Network Security Manager 2.3 Release Notes

Version 2.3.2

October 2021

Compatibility and Installation Notes

  • Most popular browsers are supported, but Google Chrome is preferred for the real-time graphics display on the Dashboard.
  • A MySonicWall account is required.
  • Refer to either the on-premises or SaaS Network Security Manager Getting Started Guide for the latest information on hardware requirements, operating systems, and browser levels.

What's New in NSM SaaS

  • Switch configuration in templates: Helps to configure common switch configurations such as Network (IPv4, DNS, etc.), Users (add, delete, etc.), Radius Server, Voice VLAN etc for SonicWall Switches. Only static switch configurations are supported.

  • Variable support in VPN topology: Helps to simplify and optimize the VPN topology creation in NSM. Variables such as address objects can used to define protected networks in common configurations and device specific values can be assigned to these variables during application.

  • Alert Notification Enhancements: Helps to customize the alerts in NSM using the revamped Settings Screen. Users can manage alerts such as device connectivity, firmware upgrade status, commit status, and user authentication using this. Users can enable or disable alerts based on the requirements.

What's New in Analytics

  • Custom Filters and Flow Log Type: Helps to create Log Download rules for a firewall using a custom filter. Users can filter data for Flow Log Type into All Traffic, Blocked, and Threats.

Resolved Issues - NSM SaaS

Issue ID Description
NSM-10557 Custom Service Groups are missing in the Service Group list within templates.
NSM-10507 Creating custom access rule or editing the existing rule throws the error Source and destination cannot be of different IP version.
NSM-10504 Wireless type zone (for example, WLAN) is not editable in Firewall view.
NSM-10417 NSM throws error on changing priority in Template.
NSM-10339 Template does not save the DNS server IPs on the DNS | Settings screen.
NSM-10336 New Enhancement: Ability to cancel a commit that failed because the device is unmanaged or offline.
NSM-9945 Unable to see active user's group membership on Device | Users | Status page.
NSM-9741 The Ping option throws the error Diagnostic action failed at processing at the firewall, please try again later continuously on the Diagnostics | Ping screen
NSM-9576 Emails from nsmalerts@nsm-uswest.sonicwall.com are getting blocked by the spam filter.
NSM-9499 The Geo IP, Intrusion Prevention and Anti Spyware settings are not getting saved.
NSM-9443 Bypassing SSO for Group-address object fails on the OBJECT | Users | Settings | SSO Method Configuration screen.
NSM-9302 Interface name is not displayed after editing a route policy created for VPN tunnel interface on Firewall | Policy | Route Policy.
NSM-9284 The Template View | Log Settings screen throws the error, Schema validation error: unknown property trap, for Gen7 while committing and deploying edits.
NSM-9277 References are stuck in loading or referencing objects are not displayed on the Firewall View | Objects | Address Group | References screen.
NSM-9274 Schedule Commit and Deploy does not work properly for Device Certificates.
NSM-9218 Source address on the default HTTPS Management access rule is not displayed correctly after configuring within template on the Template View | Policy | Rules and Policies | Access Rules screen.
NSM-9120 Filtering to Custom NAT rules does not work if the name is blank.
NSM-8894 Exporting firewall logs from NSM does not export all entries.
NSM-8786 Template lockout and timeout change fails for NSM.
NSM-8599 NSM Firewall view shows different configurations than the actual configuration in firewall even after synchronizing the firewall with NSM.
NSM-8525 Configuring the route policy throws the error Interface value is unreasonable.
NSM-8445 Restart chassis screen is not available in NSM for supermassive unit.
NSM-8400 Template variable created for Domain Name does not work on the Network | Interface | Add or Edit Interface screen.
NSM-8261 NSM 2.1.0R0012- DPI-SSL settings shows incorrect name.
NSM-8138 SD-WAN Probe information does not display in NSM for ZT firewall if the object name contains space.
NSM-8064 NSM 2.2.1 shows incorrect HA status.
NSM-7862 Acknowledging or deleting Alerts fails on nsm-uswest.sonicwall.com.
NSM-7805 Editing NAT policy fails with the error Command 'no reflexive' does not match on Policy | Rules and Policies | NAT Rules screen.
NSM-7655 LDAP import of user shows only first letter of user name and last of domain name.
NSM-7124 Unable to remove or add countries in global list for Geo-IP Settings.
NSM-6819 Global search function does not work for Login to Unit.
NSM-6475 NSM is not sending correct VPN settings to GW FW and to Client FW.
NSM-5886 Deleting All SLA Class Object throws an error path /api/manager/firewall/sdwan/all-sla-class-objects was not found.
NSM-5396 On Users screen, editing the tenant admin details throws error Please select Role and Tenant under Access Tab.
NSM-5195

