SRA Overview | 39SNMP OverviewSRA appliances running SRA 5.0 or higher support Simple Network Management Protocol(SNMP), which will report remote access statistics. SNMP support facilitates networkmanagement for administrators, allowing them to leverage standardized reporting tools.DNS OverviewThe administrator can configure DNS on the SRA appliance to enable it to resolve host nameswith IP addresses. The SRA Web-based management interface allows the administrator toconfigure a hostname, DNS server addresses, and WINS server addresses.Network Routes OverviewConfiguring a default network route allows your SRA appliance to reach remote IP networksthrough the designated default gateway. The gateway will typically be the upstream firewallto which the SRA appliance is connected. In addition to default routes, it also possible toconfigure specific static routes to hosts and networks as a preferred path, rather than usingthe default gateway.NetExtender OverviewThis section provides an overview to the NetExtender feature. This section contains thefollowing subsections:• “What is NetExtender?” section on page 39• “Benefits” section on page 39• “NetExtender Concepts” section on page 40For information on using NetExtender, refer to the “NetExtender > Status” section on page 192or refer to the Dell SonicWALL SRA User’s Guide.What is NetExtender?Dell SonicWALL NetExtender is a transparent software application for Windows, Mac, andLinux users that enables remote users to securely connect to the remote network. WithNetExtender, remote users can securely run any application on the remote network. Users canupload and download files, mount network drives, and access resources as if they were on thelocal network. The NetExtender connection uses a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection.In SRA 5.5 and higher, NetExtender capabilities include the Dell SonicWALL Mobile Connectapp for Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Mobile Connect enables secure, mobileconnections to private networks protected by Dell SonicWALL security appliances. Forinformation about installing and using Dell SonicWALL Mobile Connect, see the DellSonicWALL Mobile Connect User’s Guide.BenefitsNetExtender provides remote users with full access to your protected internal network. Theexperience is virtually identical to that of using a traditional IPSec VPN client, but NetExtenderdoes not require any manual client installation. Instead, the NetExtender Windows client is
