WatchGuard Essentials for Locally Managed Fireboxe
Latest Update 2025/2026| Real-Based Questions with
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How is a proxy policy different from a packet filter policy? (Select two.)
A. Only a proxy policy examines information in the IP header.
B. Only a proxy policy uses the IP source, destination, and port to control network traffic.
C. Only a proxy policy can prevent specific threats without blocking the entire connection.
D. Only a proxy works at the application, network, and transport layers to examine all
connection data. - Correct Answers-C. Only a proxy policy can prevent specific threats
without blocking the entire connection.
D. Only a proxy works at the application, network, and transport layers to examine all
connection data.
??You configured four Device Administrator user accounts for your Firebox. To see a report of
witch Device Management users have made changes to the device configuration, what must
you do? (Select two.)
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. - Correct Answers-B. Connect to Report Manager or Dimension and
view the Audit Trail report for your device.
D. Configure your device to send audit trail log messages to your WatchGuard Log Server or
Dimension Log Server.
??You have a privately addressed email server behind your Firebox. If you want to make sure
that all traffic from this server to the Internet appears to come from the public IP address
203.0.113.25, regardless of policies, which from of NAT would you use? (Select one.)
A. In the SMTP policy that handles traffic from the email server, select the option to apply
dynamic NAT to all traffic in the policy and set the source IP address 203.0.113.25.
,B. Create a global dynamic NAT rule for traffic from the email server and set the source IP
address to 203.0.113.25.
C. Create a static NAT action for traffic to the email server, and set the source IP address to
203.0.113.25. - Correct Answers-B. Create a global dynamic NAT rule for traffic from the
email server and set the source IP address to 203.0.113.25.
A packet filter policy works at the application, network, and transport layers to examine
connection data.
a. True
b. False - Correct Answers-b. False
A user receives a deny message that the installation file (install.exe) is blocked by the HTTP-
proxy policy and cannot be downloaded. Which HTTP proxy action rule must you modify to
allow download of the installation file? (Select one.)
A. HTTP Request > Request Methods
B. HTTP Response > Body Content Types
C. HTTP Response > Header Fields
D. WebBlocker
E. HTTP Request > Authorization - Correct Answers-B. HTTP Response > Body Content Types
After you enable spamBlocker, your users experience no reduction in the amount of spam they
receive. What could explain this? (Select three.)
A. Connections cannot be resolved to the spamBlocker servers because DNS is not configured
on the Firebox.
B. The spamBlocker action for Confirmed Spam is set to Allow.
C. The Maximum File Size to Scan option is set too high.
D. A spamBlocker exception is configured to allow traffic from sender *.
E. spamBlocker Virus Outbreak Detection is not enabled. - Correct Answers-A. Connections
cannot be resolved to the spamBlocker servers because DNS is not configured on the Firebox.
B. The spamBlocker action for Confirmed Spam is set to Allow.
D. A spamBlocker exception is configured to allow traffic from sender *.
, An antivirus update site is hosted on a content delivery network with an IP address that changes
dynamically. The antivirus clients use HTTP to get updates.
What type of policy can you configure to allow computers on your local network to contact the
signature update server?(Select one.)
a. Disable the Outgoing policy, then add an HTTPS policy to allow encrypted requests from the
IP range of the computers to the IP addresses of the antivirus update site.
b. Add a policy to allow outbound DNS on port 53 to the host name of the antivirus update site.
c. Add an HTTP policy to allow outbound requests from the IP range of the computers to the
wildcard FQDN of the antivirus update site.
d. Add an HTTP policy that allows access from the IP range of the computers to a Guest subnet.
- Correct Answers-c. Add an HTTP policy to allow outbound requests from the IP range of the
computers to the wildcard FQDN of the antivirus update site.
An email newsletter about sales from an external company is sometimes blocked by
spamBlocker. What option could you choose to make sure the newsletter is delivered to your
users? (Select one.)
A. Add a spamBlocker exception based on the From field of the newsletter email.
B. Set the spamBlocker action to quarantine the email for later retrieval.
C. Add a spamBlocker subject tag for bulk email messages.
D. Set the spamBlocker virus outbreak detection action to allow emails from the newsletter
source. - Correct Answers-A. Add a spamBlocker exception based on the From field of the
newsletter email.
Automatic signature updates for subscription services fail if the Firebox cannot contact a DNS
server.
a. True
b. False - Correct Answers-a. True
Based on this network diagram, which of these static routes could you add to the Firebox to
enable the Firebox to route traffic from clients on the 192.168.10.0/24 subnet to a server at
10.0.20.80?(Selecttwo.)
a. Route to 10.0.20.0, Gateway 10.0.2.1
b. Route to 10.0.20.80, Gateway 192.168.10.5
Latest Update 2025/2026| Real-Based Questions with
Approved Answers |Graded A+
How is a proxy policy different from a packet filter policy? (Select two.)
