Essentials Exam Questions and Answers

QUESTION: 6

Which items are included in a Firebox backup image? (Select four.)

Support snapshot
Fireware OS
Configuration file
Log file
Feature keys
Certificates

Answer(s): B,C,E,F

Explanation:

A Firebox backup image is a saved copy of the working image from the Firebox flash disk. The backup image includes the Firebox appliance software, configuration file, licenses, and certificates.
When you purchase an option for your Firebox, you add a new feature key to your configuration file.

Reference:

Fireware Basics, Courseware: WatchGuard System Manager 10, pages 14, 57

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QUESTION: 7

Only 50 clients on the trusted network of your Firebox can connect to the Internet at the same time. What could cause this?

TheLiveSecurity feature key is expired.
The device feature key allows a maximum of 50 client connections.
The DHCP address pool on the trusted interface has only 50 IP addresses.
The Outgoing policy allows a maximum of 50 client connections.

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 8

The IP address for the trusted interface on your Firebox is 10.0.40.1/24, but you want to change the IP address for this interface. How can you avoid a network outage for clients on the trusted network when you change the interface IP address to 10.0.50.1/24?

Create a 1-to-1 NAT rule for traffic from the 10.0.40.0/24 subnet to addresses on the 10.0.50.0/24 subnet.
Add 10.0.40.1/24 as a secondary IP address for the interface.
Add IP addresses on the 10.0.40.0/24 subnet to the DHCP Server IP address pool for this interface.
Add a route to 10.0.40.0/24 with the gateway 10.0.50.1.

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 9

In the network configuration in this image, which aliases is Eth2 a member of? (Select three.)

Any-optional
Any-External
Optional-1
Any
Any-Trusted

Answer(s): A,C,D

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QUESTION: 10

Clients on the trusted network need to connect to a server behind a router on the optional network. Based on this image, what static route must be added to the Firebox for traffic from clients on the trusted network to reach a server at 10.0.20.100?

Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.1
Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.254
Route to 10.0.20.0, Gateway 10.0.2.254
Route to 10.0.10.0/24, Gateway 10.0.10.1

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

We must add a trusted static route to the 10.0.20.0/24 network through the 10.0.2.254 gateway.

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