• SonicOSX 7
• Product Overview
  • Enterprise Class High-performance Firewall
  • Feature Summary
    • Simplified Management and Reporting
    • Advanced Threat Protection
    • Capture Cloud Platform
    • Deep Packet Inspection of SSL/TLS (DPI-SSL)
    • Content Filtering Service
    • Intrusion Prevention Service
    • Application Control
    • Unified Policy Configuration and Management
    • Multiple Instances / High Availability
  • System Architecture
  • Hardware Overview
    • Front Panel
    • Rear Panel
    • LEDs
    • Specifications
• System Setup
  • Default Settings
  • System Startup
    • HTTPS Management via X0
    • HTTPS Management via MGMT Port
      • Using SafeMode
      • Using CLI
  • SonicOSXBasic Configuration
  • Connecting LAN and WAN Interfaces
  • Network Configuration
  • Registration and Licensing
• Configuring Multiple Instances
  • Enabling Multi-Instances
  • Configuring Multi-Instances
• Licenses for Multiple Instances
  • Surveying Multiple Instances
  • Instance Registration
  • Instance License Update
  • Deactivating an Instance
  • Instance HA Pair on a Standalone NSsp Node
• Configuring High Availability
  • High Availability Overview
  • Setting Up Unit-to-Unit HA
  • Configuring Advanced Settings
  • Checking High Availability Status
  • Monitoring High Availability
  • Configuring Multi-Appliance Instance-Level HA
• CLI Bring-up
  • Access the Console Port
  • At the ChassisOS Prompt
  • To Change to the Console Port of Another Physical Blade
  • Check Network Address Settings
  • Commands at ChassisOS Prompt
  • Show Commands at ChassisOS Prompt
  • Configure IP Addresses from the CLI
  • Restart SonicOSX from the CLI
  • To Access SonicOSX Console
• Using the SafeMode GUI
  • Accessing SafeMode
  • Rebooting the System
  • Upgrading Firmware
  • Diagnostics
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

SonicOSXBasic Configuration

Use the following steps to complete a basic system configuration.

1. Navigate to POLICY | Rules and Policies to create security rules for handling traffic. There are no default rules, so no traffic can be passed until rules are created.

   Without policy rules, the SonicOSXonly allows management traffic on X0 or the MGMT port. No other traffic is allowed until policy rules are created by the administrator.

2. Navigate to NETWORK | System > Interfaces to configure the X1 WAN interface.
   • Static – Configures the appliance for a network that uses static IP addresses.
   • DHCP – Configures the appliance to request IP settings from a DHCP server in the network.

   WAN connectivity is needed for product registration and licensing. Be sure to configure DNS for the WAN interface.

3. Configure the administrator username and password.

   Ensure to use the new password if you have updated the default password.

4. Connect the X0 interface to your LAN network and connect X1 to the Internet, as described in Connecting LAN and WAN Interfaces.
5. Register SonicOSX as described in Registration and Licensing.
6. For network configuration considerations, refer to Network Configuration.