Registering Your SonicWALL ESA 4300 Appliance
The SonicWALL SonicWALL ESA 4300 appliance must be registered with the firmware license key before first use. Perform the following steps to register your SonicWALL appliance:
1.Supply power to your appliance by connecting the power cord into the back of the SonicWALL ESA 4300 and the other end into an appropriate power outlet.
2.Turn on the power switch of the appliance.
The Power LED on the front panel is green when you power on the appliance. The HDD LED may blink while the appliance performs a series of diagnostic tests. When the HDD LED is no longer lit, the SonicWALL Email Security appliance is ready for configuration.
If the alert light stays lit, ensure that the power supply is properly plugged in.
3.Open a Web browser on the computer you are using to manage the SonicWALL ESA 4300. Navigate to: <http://www.mysonicwall.com>.
4.Enter your MySonicWALL account username and password in the appropriate fields and click Submit.
Note: You must have a MySonicWALL account to register the SonicWALL ESA 4300.
5.Under the Quick Register section of your MySonicWALL account, enter the Activation Key or Serial Number of the appliance.
6.Confirm your Serial Number, enter a Friendly Name for your appliance, and enter your Authentication Code in the Quick Register > Add New Product section.
7.Click Register. Follow the online prompts to fill out the survey and complete the registration process. A confirmation window displays when you havce successfully completed the registration process.
Configuring Appliance Settings
Specific appliance settings must be configured for your appliance to communicate with your network. The following procedures configure local time zone settings and network settings on your appliance.
This section contains the following subsections:
•Logging Into the Web Management Interface - page 7
•Configuring Local Time Zone Settings - page 7
•Configuring Static IP Address - page 8
•Configuring Default Gateway Address - page 9
•Configuring Domain Name Server Address - page 9
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