Dell SonicWALL GX250 Manual

SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance Guide Page 1CONTENTSPreface .............................................................................................................. 5Copyright Notice ................................................................................................. 5About This Guide ................................................................................................ 6SonicWALL Technical Support .............................................................................. 71 Introduction ............................................................................................ 8Your SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance ........................................................ 8SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance Features ................................................... 9The GX Series of SonicWALL Products .................................................................11Features and Benefits of the SonicWALL GX Series ..............................................13SonicWALL GX Specifications ..............................................................................152 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ...............................................................16SonicWALL GX250 and GX650 Front Panel ...........................................................16SonicWALL GX250 and GX650 Rear Panel ...........................................................193 SonicWALL INSTALLATION ..............................................................20Inspecting the Package ......................................................................................20Overview ..........................................................................................................20Connecting the SonicWALL to the Network ..........................................................21Performing the Initial Configuration ....................................................................234 MANAGING YOUR SONICWALL .......................................................33Log into the SonicWALL From a Web Browser .....................................................33CLI Support and Remote Management ................................................................355 NETWORK SETTINGS .........................................................................37Standard Configuration ......................................................................................39NAT Enabled Configuration ................................................................................40Multiple LAN Subnet Mask Support .....................................................................42NAT with DHCP Client Configuration ...................................................................43NAT with PPPoE Configuration ............................................................................44Setting the Time and Date .................................................................................46NTP Settings .....................................................................................................46Setting the Administrator Password ....................................................................48Setting the Administrator Inactivity Timeout ........................................................486 LOGGING AND ALERTING .................................................................50View Log ..........................................................................................................50SonicWALL Log Messages ..................................................................................51Log Settings ......................................................................................................52Log Categories ..................................................................................................54Alert/SNMP Traps ..............................................................................................55Log Reports ......................................................................................................56