• Network Security Manager Saas
• titlepage
• table-of-contents
• Overview
  • About NSM
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
    • UI Conventions
    • Guide Conventions
• Before Starting
  • SaaS Prerequisites
  • Supported Firewalls
  • Browser Requirements
  • SaaS Licensing Model
  • Firewall Types and Firmware
  • SaaS Importing Firewall Configurations
  • Creating an MSW Account
• Setting Up NSM SaaS
  • Registering Your SaaS Appliance
  • Enabling Zero Touch
  • Zero Touch Deployment
  • Manual Firewall Acquisition
  • Creating Backup of Device Configuration
• Using NSM
  • Dashboard
  • Creating a New User
  • Creating a Tenant
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade Using Management Console
  • Upgrading SonicOS Firmware
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

SaaS Licensing Model

The Saas licensing model is described as below:

• Gen6 and Gen 7 Devices -

  • Device has to be licensed with NSM Essential License or NSM Advanced License to be able to be managed by NSM SaaS.

    Firewall License	NSM SaaS
    NSM Essential License	Allows device management and 7 days of basic reporting.
    NSM Advanced License	Allows device management along with comprehensive reporting and analytics.

• TZ80 Devices -

  • TZ80 devices will be available only as a bundle. NSM will be bundled as a service in a firewall license bundles.

  • TZ80 devices will function only with a valid license.

    TZ80 hardware will not function after a 30 days trail period without a valid license.

  • TZ80 devices have to be bundled with Secure Connect license or Advanced Protection Service Suite (APSS) license or Managed Protection Service Suite (MPSS).

    Firewall License Bundle	NSM SaaS
    Secure Connect	Allows device management. Supports add on data retention pack for 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, and 365 days of reporting and analytics.
    Advanced Protection Service Suite (APSS)	Allows device management along with 7 days of advanced reporting and analytics. DNS Filtering. Content Filtering service. Gateway Anti-malware/Intrusion Prevention/App Control. Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service. Capture Advanced Threat Protection. Support of add on data retention pack for 30 days, 90 days, and 365 days of reporting and analytics.
    Managed Protection Service Suite (MPSS)	Allows all features of APSS license but only for 30 days. There is no support for add-on data retention pack.

  • NSM will not support 7-days SonicWall Flow Report (SFR) for TZ80 firewalls. The TZ80 device and related data, including any reporting and analytics data stored in NSM, will be deleted from NSM after 90 days of the TZ80 bundle license expiry.