Dell SonicWALL NSA E6500 Getting Started Manual

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Using PingPing is available on the System > Diagnostics page.The Ping test bounces a packet off a machine on the Internetand returns it to the sender. This test shows if the DellSonicWALL appliance is able to contact the remote host. Ifusers on the LAN are having problems accessing services onthe Internet, try pinging the DNS server, or another machine atthe ISP location. If the test is unsuccessful, try pinging devicesoutside the ISP. If you can ping devices outside of the ISP, thenthe problem lies with the ISP connection.Using the Active Connections MonitorThe Active Connections Monitor displays real-time,exportable (plain text or CSV), filterable views of all connectionsto and through the Dell SonicWALL appliance. This tool isavailable on the Systems > Diagnostics page.You can filter the results to display only connections matchingcertain criteria. You can filter by Source IP, Destination IP,Destination Port, Protocol, Src Interface and Dst Interface.Enter your filter criteria in the Active Connections MonitorSettings table.The fields you enter values into are combined into a searchstring with a logical AND. Select the Group Filters box next toany two or more criteria to combine them with a logical OR.Using Log > ViewThe Dell SonicWALL appliance maintains an Event log fortracking potential security threats. You can view the log in theLog > View page, or it can be automatically sent to an emailaddress for convenience and archiving. The log is displayed ina table and can be sorted by column.You can filter the results to display only event logs matchingcertain criteria. You can filter by Priority, Category,Source (IP or Interface), and Destination (IP or Interface).The fields you enter values into are combined into a searchstring with a logical AND. Select the Group Filters box next toany two or more criteria to combine them with a logical OR.