A. Only a proxy policy examines information in the IP header.
B. Only a proxy policy uses the IP source, destination, and port to control network traffic.
C. Only a proxy policy can prevent specific threats without blocking the entire connection.
D. Only a proxy works at the application, network, and transport layers to examine all
connection data. - Correct Answers-C. Only a proxy policy can prevent specific threats
without blocking the entire connection.
D. Only a proxy works at the application, network, and transport layers to examine all
connection data.
??You configured four Device Administrator user accounts for your Firebox. To see a report of
witch Device Management users have made changes to the device configuration, what must
you do? (Select two.)
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. - Correct Answers-B. Connect to Report Manager or Dimension and
view the Audit Trail report for your device.
D. Configure your device to send audit trail log messages to your WatchGuard Log Server or
Dimension Log Server.
??You have a privately addressed email server behind your Firebox. If you want to make sure
that all traffic from this server to the Internet appears to come from the public IP address
203.0.113.25, regardless of policies, which from of NAT would you use? (Select one.)
A. In the SMTP policy that handles traffic from the email server, select the option to apply
dynamic NAT to all traffic in the policy and set the source IP address 203.0.113.25.
,B. Create a global dynamic NAT rule for traffic from the email server and set the source IP
address to 203.0.113.25.
C. Create a static NAT action for traffic to the email server, and set the source IP address to
203.0.113.25. - Correct Answers-B. Create a global dynamic NAT rule for traffic from the
email server and set the source IP address to 203.0.113.25.
A packet filter policy works at the application, network, and transport layers to examine
connection data.
a. True
b. False - Correct Answers-b. False
A user receives a deny message that the installation file (install.exe) is blocked by the HTTP-
proxy policy and cannot be downloaded. Which HTTP proxy action rule must you modify to
allow download of the installation file? (Select one.)
A. HTTP Request > Request Methods
B. HTTP Response > Body Content Types
C. HTTP Response > Header Fields
D. WebBlocker
E. HTTP Request > Authorization - Correct Answers-B. HTTP Response > Body Content Types
After you enable spamBlocker, your users experience no reduction in the amount of spam they
receive. What could explain this? (Select three.)
A. Connections cannot be resolved to the spamBlocker servers because DNS is not configured
on the Firebox.
B. The spamBlocker action for Confirmed Spam is set to Allow.
C. The Maximum File Size to Scan option is set too high.
D. A spamBlocker exception is configured to allow traffic from sender *.
E. spamBlocker Virus Outbreak Detection is not enabled. - Correct Answers-A. Connections
cannot be resolved to the spamBlocker servers because DNS is not configured on the Firebox.
B. The spamBlocker action for Confirmed Spam is set to Allow.
D. A spamBlocker exception is configured to allow traffic from sender *.
, An antivirus update site is hosted on a content delivery network with an IP address that changes
dynamically. The antivirus clients use HTTP to get updates.
What type of policy can you configure to allow computers on your local network to contact the
signature update server?(Select one.)
a. Disable the Outgoing policy, then add an HTTPS policy to allow encrypted requests from the
IP range of the computers to the IP addresses of the antivirus update site.
b. Add a policy to allow outbound DNS on port 53 to the host name of the antivirus update site.
c. Add an HTTP policy to allow outbound requests from the IP range of the computers to the
wildcard FQDN of the antivirus update site.
d. Add an HTTP policy that allows access from the IP range of the computers to a Guest subnet.
- Correct Answers-c. Add an HTTP policy to allow outbound requests from the IP range of the
computers to the wildcard FQDN of the antivirus update site.
An email newsletter about sales from an external company is sometimes blocked by
spamBlocker. What option could you choose to make sure the newsletter is delivered to your
users? (Select one.)
A. Add a spamBlocker exception based on the From field of the newsletter email.
B. Set the spamBlocker action to quarantine the email for later retrieval.
C. Add a spamBlocker subject tag for bulk email messages.
D. Set the spamBlocker virus outbreak detection action to allow emails from the newsletter
source. - Correct Answers-A. Add a spamBlocker exception based on the From field of the
newsletter email.
Automatic signature updates for subscription services fail if the Firebox cannot contact a DNS
server.
a. True
b. False - Correct Answers-a. True
Based on this network diagram, which of these static routes could you add to the Firebox to
enable the Firebox to route traffic from clients on the 192.168.10.0/24 subnet to a server at
10.0.20.80?(Selecttwo.)
a. Route to 10.0.20.0, Gateway 10.0.2.1
b. Route to 10.0.20.80, Gateway 192.168.10.5