Clicking Save fails with JS error after making config in TACACS Users tab.

NSM-5069 Column preferences are not saved in Microsoft Edge properly. The same sequence works fine in Chrome and Firefox.
NSM-4539 SonicPoint Monitor is not showing information.
NSM-4243 IP validation is missing while creating the VAP profiles.
NSM-4162 The CSV export of logs does not export for the full timeframe chosen
NSM-3882 NSM sends scheduled report emails to the tenant's user ID when the firewall is not present for the tenant.
NSM-2689 Force One Time Password gets enabled after creating a Local User
NSM-2142 The ARP cache are not being displayed in NSM on Network | System | ARP | Static ARP screen.
NSM-941 Failures in acquisition if Pref size crosses a certain point.

Resolved Issues - Analytics

Issue ID Description
AAR-2239 Reporting and Analytics configuration gets stuck on the NSM side.
AAR-2144 NSM Report is not showing data for the Total category.
AAR-2112 Real-time monitor reports for a firewall throws the error No report data found.
AAR-2007 Include web categories and websites in custom report group criteria thus to enable the users to generate web analytics report for a specific user.
AAR-1931 Log download does not contain website data.
AAR-1897 Unable to see report based on SRC or DST countries.
AAR-1896 NSM does not display information as required, on the Live Monitor page.
AAR-1828 There is mismatch of data between the CTA report generated from the firewall and the one generated from NSM.
AAR-1710 Web category-based alerts are not working.
AAR-1049 Network usage alerts are not getting reported.

Known Issues NSM SaaS

Issue ID Issue Description
NSM-10405 The Geo-IP Filter page throws multiple template issues.
NSM-10368 Access rule priority change in template throws error.
NSM-10359 GUIDs are not matching between KVM Console and NSM.
NSM-10061 Address object update fails with invalid argument error.
NSM-9422 Scheduled reboot either fails or immediately reboots the device for Gen7 devices.
NSM-9327 NSM Firewall view is not showing all the IPS signatures that are showing in the firewall GUI.
NSM-9158 Unable to increase the Virtual AP client limit only for SOHO 250W through NSM.
NSM-8295 Failover and LB config show incorrect values on firewall and NSM.
NSM-7104 Customer with NSM Essential License is not able to see CATP information on NSM.
NSM-4625 NSM does not acquire HA device when secondary device is active.
NSM-3970 Deleting a VAP Object while Secondary HA unit is active fails.

Known Issues - Analytics

Issue ID Issue Description
AAR-2204 PDF reports generated by NSM do not match with the data displayed in the NSM user interface.
AAR-2086 Alerts are not being generated in Notification Center as required.
AAR-2081 The Create CFS Policies option is missing on the Productivity Groups screen.
AAR-1993 CTA reports provide the reports since device is up, and not for the required period.
AAR-1992 CTA report generation is not consistent.
AAR-1951 Live Monitor does not display all WAN interfaces on NSM, whereas it shows all interfaces on firewall.
AAR-1906 Scheduled reports fail and shows no data even when there is data.
AAR-1315 The VPN tunnel creation task fails when VPN rule is pushed with Manual priority.

Additional References for NSM SaaS

NSM-10468, NSM-10288, NSM-9997, NSM-9566, NSM-9281, NSM-9180, NSM-9179, NSM-9049, NSM-8884, NSM-8841, NSM-8722, NSM-8621, NSM-7953, NSM-7599, NSM-7209, NSM-4380.

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