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What You Need to Get Connected
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SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance
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Local Area Network (LAN), Cable modem, or DSL modem
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PC or Macintosh computer
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A Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator v4.7 or later - your Web
browser must support Java and HTTP uploads in order to fully manage the SonicWALL.)
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Internet Service Provider (ISP) Information TEL:______________________________
ISP Connection Information
Before you can begin installing your SonicWALL, determine how your ISP distributes IP addresses. Call your ISP
to find out if your Internet connection uses DHCP to obtain an IP address, or PPPoE (typical of DSL access), or if
they have given you a static IP address. Write all of your networking information down in the checklist below:
IP Addressing using DHCP
No action necessary. The SonicWALL automatically detects the presence of a DHCP server during installation.
IP Addressing using PPPoE
User Name:
Password:
IP Addressing using a Single Public IP Address
IP Address:_________________________
Subnet Mask:_______________________
Default Gateway:____________________
Primary DNS:_______________________
Secondary DNS:_____________________
If you are not using one of the network configurations above, step by step installation instructions for
additional networking methods are found in Chapter 2, Configuring the Network Mode on the
SonicWALL, of your Administrator’s Guide. The Administrator’s Guide is located on your product CD and
requires Acrobat Reader to view it. Acrobat Reader is also provided on your product CD.
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f you are unfamiliar with network terminology, review the glossary below
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Glossary
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IP Address - A set of numbers in the format, XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX, used to address computers on the Internet.
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Subnet Mask - A set of numbers in IP address format using 255 in place of the XXX’s. It determines the type
of network by “masking” out numbers. A Class C network has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
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Default Gateway - A device on an internetwork that forwards packets to another network.
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DNS (Domain Name System) Server - A computer that “looks up” the name of a computer and finds the cor-
responding IP address. This allows you to access computers on the Internet without configuring IP
addresses for remote connections.
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PPPoE - Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet supports the transmission of network packets over serial
transmission lines such as DSL or POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service).
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DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allocates IP addresses to computers on the network
automatically without assigning a computer a static (fixed) IP address.
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