SonicWALL Email Security 7.0 8000 manual Connecting and Configuring Network Settings

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4Connecting and Configuring Network Settings

This section contains the following sub-sections:

z“Connecting the SonicWALL Email Security to Your Network” on page 13

z“The SonicWALL Email Security Interface” on page 14

z“Changing the Default Administrator Password” on page 14

z“Using Quick Configuration to Set Up Email Management” on page 15

Connecting the SonicWALL Email Security to Your Network

Your SonicWALL Email Security appliance is designed to operate in most network setups with minimal configuration. The diagrams below provide a “before” and “after” view of a network using SonicWALL Email Security.

Mail Flow Before SonicWALL Email Security

Incoming

Email

Outgoing

Email

Mail Flow After SonicWALL Email Security

Local

Clients

Incoming

Email

Outgoing

Email

1.Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into the LAN port on the back of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance.

2.Plug the other end of the cable into an open port on your network hub or switch.

Note:

zYour SonicWALL Email Security Appliance will perform better if you follow the shutdown procedures when you need to power-down. To shut down your appliance, use the web interface, or press the power button on the front of the appliance once. Holding down the power button or unplugging your appliance does not give it time to write all the data in volatile memory to stable memory, and you may lose settings or data.