What You Need to Get Connected
•SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance
•Internet Connection
•PC or Macintosh computer
•A Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator v4.7 or later - your Web browser must support Java and HTTP uploads in order to fully manage the SonicWALL.)
•Internet Service Provider (ISP) Information TEL:______________________________
ISP Connection Information
Before you can begin installing your SonicWALL, determine how your ISP distributes IP addresses. Call your ISP to find out if your Internet connection uses DHCP to obtain an IP address, or PPPoE (typical of DSL access), or if they have given you a static IP address. Record all of your networking information in the checklist below:
IP Addressing using DHCP
No action necessary. The SonicWALL automatically detects the presence of a DHCP server during setup.
IP Addressing using PPPoE
User Name:________________________
Password:_________________________
IP Addressing using a Single, Static Public IP Address
IP Address:________________________
Subnet Mask:______________________
Default Gateway:___________________
Primary DNS:______________________
Secondary DNS:___________________
If you are not using one of the network configurations above, step by step installation instructions for additional networking methods are found in Configuring the Network Mode section of your Administrator’s
Alert! Guide. The Administrator’s Guide is located on your product CD and requires Acrobat Reader to view it. Acrobat Reader is also provided on your product CD.
Glossary
•IP Address - A set of numbers in the format, XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX, used to address computers on the Internet.
•Subnet Mask - A set of numbers in IP address format using 255 in place of the XXX’s. It determines the type of network by “masking” out numbers. A Class C network has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
•Default Gateway - A device on an internetwork that forwards packets to another network.
•DNS (Domain Name System) Server - A computer that “looks up” the name of a computer and finds the corresponding IP address. This allows you to access computers on the Internet without configuring IP addresses for remote connections.
•PPPoE - Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet supports the transmission of network packets over serial transmis- sion lines such as DSL or POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service).
•DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allocates IP addresses to computers on the network automatically without assigning a computer a static (fixed) IP address.
•VPN - Virtual Private Network is a “virtual” network that encrypts data and sends it privately over the Public Internet
Setup Continues
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