SonicWALL SuperMassive 9200, Getting Started Manual

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SonicWall SuperMassive 9200/9400/9600 Getting Started Guide 47
displays Logged Into: Primary SonicWall Status: Active in the
upper right ‐ hand corner.
To verify that the Primary and Secondary SonicWall security
appliances are functioning correctly, wait a few minutes, then
turn off the Primary device. The Secondary appliance should
quickly take over.
From your management workstation, test connectivity through
the Secondary appliance by accessing a site on the public
Internet – note that the Secondary appliance, when active,
assumes the complete identity of the Primary, including its IP
addresses and Ethernet MAC addresses.
Log into the Secondary SonicWall appliance’s unique LAN/
WAN IP address. The management interface should now
display Logged Into: Secondary SonicWall Status: Active in the
upper right ‐ hand corner.
Now, turn the Primary appliance back on, wait a few minutes,
then log back into the management interface. If stateful
synchronization is enabled (automatically disabling preempt
mode), the management interface should still display Logged
Into: Secondary SonicWall Status: Active in the upper ‐ right ‐
hand corner.
If you are using the Physical/Logical Monitoring feature,
experiment with disconnecting each monitored link to ensure
correct configuration.
Configuring L2 Bridged Mode
This section provides instructions to configure the SonicWall
SuperMassive appliance in tandem with an existing Internet
gateway device. This section is relevant to users following
deployment Scenario C .
Topics:
• Connection Overview on page 48
• Configuring the Primary Bridge Interface on page 48
• Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface on page 49