SonicWALL Email Security 6000 Getting Started Guide Page 11
Setting Up the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance
This section contains the following sub-sections:
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“Apply Power to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 11
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“Connect Directly to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 11
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“Login to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 12
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“Initial System Configuration” on page 13
Apply Power to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance
1. Plug the power cord into the back of the SonicWALL Email Security appliance and
into an appropriate power outlet. The unit will power on and beep once during the
initial boot sequence, the entire sequence may take several minutes.
Note:
The Power LED
on the front panel lights up green when you power on the
SonicWALL Email Security appliance. The HDD LED
lights up and may blink
while the appliance performs a series of diagnostic tests. When the HDD LED is
no longer lit, the SonicWALL Email Security appliance is ready for configuration.
Connect Directly to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance
The SonicWALL Email Security appliance comes configured with an IP address of
192.168.168.169
. Before you can connect your management station to it, you must
configure your management station to have an address in the same subnet.
1. Make a note of your computer’s current network settings.
2. Set the computer you use to manage the SonicWALL Email Security appliance to
have a static IP address in the 192.168.168.x range, such as
192.168.168.50
and a
netmask of
255.255.255.0
. For help with setting up a static IP address on your
computer, refer to “Advanced Configurations” on page 27.
3. Using the supplied crossover cable and the computer you are using to administer the
SonicWALL Email Security appliance, connect the LAN port on the computer to the
LAN (1)
port on the back of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance.
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