Watchguard Network Security Essentials
Actual Exam Questions and Answers
2025-2026
A. Start Firebox System Manager for the device and review the activity for the
Management Users on the Authentication List tab.
B. Connect to Report Manager or Dimension and view the Audit Trail report for
your device.
C. Open WatchGuard Server Center and review the configuration history for
managed devices.
D. Configure your device to send audit trail log messages to your WatchGuard
Log Server or Dimension Log Server.
Connect to Report Manager or Dimension and view the Audit Trail report for your
device.
Open WatchGuard Server Center and review the configuration history for managed
devices.
***Which items are included in a Firebox backup image file? (Select four.)
A. Support snapshot
B. Fireware OS
C. Configuration file
D. Log file
E. Feature keys
F. Certificates
G. Passwords
To use the Web Setup Wizard or Quick Setup Wizard to configure your Firebox or
XTM device, your computer must have an IP address on which subnet? (Select
one.)
A. 10.0.10.0/24
B. 10.0.1.0/24
C. 172.16.10.0/24
D. 192.168.1.0/24
10.0.1.0/24
Allow Incoming connections to the example.com domain only
.From the SMTP proxy action settings in this image, which of these options is
configured for incoming SMTP traffic? (Select one.)
Allow Incoming connections to the example.com domain only
Allow Outgoing connection from example.com
,Deny Incoming connections to the example.com domain only
Deny outgoing connections from example.com
Any-optional
Optional-1
Any
***In the network configuration in this image, which aliases is Eth2 a member of?
(Select three.)
A. Any-optional
B. Any-External
C. Optional-1
D. Any
E. Any-Trusted
***When your device is in a default state, to which interface do you connect your
management computer so you can use the Quick Setup Wizard or Web
SetupWizard to configure the device? (Select one.)
A. Interface 0
B. Console interface
C. Any interface
D. Interface 1
Interface 1
***In the default Firebox configuration file, which policies control management
access to the device? (Select two.)
A. WatchGuard
B. FTP
C. Ping
D. WatchGuard Web UI
E. Outgoing
WatchGuard
WatchGuard Web UI
***What is the best method to downgrade the version of Fireware OS on your
Firebox without losing all device configuration settings? (Select one.)
A. Restore a saved backup image that was created for the device before the last
Fireware OS upgrade.
B. Use the Upgrade OS feature in Fireware Web UI to install the sysa_dl file for an
order version of Fireware OS.
C. Change the OS compatibility setting in Policy Manager to downgrade the
device. Then use Policy Manager to save the configuration to the device.
D. Use the downgrade feature on Policy Manager to select a previous of Fireware
OS.
Restore a saved backup image that was created for the device before the last Fireware
OS upgrade.
***You configured four Device Administrator user accounts for your Firebox. To
see a report of which Device Management users have made changes to the
, device configuration, what must you do? (Select two.)
This question was on the exam but it had different answers.
One of the answer options was policies. I don't believe feature keys was on there.
Also users and roles were on there.
Configuration file
Certificates
Passwords
Feature key
***Only 50 clients on the trusted network of your Firebox can connect to the
Internet at the same time. What could cause this? (Select one.)
A. The Live Security feature key is expired.
B. The device feature key allows a maximum of 50 client connections.
C. The DHCP address pool on the trusted interface has only 50 IP addresses.
D. The Outgoing policy allows a maximum of 50 client connections.
The DHCP address pool on the trusted interface has only 50 IP addresses.
Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.254
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? (Select
one.)
A. Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.1
B. Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.254
C. Route to 10.0.20.0, Gateway 10.0.2.254
D. Route to 10.0.10.0/24, Gateway 10.0.10.1
***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? (Select one.)
A. 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.
B. Add 10.0.40.1/24 as a secondary IP address for the interface.
C. Add IP addresses on the 10.0.40.0/24 subnet to the DHCP Server IP address
pool for this interface.
D. Add a route to 10.0.40.0/24 with the gateway 10.0.50.1.
Add 10.0.40.1/24 as a secondary IP address for the interface.
***Which of these options are private IPv4 addresses you can assign to a trusted
interface, as described in RFC 1918, Address Allocation for Private
Internets?(Select three.)
