Reset FireboxV to Factory-Default Settings

If you want to run the Web Setup Wizard again for a FireboxV virtual machine, you can use the Fireware Command Line Interface (CLI) to reset the virtual machine to factory default settings.

Connect to the Fireware CLI on Hyper-V

You can manage your FireboxV virtual machine with the Fireware CLI when you connect to the virtual machine in Hyper-V Manager or you can connect through a serial port. To use the CLI through a serial port, you must allocate a serial port to the virtual machine. You can use a physical serial port or connect over a network.

To connect to the CLI in the Hyper-V Manager:

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Virtual Machines pane, right-click the FireboxV virtual machine.
  2. Select Connect.
  3. Log in with the admin or status account credentials.

Connect to the Fireware CLI on ESXi

You can manage your FireboxV virtual machine with the Fireware CLI from the console in the vSphere Client, or you can connect through a serial port. To use the CLI through a serial port, you must allocate a serial port to the virtual machine. You can use a physical serial port or connect over a network.

To use the CLI in the ESXi console:

  1. In the vSphere Client Inventory tree, select the FireboxV virtual device.
  2. In the right pane, select the Summary tab.
  3. Click Launch Web Console.
  4. Log in with the admin or status account credentials.

Use the CLI to Reset the Firebox to Factory-Default Settings

To reset the FireboxV virtual machine to factory-default settings:

  1. Log in to the CLI with the admin account.
  2. Run the command restore factory-default.

For information about how to use the CLI to manage Fireware, go to the Command Line Interface Reference on the Product Documentation page at https://www.watchguard.com/help/documentation/.