Secure Mobile Access 12.4 CMS Administration Guide

CMS Configuration > Installing and Configuring the Central Management Server > Setting Up a CMS
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Setting Up a CMS

To setup a Centrally Managed VPN infrastructure

For setting up a CMS on AWS, Azure and KVM, refer to the respective Getting Started Guide.

  1. Setup a virtual instance (ESX/ESXi, Hyper-V) of the release firmware.
  2. Start the virtual machine and wait for a login prompt to appear.
  3. Login as root (no password is required).
  4. Press any key to continue.

  5. Enter the network settings for the internal interface (labeled 2 on the appliance).

    • IP Address
    • Subnet mask
    • Gateway

    If you are on the same network as the appliance, press Enter when prompted for the gateway.

  6. Continue the Setup Wizard steps to access the console from a browser at https://<Internal-IP-Address>:8443

    The Setup Wizard Welcome screen displays.

  7. Click Next to view the License Agreement.

  8. Read the agreement and, if you agree, select I accept the terms of the license agreement.

  9. Click Next.

    The Basic Settings page displays.

  10. Select Configure this machine as a CMS to manage the licensing and configuration of up to 100 SMA appliances.

  11. Under Administrator password, enter the password you want for the administrator and confirm it.

    Be sure to save or write this password down in a secure location. If you forget it, it cannot be recovered.

  12. Under Date and time, select the time zone from the Time Zone menu.

  13. Click Next.

    The Network Settings page displays.

  14. Enter a descriptive name in the Appliance name field.

  15. Select the Single interface option.

    CMS is restricted to a single interface; it cannot be set up with dual interfaces.

  16. Enter the Internal Interface IP address and Subnet mask.

  17. Click Next.

    The Routing page displays.

  18. From the Routing mode field, select Default gateway.

  19. In the Default gateway IP address field, enter the gateway IP address.

  20. Click Next.

    The Name Resolution page displays.

  21. Enter your domain in the Default domain field.

  22. Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server into the DNS Server field.

  23. Click Next.

    The Central Management page displays.

  24. Under Locale, enter the Country and the Location.

  25. Enable Central User Licensing and Policy Synchronization.

  26. Click Next for the Completion screen.

  27. Click Finish.

    The configuration changes are applied and a Log in screen displays.

  28. Log in with user name as admin and the password that you configured.

    The Central Management Console (CMC) Dashboard page displays.

    You can now download and install a CMS license from MySonicWall.com. Refer to Licensing.