SonicWALL ESA 5000, Getting Started Manual

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8 SonicWall Email Security Appliance 5000/Email Security Appliance 7000 Getting Started Guide
Mounting the Appliance in a Rack
When delivered, your ESA 5000 or ESA 7000 includes rack
slides so you can mount the appliance in an equipment rack.
Instructions for assembling the slides and attaching them to
the appliance are also included. Refer to the
SonicWall 1U
Rackmount Slide Installation Guide for more details.
Connecting the Appliance to Your
Network
The Email Security appliance comes pre-configured with two IP
addresses:
To physically connect the Email Security appliance to your
network:
1 Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into the
LAN port on the back of your appliance.
2 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into an open
port on your network hub or switch.
3 Plug the supplied power cable into the back of the
appliance.
4 Plug the other end of the supplied power cable into an
AC socket.
5 Connect a monitor to the display port.
6 Turn on your appliance by pushing the power button.
The appliance begins its boot process which you can
see on the monitor. This can take a few minutes.
7 Log in to the appliance. The default user name is admin
and the password is password .
8 Type the following commands to redefine the
appliance’s IP addresses to work in your network:
interface eth0
<
IP address
> <
subnet
>
interface eth1
<
IP address
> <
subnet
>
route --add default --destination
< gateway
IP >
Replace the variables < IP address >, < subnet > and
< gateway IP > with the values needed for your network.
9 Log out when done. Now you can access the appliance
from any computer on the network.
Ethernet 0 192.168.168.169
Ethernet 1 192.168.168.170
NOTE: IP addresses 192.168.168.168, 192.168.168.169,
and 192.168.168.170 are reserved and used by Email
Security.