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Getting Started Guide

Summary of Contents for SonicWALL TZ

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Page 2: ...e secure Internet access Note For complete documentation refer to the SonicOS Standard 3 0 Administrator s Guide available on the SonicWALL Resource CD included with your security appliance and on the Web at http www sonicwall com services documentation html Before You Begin Check Package Contents One SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless security appliance One SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless Getting Started Guide ...

Page 3: ...esting Your Connection page 17 Registering Your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless page 18 Connecting Wireless Clients to the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless page 23 Connecting Computers to Your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless page 27 Mounting the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless page 30 What You Need to Begin A computer to use as a management station for initial configuration of the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless An Internet con...

Page 4: ...ed to provide any Internet connection information Home DSL DSL modem PPPoE User name Password Note Your ISP may require your user name in the format name ISP com T1 Static broadband Cable or DSL with a static IP Static IP IP address Subnet mask Default gateway router address Primary DNS SecondaryDNS optional Dial in to a server PPTP Server address User name Password SonicWALL Management Interface ...

Page 5: ... SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless The Test LED lights up and may blink while the appliance performs a series of diagnostic tests When the Test LED is no longer lit the security appliance is ready for configuration If the Test LED remains lit after the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless has booted disconnect the power to the security appliance for a few seconds and plug it back in to restart the unit Note For more...

Page 6: ...et connection such as a DSL modem or cable modem This cable may already be connected between your computer and your modem If so disconnect it from your computer and leave it connected to the Internet 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the WAN port on the back of your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless The WAN LEDs on the front panel light up indicating an active connection 3 WAN Modem or Router Intern...

Page 7: ...n active connection Accessing the Management Interface To access the Web based management interface of the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless appliance follow these three steps 1 On the computer you have connected to port 1 start your Web browser Alert Disable pop up blocking software before accessing the SonicWALL management interface Your Web browser must support Java and HTTP uploads Current versions of...

Page 8: ...r Web browser Is your computer running pop up blocking software Are the Local Area Connection settings on your computer set to obtain an IP address dynamically DHCP If not see Procedure 9 Connecting Computers to Your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless on page 27 for instructions on changing your Local Area Connection settings Do you have the Ethernet cable connected to your computer and to port 1 on your S...

Page 9: ...edure 1 Collecting Required Information on page 3 Tip If you do not know what type of Internet connection you have contact your ISP In addition the SonicWALL Setup Wizard will attempt to detect your connection settings Welcome Click Next to begin 1 Deployment Scenario Select the wireless deployment scenario that best matches your deployment requirements Clicking on the deployment scenario link dis...

Page 10: ...assword you will have to reset the security appliance to factory settings and lose your configuration For instructions on resetting your security appliance refer to the SonicOS Standard 3 0 Administrator s Guide Click Next 3 Change Time Zone Set the Time Zone to your local time zone Note It is important that you set the time zone correctly before you register your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless Click N...

Page 11: ... a definition Click Next Static IP Select Static IP if you want to give the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless a specific unchanging IP address DHCP Select DHCP if your ISP assigns your computer a dynamic IP address DHCP is commonly used with cable modems PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires a username and password to establish a connection and assign a dynamic address PPPoE is commonly used with DSL mo...

Page 12: ...y WAN networking settings The network settings are provisioned automatically from a DHCP server Click Next SonicWALL WAN IP Address Enter a single static IP address This must be in the address range assigned to you by your ISP WAN Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for your network provided by your ISP For example 255 255 255 0 Gateway Router Address Enter the IP address of your Internet gateway pr...

Page 13: ... User Name Enter the user name for your Internet account Your ISP may require you to enter your username in e mail address format including and the domain name for example joe user sonicwall com PPPoE Password Enter the password for your Internet account Inactivity Disconnect minutes Check this box if you want the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless to disconnect from the Internet if there is no traffic for...

Page 14: ...IP Address Check this if you have been given a static IP address and fill in the following three fields SonicWALL WAN IP Address Enter the static IP address for your connection WAN DMZ Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for your connection Gateway Router Address Enter the address of your Internet Gateway SonicWALL LAN IP Address Accept the default IP address or enter a new IP address of the LAN int...

Page 15: ...DHCP Server enter a range of IP addresses in the same subnet as the LAN IP address or leave the default range unchanged The default DHCP range will work for most installations SSID For security reasons change this setting Enter a unique name to identify the wireless connection The SSID can contain up to 32 numbers and letters Radio Mode Select the transmission standard to use The default Mixed wor...

Page 16: ...est users to connect to the Internet without any access to your private network User Name Enter a user name for the VPN user Password Enter a unique password for the user Confirm Password Re enter the password Enable Wireless Guest Services Check to enable Wireless Guest Services on your network Account Name Enter the account name your guest users must use to log into Wireless Guest Services Accou...

Page 17: ...uired Information on page 3 Click Apply to apply your settings to the security appliance If you click Cancel no settings will be applied to the security appliance The Storing SonicWALL Configuration screen displays during this process Setup Wizard Complete Your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless is now successfully configured for LAN Wireless and Internet access Click Restart to complete the configuration ...

Page 18: ... for your connection a Check with your ISP to see if a host name is required b Go to Procedure 4 Accessing the Management Interface on page 6 and use the LAN IP address you set in Procedure 5 Step 6 LAN Settings on page 13 c Log in as admin with your administrative password d In the menu on the left click e In the Interfaces table click the configure icon in the WAN line f In the WAN Properties wi...

Page 19: ...LL technical support Before You Register Make sure the time and DNS settings on your security appliance are correct when you register the device You should have set these settings in Procedure 5 Using the SonicWALL Setup Wizard Step 3 Change Time Zone on page 9 and Step 5 WAN Network Mode on page 11 You need a mySonicWALL com account to register your security appliance You can create a new mySonic...

