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Selecting a Deployment Scenario
Selecting a Deployment Scenario
Before continuing, select a deployment scenario that best fits your network scheme. Reference the table below and the diagrams on the
following pages for help in choosing a scenario.
Scenario A: NAT/Route Mode Gateway - page 21
Scenario B: State Sync Pair in NAT/Route Mode - page 22
Scenario C: L2 Bridge Mode - page 23
Current Gateway Configuration
New Gateway Configuration
Use Scenario
No gateway appliance
Single SonicWALL NSA as a primary gateway.
A
- NAT/Route Mode Gateway
Pair of SonicWALL NSA appliances for high
availability.
B
- NAT with State Sync Pair
Existing Internet gateway appliance
SonicWALL NSA as replacement for an existing
gateway appliance.
A
- NAT/Route Mode Gateway
SonicWALL NSA in addition to an existing
gateway appliance.
C
- L2 Bridge Mode
Existing SonicWALL gateway appliance
SonicWALL NSA in addition to an existing
SonicWALL gateway appliance.
B
- NAT with State Sync Pair
A
SonicPoint
B
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Network Security Appliance
SonicPoint
C
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