SonicWALL CDP 6080, Getting Started Manual

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Page 14 Powering On and Connecting to the Appliance
Powering On and Connecting to the
Appliance
After registering your SonicWALL CDP appliance on
MySonicWALL, you are ready to turn on the appliance and
connect a computer to it for initial configuration.
1.
Place the SonicWALL CDP appliance and your
management computer next to each other for the
initialization process.
2. Set the LAN IP address of your management computer to
a static IP address on the 192.168.168.0/24 subnet, such
as 192.168.168.50 . For help with setting a static IP
address on your computer, refer to Configuring a Static IP
Address on Windows - page 15 .
3. Using the supplied crossover cable (red), connect the LAN
port of computer to the LAN port on the back of your
SonicWALL CDP appliance.
4. Securely attach each provided power adaptor to a provided
power cord.
5. Connect the power adaptors to the back of the appliance,
and insert the plug ends into grounded 110/120V outlets.
For redundancy, plug the power adaptors into outlets on
different circuits.
6. If the appliance does not power up immediately, press the
power switch on the front to turn it on.
7. Open a Web browser on the computer and point it to:
http://192.168.168.169 (the default IP address of the
SonicWALL CDP appliance). The SonicWALL CDP login
screen displays.
Note:
One or more security warnings may display while
connecting to the SonicWALL CDP Web management
interface. Continue to the website, and accept the
certificate if required, to login to the SonicWALL CDP
appliance.
Ethernet Port
(in the rear)
Management
Station