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3 Managing Your SonicWALL TELE3 SP
This chapter contains a brief overview of SonicWALL management commands and functions.
The commands and functions are accessed through the SonicWALL Web Management
Interface.
1. Log into the SonicWALL using a Web Browser
You can manage the SonicWALL from any computer connected to the LAN port of the
SonicWALL using a Web browser. The computer used for management is referred to as the
“Management Station".
Note
: To manage the SonicWALL, your Web browser must have Java and Java applets enabled
and support HTTP uploads.
2. Open a Web browser and type the SonicWALL IP address, initially, "192.168.168.168", into
the
Location
or
Address
field at the top of the browser. An
Authentication
window with
a
Password
dialogue box is displayed.
3. Type “admin” in the
User Name
field and the password previously defined in the
Installation
Wizard in the
Password
field. Passwords are case-sensitive. Enter the
password exactly as defined and click
Login
.
Note
: All SonicWALLs are configured with the User Name “admin” and the default Password
“password”. The User Name is not configurable.
If you cannot log into the SonicWALL, a cached copy of the page is displayed instead of the
correct page. Click
Reload
or
Refresh
on the Web browser and try again. Also, be sure to wait
until the Java applet has finished loading before attempting to log in.
Once the password is entered, an authenticated management session is established. This
session times out after 5 minutes of inactivity. The default time-out can be increased on the
Password
window in the
General
section.
HTTPS Management
To enhance the security of the SonicWALL family of Internet Security appliances,
HTTPS
Management
using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is now supported when you log into your
Management interface using https://IP Address where the IP address is the SonicWALL LAN IP
address. For example, if the LAN IP address of your SonicWALL appliance is 192.168.168.1, you
can log into it by typing https://192.168.168.1. Access is encrypted using SSL technology for a
secure connection.
