Access the Router

How to configure the SonicWALL router

To configure the SonicWALL router, perform the steps in the following sections:

1."Access the Router" on page 12

2."Customise the router and set up the network" on page 15

3."Define the LAN subnet of the peer" on page 20

4."Create the VPN" on page 23

5."Set the VPN IKE IDs and use Main Mode" on page 27

Resetting to factory defaults

By default, SonicWALL TZ 170 routers start up with a LAN interface IP address of 192.168.168.168 and mask of 255.255.255.0.

If you have difficulty accessing your SonicWALL, you may need to reset it to its factory defaults. To do this:

1.Give your PC an address in the subnet 192.168.168.0 (but not 192.168.168.168).

2.Power up the SonicWALL.

3.Press the Reset button—the pinhole button beside the console port—until the “test” light on the front flashes orange. This puts the router in SafeMode.

4.Connect the PC's NIC to any of the SonicWALL LAN ports and browse to 192.168.168.168.

5.Make sure any pop-up blocker is disabled for that address.

6.Click on the button that allows you to boot up with “Current firmware with Factory Default Settings”

7.Wait for the GUI to re-display the login screen. If it has not done so after about a minute, refresh your browser to force the GUI to refresh.

8.Log in using the factory defaults of:

username: admin

password: password

1.Connect a PC to the router

Select a standalone PC to configure the router from—a PC that is not connected into any existing LAN.

Connect a NIC card on the PC to any of the router’s LAN ports.

2.Set the PC’s IP address

Give your PC an address in the 192.168.168.0 subnet.

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