SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance Guide Page 1
CONTENTS
Preface .............................................................................................................. 5
Copyright Notice ................................................................................................. 5
About This Guide ................................................................................................ 6
SonicWALL Technical Support .............................................................................. 7
1 Introduction
............................................................................................ 8
Your SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance ........................................................ 8
SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance Features ................................................... 9
The GX Series of SonicWALL Products .................................................................11
Features and Benefits of the SonicWALL GX Series ..............................................13
SonicWALL GX Specifications ..............................................................................15
2 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
...............................................................16
SonicWALL GX250 and GX650 Front Panel ...........................................................16
SonicWALL GX250 and GX650 Rear Panel ...........................................................19
3 SonicWALL INSTALLATION
..............................................................20
Inspecting the Package ......................................................................................20
Overview ..........................................................................................................20
Connecting the SonicWALL to the Network ..........................................................21
Performing the Initial Configuration ....................................................................23
4 MANAGING YOUR SONICWALL
.......................................................33
Log into the SonicWALL From a Web Browser .....................................................33
CLI Support and Remote Management ................................................................35
5 NETWORK SETTINGS
.........................................................................37
Standard Configuration ......................................................................................39
NAT Enabled Configuration ................................................................................40
Multiple LAN Subnet Mask Support .....................................................................42
NAT with DHCP Client Configuration ...................................................................43
NAT with PPPoE Configuration ............................................................................44
Setting the Time and Date .................................................................................46
NTP Settings .....................................................................................................46
Setting the Administrator Password ....................................................................48
Setting the Administrator Inactivity Timeout ........................................................48
6 LOGGING AND ALERTING
.................................................................50
View Log ..........................................................................................................50
SonicWALL Log Messages ..................................................................................51
Log Settings ......................................................................................................52
Log Categories ..................................................................................................54
Alert/SNMP Traps ..............................................................................................55
Log Reports ......................................................................................................56
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