SonicWALL 2200 manual Contents

SonicWALL Content Security Manager 2200 Getting

Started Guide

Thank you for purchasing a SonicWALL Content Security Manager (CSM) series appliance. The SonicWALL CSM is an Internet content and application filter that enhances security and employee productivity, optimizes network bandwidth and mitigates legal liabilities. The SonicWALL CSM integrates into virtually any network to provide powerful, scalable, cost-effective Internet content filtering that is easy to implement, requiring no change to your network clients. The SonicWALL CSM filters HTTP traffic on any port, regardless of whether the network clients use external proxy servers.

Note: For complete instructions, refer to the SonicOS CF 2.5 Administrator’s Guide. For solutions using SonicWALL ADConnector, refer to the SonicWALL Content Security Manager Integrated Solutions Guide, available on the

SonicWALL CSM Resource CD and at <http://www.sonicwall.com/support/documentation.html>.

Contents

This getting started guide contains the following sections:

•“Before You Begin” on page 2

•“Check Package Contents” on page 3

•“What You Need to Provide” on page 4

•“Important Information You Need” on page 4

•“SonicWALL CSM 2200 Front and Back Panels Overview” on page 5

•“Configuring Your SonicWALL CSM” on page 6

1“Applying Power to the SonicWALL CSM” on page 6

2“Accessing the SonicWALL Management Interface” on page 7

3“Configuring Your SonicWALL CSM Using the Setup Wizard” on page 9

4“Connecting the SonicWALL CSM to Your Network” on page 14

5“Registering Your SonicWALL CSM” on page 17

6“Understanding the *Default Policy” on page 21

7“Verifying the *Default Policy” on page 23

8“Integrating the SonicWALL CSM with Microsoft Active Directory” on page 24

•“Advanced Configuration” on page 32