A. 192.168.50.1/24
B. 10.50.1.1/16
Actual Exam Questions and Answers
2025-2026
A. Start Firebox System Manager for the device and review the activity for the
Management Users on the Authentication List tab.
B. Connect to Report Manager or Dimension and view the Audit Trail report for
your device.
C. Open WatchGuard Server Center and review the configuration history for
managed devices.
D. Configure your device to send audit trail log messages to your WatchGuard
Log Server or Dimension Log Server.
Connect to Report Manager or Dimension and view the Audit Trail report for your
device.
Open WatchGuard Server Center and review the configuration history for managed
devices.
***Which items are included in a Firebox backup image file? (Select four.)
A. Support snapshot
B. Fireware OS
C. Configuration file
D. Log file
E. Feature keys
F. Certificates
G. Passwords
To use the Web Setup Wizard or Quick Setup Wizard to configure your Firebox or
XTM device, your computer must have an IP address on which subnet? (Select
one.)
A. 10.0.10.0/24
B. 10.0.1.0/24
C. 172.16.10.0/24
D. 192.168.1.0/24
10.0.1.0/24
Allow Incoming connections to the example.com domain only
.From the SMTP proxy action settings in this image, which of these options is
configured for incoming SMTP traffic? (Select one.)
Allow Incoming connections to the example.com domain only
Allow Outgoing connection from example.com
,Deny Incoming connections to the example.com domain only
Deny outgoing connections from example.com
Any-optional
Optional-1
Any
***In the network configuration in this image, which aliases is Eth2 a member of?
(Select three.)
A. Any-optional
B. Any-External
C. Optional-1
D. Any
E. Any-Trusted
***When your device is in a default state, to which interface do you connect your
management computer so you can use the Quick Setup Wizard or Web
SetupWizard to configure the device? (Select one.)
A. Interface 0
B. Console interface
C. Any interface
D. Interface 1
Interface 1
***In the default Firebox configuration file, which policies control management
access to the device? (Select two.)
A. WatchGuard
B. FTP
C. Ping
D. WatchGuard Web UI
E. Outgoing
WatchGuard
WatchGuard Web UI
***What is the best method to downgrade the version of Fireware OS on your
Firebox without losing all device configuration settings? (Select one.)
A. Restore a saved backup image that was created for the device before the last
Fireware OS upgrade.
B. Use the Upgrade OS feature in Fireware Web UI to install the sysa_dl file for an
order version of Fireware OS.
C. Change the OS compatibility setting in Policy Manager to downgrade the
device. Then use Policy Manager to save the configuration to the device.
D. Use the downgrade feature on Policy Manager to select a previous of Fireware
OS.
Restore a saved backup image that was created for the device before the last Fireware
OS upgrade.
***You configured four Device Administrator user accounts for your Firebox. To
see a report of which Device Management users have made changes to the
, device configuration, what must you do? (Select two.)
This question was on the exam but it had different answers.
One of the answer options was policies. I don't believe feature keys was on there.
Also users and roles were on there.
Configuration file
Certificates
Passwords
Feature key
***Only 50 clients on the trusted network of your Firebox can connect to the
Internet at the same time. What could cause this? (Select one.)
A. The Live Security feature key is expired.
B. The device feature key allows a maximum of 50 client connections.
C. The DHCP address pool on the trusted interface has only 50 IP addresses.
D. The Outgoing policy allows a maximum of 50 client connections.
The DHCP address pool on the trusted interface has only 50 IP addresses.
Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.254
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? (Select
one.)
A. Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.1
B. Route to 10.0.20.0/24, Gateway 10.0.2.254
C. Route to 10.0.20.0, Gateway 10.0.2.254
D. Route to 10.0.10.0/24, Gateway 10.0.10.1
***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? (Select one.)
A. 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.
B. Add 10.0.40.1/24 as a secondary IP address for the interface.
C. Add IP addresses on the 10.0.40.0/24 subnet to the DHCP Server IP address
pool for this interface.
D. Add a route to 10.0.40.0/24 with the gateway 10.0.50.1.
Add 10.0.40.1/24 as a secondary IP address for the interface.
***Which of these options are private IPv4 addresses you can assign to a trusted
interface, as described in RFC 1918, Address Allocation for Private
Internets?(Select three.)
A. 192.168.50.1/24
B. 10.50.1.1/16