Page 20: ...nicWALL com account go to Registering Your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless on page 21 to register your appliance 1 If you are not logged into the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless management interface log in with the username admin and the administrative password you set in the Setup Wizard 2 If the System Status page is not displayed in the management interface click System in the left navigation menu 3 On the...

Page 21: ...nt Information Personal Information and Preferences fields All fields marked with an asterisk are required fields Note Remember your username and password to access your mySonicWALL com account 6 Click Submit after completing the MySonicWALL Account form 7 When the mySonicWALL com server has finished processing your account you will see a page saying that your account has been created Click Contin...

Page 22: ...tion click the Register link The mySonicWALL com Login page is displayed 4 Enter your mySonicWALL com account username and password in the User Name and Password fields then click Submit 5 The next several pages inform you about SonicWALL s Security Services Gateway Anti virus Delivers real time virus protection for your entire network Complete Anti virus Delivers desktop and server anti virus pro...

Page 23: ...h any other company 8 Click Submit 9 When the mySonicWALL com server has finished processing your registration you will see a page informing you that your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless appliance is registered Click Continue and the System Licenses page is displayed showing the available security services You can activate the services from this page now or at any time in the future Congratulations Your...

Page 24: ... SonicWALL Setup Wizard Step 8 WLAN 802 11b g Settings on page 14 SonicWALL Global VPN Client GVC or SonicWALL Global Security Client GSC installed and configured for a secure wireless connection Connecting to the Wireless Network You connect to the wireless network according to the requirements of your client operating system Your wireless client may automatically detect and display the security ...

Page 25: ...d If you do not already have SonicWALL GVC or SonicWALL GSC installed 1 Insert the SonicWALL Resource CD that came with your security appliance into your computer 2 Open the Software folder on the SonicWALL Resource CD 3 Open the SonicWALL Global VPN Client folder 4 Open the GVC Zip file 5 Launch setup exe 6 Follow the instructions in the GVC Setup Wizard to install SonicWALL GVC Note SonicWALL GV...

Page 26: ...e Choose Scenario page select Office Gateway Click Next 3 In the Completing the New Connection Wizard page select any of the following options Select Create a desktop shortcut to this connection if you want to create a shortcut icon on your desktop for this VPN connection Select Enable this connection when the program is launched if you want to automatically establish this VPN connection when you ...

Page 27: ...tinue 3 In the Enter Username Password dialog box enter the authentication credentials for the user configured on the SonicWALL security appliance s local user database for access to the WLAN GroupVPN such as WiFiSec user you created in the Setup Wizard 4 Click OK You now have secure wireless access Note The status in the GVC window will display Connected when the connection is established If it d...

Page 28: ...rk with DHCP If you enabled the DHCP Server in the Setup Wizard each computer on your network must be configured to obtain its IP address dynamically The following steps provide instruction on changing the Local Area Connection settings for four popular versions of Microsoft Windows Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows 98 Note If you are not using DHCP refer to the SonicWALL SonicOS Standard...

Page 29: ...u select Settings 2 Open Network and Dial up Connections 3 Right click on the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties 4 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically 6 Select Obtain DNS Server automatically 7 Click OK and then OK again to apply the settings Windows NT 1 From the Start list highlight Settings and then select Control Pan...

Page 30: ...Settings and then select Control Panel 2 Open Network 3 Double click TCP IP in the TCP IP Properties window 4 Select Obtain IP Address automatically 5 Click DNS Configuration 6 Select Obtain DNS Server automatically 7 Click OK and then click OK again 8 Restart the computer to apply the settings ...

Page 31: ...emplate on the next page attach two screws to the surface where you want to mount the security appliance The mounting screws should have a head between 3 16 and 1 4 in diameter The mounting screws should stick approximately 1 8 out from the surface 2 Slide the slots in the back of the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless over the heads of the mounting screws and then slide the security appliance down to secu...

Page 32: ...ht and sources of heat A maximum ambient temperature of 104º F 40º C is recommended Route cables away from power lines fluorescent lighting fixtures and sources of noise such as radios transmitters and broadband amplifiers Ensure that no water or excessive moisture can enter the unit Allow unrestricted airflow around the unit and through the vents on the side of the unit A minimum of 1 inch 25 44m...

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Page 34: ...ilding where the SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless is located Power Supply Information Models APL15 03A If you need to order a power supply for your SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless contact SonicWALL Technical Support at 408 752 7819 for a replacement This product should only be used with a UL listed power supply marked Class 2 or LPS with an output rated 12 VDC minimum 1 66 A Considerations for Mounting the APL...

Page 35: ...ers from 0 to 255 separated by periods for example 172 16 31 254 ISP An Internet Service Provider is the company that provides a connection to the Internet LAN A Local Area Network is typically a group of computers located at a single location and is commonly based on the Ethernet architecture NAT Network Address Translation is an Internet standard that allows your local network to use private IP ...

Page 36: ...s a common network address and is uniquely identified by a subnetwork number Subnet Mask A 32 bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP address A subnet mask subdivides an IP network into smaller pieces An example of a subnet mask might be 255 255 255 248 for subnet with only eight IP addresses TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is the basic communicati...

Page 37: ...nd descriptions subject to change without notice Trademarks SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Internet Explorer and Active Directory are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation in the U S and other countries Ne...

Page 38: ...mes mentioned herein may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Specifications and descriptions subject to change without notice SonicWALL Inc 1143 BorregasAvenue T 1 408 745 9600 www sonicwall com Sunnyvale CA 94089 1306 F 1 408 745 9300 P N 232 000579 00 Rev A 01 05 ...

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