
User Guide 149
Configuring the MUVPN Client
- At the prompt, save the .wgx file to your computer.
Give these two files to the remote user
Give the MUVPN software, and the .wgx file to the remote user. You also must give the user the shared
key you used when you enabled the Firebox User account to use MUVPN, as described in “Enabling
MUVPN for Firebox X Edge e-Series Users” on page 146. The user uses this shared key at the end of the
installation process.
Note
The shared key is highly sensitive information. For security reasons, we recommend that you do not give
the user the shared key in an e-mail. Because e-mail is not secure, an unauthorized user can get the
shared key. Give the user the shared key by telling it to the user, or by some other method that does not
allow an unauthorized person to get the shared key.
Preparing Remote Computers for MUVPN
You can install the MUVPN client only on computers that have these minimum requirements:
• A computer with a Pentium processor (or equivalent)
• Compatible operating systems and minimum RAM:
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation: 32 MB
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional: 64 MB
- Microsoft Windows XP: 64 MB
• No other IPSec VPN client software can be on the computer. Remove any other software from the
user’s computer before you try to install the WatchGuard® MUVPN software.
• We recommend that you install the most current service packs for each operating system.
• 10 MB hard disk space
• Native Microsoft TCP/IP communications protocol
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• An Internet service provider account
• A dial-up or broadband (DSL or cable modem) connection
WINS and DNS servers
To use Windows file and print sharing on an MUVPN tunnel, the remote computer must connect to the
WINS and DNS servers. These servers are on the Firebox® X Edge trusted network. To get to these serv-
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