Page 14 SonicWALL TELE3 SP Administrator’s Guide
Note
: The SonicWALL cannot be managed from any of the additional Network Gateway
addresses. You must use the IP address set as the LAN IP address of the SonicWALL. Also, you
cannot mix Standard and NAT subnets behind the SonicWALL.
WAN Settings
•
WAN
Gateway
(Router) Address
The WAN Gateway (Router) Address is the IP address of the WAN router or default gateway
that connects your network to the Internet. If you use Cable or DSL, your WAN router is
probably located at your ISP.
If you select
NAT with DHCP Client
or
NAT with PPPoE
mode, the
WAN Gateway
(Router) Address
is assigned automatically.
•
SonicWALL
WAN IP Address
The SonicWALL WAN IP Address is a valid IP address assigned to the WAN port of the
SonicWALL. This address should be assigned by your ISP.
If you select
NAT Enabled
mode, this is the only address seen by users on the Internet
and all activity appears to originate from this address.
If you select
NAT with DHCP Client
,
NAT with PPPoE
, or
NAT with L2TP Client
mode,
the SonicWALL WAN IP address is assigned automatically.
If you select
Standard
mode, the SonicWALL WAN IP Address is the same as the
SonicWALL LAN IP Address.
•
WAN
/
LAN
Subnet
Mask
The
WAN/LAN Subnet Mask
determines which IP addresses are located on the WAN.
This subnet mask should be assigned by your ISP.
If you select
NAT with DHCP Client
,
NAT with PPPoE,
or
NAT with L2TP Client
mode,
the
WAN/LAN
Subnet
Mask
is assigned automatically.
If you select
Standard
mode, the
WAN/LAN Subnet Mask
is the same as the LAN
Subnet Mask.
DNS Settings
•
DNS Servers
DNS Servers, or Domain Name System Servers, are used by the SonicWALL for diagnostic
tests with the
DNS Lookup Tool
, and for upgrade and registration functionality. DNS
Server addresses should be assigned by your ISP.
If you select
NAT with DHCP Client
or
NAT with PPPoE
mode, the DNS Server
addresses is assigned automatically.
Note
: The SonicWALL does not relay DNS settings to the LAN; you must enable and
configure the SonicWALL DHCP server or manually configure your computer DNS settings
to obtain DNS name resolution.