SonicWALL NSA 5000, 3500, 4500 manual Initial Setup, System Requirements, Connecting the WAN Port

Initial Setup

This section provides initial configuration instructions for connecting your SonicWALL NSA Series. Follow these steps if you are setting up Scenario A, B, or C.

This section contains the following sub-sections:

•System Requirements - page 20

•Connecting the WAN Port - page 20

•Connecting the LAN Port - page 21

•Applying Power - page 21

•Accessing the Management Interface - page 22

•Accessing the Setup Wizard - page 22

•Connecting to Your Network - page 23

•Testing Your Connection - page 23

•Activating Licenses in SonicOS - page 24

System Requirements

Before you begin the setup process, check to verify that you have:

Accepted	Browser Version
Browser	Number
Internet Explorer	6.0 or higher
Firefox	2.0 or higher
Netscape	9.0 or higher
Opera	9.10 or higher for
	Windows
Safari	2.0 or higher for MacOS

Connecting the WAN Port

1.Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to your Internet connection.

2.Connect the other end of the cable to the X1 (WAN) port on your SonicWALL NSA Series appliance.

SonicWALL NSA

•An Internet connection

•A Web browser supporting Java Script and HTTP uploads

Page 20 Initial Setup

Network Security Appliance

X0

Management

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Internet

X1