Firewalls are essential to network security, filtering traffic and
keeping bad actors away. With the rise of cloud applications
and remote workforce demands, admins seek a centralized
and easy-to-manage option to provide secure access to their
private applications.
SonicWall customers can now leverage our Cloud Secure Edge
Connector with their next-generation firewalls (Gen7), enabling
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) to their private apps hosted
behind the firewall.
SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) is a highly effective and
easily adopted Security Service Edge (SSE) solution, enabling
users to access any resource from any device securely. It
delivers simple, fast, zero-trust access to private and internet
resources for all your users and third parties, regardless of their
network location.
With ZTNA, you get a granular security approach. This ensures
that user and device trust are repeatedly verified before
granting access to specific applications.
SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge
Give a ZTNA Boost to Your SonicWall Firewall
Connecting CSE to your firewall is easy!
How to?
Connecting CSE with your existing firewall is easy. Here is a short demo of CSE Connector
Pre-requisite: Ensure the firewall is registered to the same SonicWall tenant as the CSE. (steps involved)
1. Enable your CSE Connectivity
Navigate to Network>Cloud Secure Edge>Access Settings page and click the Connectors tab.
Select the Connector and click the Configure icon to edit the Private CIDRs accessible over the solution. There are two
tabs for configuration:
a. Private CIDR for private applications/resources/networks
b. Private domains that are resolvable by the firewall using the Split DNS Feature.
2. Setup Allowed CIDRS and Domains
Click the Configure icon to edit the Private CIDRs. Add the Network resource in the Group under the Default CSE Allowed
CIDRs and click Save.
Add the Network resource in the Group under the Default CSE Allowed CIDRs and click Save.
In the Network>Cloud Secure Edge>Access Settings>Domains tab, click +Add option to add the Domains, it opens the Add
Split DNS, and user can configure the split entries.
3. Enable the CSE connector
Navigate to the Network > Cloud Secure Edge>Status page to view the status of the Connector’s connectivity with the
Global Edge Network/POP. Done!
Refer to the CSE-Firewall Connector Feature Guide to continue configuration on the CSE side.
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