This chapter explains how to connect your EnGarde Secure Linux machine to a network and how to use your web browser to connect to the Guardian Digital WebTool. The examples below assume that you did not change the default IP address (192.168.10.100). If you did change this during installation, use the address you changed it to in the examples below.
Before you can use EnGarde Secure Linux you must connect it to a network via either a hub/switch or an Ethernet crossover cable. Before continuing make sure you have either a hub/switch and two Ethernet straight-through patch cables or an Ethernet crossover cable available.
Connect your EnGarde Secure Linux machine to a port on the hub or switch using a straight-through Ethernet patch cable then connect your PC to the same hub or switch using a straight-through Ethernet patch cable. Configure your PC to use an IP address on the same network as your EnGarde Secure Linux machine.
When you're done you should be able to ping 192.168.10.100 from your PC.
If you do not have a hub or a switch readily available, or if you want to configure your EnGarde Secure Linux machine before you put it on your network, you may use an Ethernet crossover cable. Connect one end of the Ethernet crossover cable to your EnGarde Secure Linux machine and the other end to your PC, then configure your PC to use an IP address on the same network as your EnGarde Secure Linux machine (ie, 192.168.10.101).
When you're done you should be able to ping 192.168.10.100 from your PC.