WatchGuard servers to
send log messages to the Dimension Log Server, you can view the log messages in Dimension. You can also
view the reports that Dimension automatically generates from the log messages, or schedule reports to send
as a PDF to a specific location.