Firewall Console keep booting to menu
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My firewall keeps booting up to an option screen
0 logout
1 assign interfaces
2 set ip addressIdeas?
I am currently using the default username and password. - 
thats by design
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thats by design
my only concern is if the server is compromised .. eg at a console level they could reset the admin password…etc.
anyway to secure it?
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Yep, later on you can set a password for the console from web UI.
Finish your configuration first and you'll see. 
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