Initializing Palo Alto Firewall
Initializing Palo Alto Firewall
Ahmet Numan Aytemiz , 10 February 2021
- Use case and network diagram
- Initial Configuration
- Graphical User Interface
- Management Settings
- Configuration Management
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-0/pan-os-admin.html (choose version)
####Accessing Firewall
From Web or SSH:
- Default Ip Address : 192.168.1.1
- SSH or HTTPS
From Console:
- 9600 Data Rate
- 8 Data Bits
- Parity: none
- Stop bits: 1
- Flow Control : None
Console via virtualization software
####Boot Firewall VM
####Login with admin/admin username password
First Config
Configure Management IP Address And Mgmt Route
admin@PA-VM> configure
admin@PA-VM# set deviceconfig system type static
admin@PA-VM# set deviceconfig system ip-address 10.1.10.253 netmask 255.255.255.0 default-gateway 10.1.10.2
admin@PA-VM# commit
####Configuration Changes
| running-config.xml | Candidate Configuration | Commit |
|---|---|---|
| The Configuration file firewall is using | File used to stage all changes before applying them | copies candidate config to running config and saves a copy |