watchguard ESSENTIALS Exam Questions
Questions for the ESSENTIALS were updated on : Nov 21 ,2025
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Question 1
You can use Firebox-DB authentication with any type of Mobile VPN.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer:
B
Question 2
In a Mobile VPN configuration, why would you choose default route VPN over split tunnel VPN?
(Select one.)
- A. Default route VPN allows your Firebox to examine all remote user traffic
- B. Default route VPN uses less bandwidth
- C. Default route VPN uses less processing power
- D. Default route VPN automatically allows dynamic NAT
Answer:
D
Question 3
If you use an external authentication server for mobile VPN, which option must you complete before
remote users can authenticate? (Select one.)
- A. Create aliases for each remote user’s virtual IP address.
- B. Reboot the authentication server.
- C. Add the Mobile VPN user group and remote users to your authentication server.
- D. Add the remote users to a Mobile VPN user group on your Firebox.
Answer:
A
Question 4
While troubleshooting a branch office VPN tunnel, you see this log message:
2014-07-23 12:29:15 iked (203.0.113.10<->203.0.113.20) Peer proposes phase one encryption 3DES,
expecting AES
What settings could you modify in the local device configuration to resolve this issue? (Select one.)
- A. BOVPN Gateway settings
- B. BOVPN-Allow policies
- C. BOVPN Tunnel settings
- D. BOVPN Tunnel Route settings
Answer:
A
Explanation:
The WatchGuard BOVPN settings error in this example states phase one encryption. Only the BOVPN
Gateway settings can specify phase one settings. BOVPN Tunnel settings specify phase 2 settings.
Question 5
A local branch office VPN tunnel route is configured as shown in this image.
On the remote peer device, what must be configured as the remote network address for this tunnel
route? (Select one.)
- A. 10.0.1.0/24
- B. 10.0.10.0/24
- C. 10.0.20.0/24
Answer:
B
Question 6
With the policies configured as shown in this image, HTTP traffic can be sent and received through
branch office VPN tunnel.1 and tunnel.2.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer:
A
Question 7
In this diagram, which branch office VPN tunnel route must you add on the Site A Firebox to allow
traffic between devices on the trusted network at Site A and the trusted network at site B? (Select
one.)
- A. Local: 192.168.1.0/24 <--> Remote: 10.0.10.0/24
- B. Local: 203.0.113.10/24 <--> Remote: 198.151.100.2/24
- C. Local: 10.0.10.1/24 <--> Remote: 192.168.1.1/24
- D. Local: 10.0.10.0/24 <--> Remote: 192.168.1.0/24
Answer:
C
Question 8
From the Fireware Web UI, you can generate a report that shows your device configuration settings.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer:
A
Question 9
What is one reason that users could see a certificate warning in their web browsers when they
connect to Fireware XTM Web UI? (Select one.)
- A. The Firebox or XTM device uses the default self-signed certificate.
- B. The authentication server does not respond after three minutes.
- C. The user has been previously added to the Blocked Sites list.
- D. The user or group is not present in the Firebox User database.
Answer:
A
Question 10
How can you prevent connections to the Fireware Web UI from computers on optional interface
Eth2? (Select one.)
- A. Remove Eth2 from the Any-Optional alias.
- B. Remove Any-Optional from the To list of the WatchGuard Web UI policy.
- C. Remove Any-Optional from the From list of the WatchGuard policy.
- D. Remove Any-Optional from the To list of the WatchGuard policy
- E. Remove Any-Optional from the From list of the WatchGuard Web UI policy
Answer:
B
Question 11
You can configure your Firebox to send log messages to how many WatchGuard Log Servers at the
same time? (Select one.)
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. As many as you have configured on your network.
Answer:
C
Question 12
Which WatchGuard tools can you use to review the log messages generated by your Firebox? (Select
three).
- A. Firebox System Manager > Traffic Monitor
- B. Fireware XTM Web UI > Traffic Monitor
- C. Firebox System Manager > Status Report
- D. Dimension > Log manager
- E. WatchGuard System Manager > Policy Manager
Answer:
A,C,D
Question 13
To enable remote devices to send log messages to Dimension through the gateway Firebox, what
must you verify is included in your gateway Firebox configuration? (Select one.)
- A. You can only send log messages to Dimension from a computer that is on the network behind your gateway Firebox.
- B. You must change the connection settings in Dimension, not on the gateway Firebox.
- C. You must add a policy to the remote device configuration file to allow traffic to a Dimension.
- D. You must make sure that either the WG-Logging packet filter policy, or another policy that allows external connections to Dimension over port 4115, is included in the configuration file.
Answer:
C
Question 14
How can you include log messages from more than one Firebox in a single report generated by
Dimension? (Select two.)
- A. You cannot see report data in Dimension for more than one device.
- B. Create a device group and view the reports for that group.
- C. Create a report schedule that includes all the devices you want to include in the report.
- D. E. Export report data as a single PDF file for all the devices you want to include in the report.
Answer:
B,C
Question 15
Which diagnostic tasks can you run from the Traffic Monitor tab of Firebox System Manager? (Select
four.)
- A. DNS lookup
- B. MAC address lookup
- C. Traceroute
- D. Reputation lookup
- E. Ping
- F. TCP dump
Answer:
A, C, E, F