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In this Guide The Dell SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8510 is designed to be the most scalable, reliable, and best performing multifunction appliance in its class. This Getting Started Guide provides instructions for basic installation and configuration of the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510.
Pre-Configuration Tasks In this Section: This section provides pre-configuration information. Review this section before setting up your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510. • Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 Package Contents - page 7 • Obtain Configuration Information - page 8 • The Front Panel - page 10 •...
Dell SonicWALL E-Class NSA Appliances NET WORK SECURIT Y NSA E8510 Getting Started Guide (x2) Missing Items? If any items are missing from your package, contact Dell SonicWALL Support: Web: http://www.sonicwall.com/us/Support.html Email: customer_service@sonicwall.com | Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 Package Contents...
Networking Information Obtain Configuration Information LAN IP Address: Select a static IP address for your Dell SonicWALL appliance that is within the range of your local subnet. If you are Please record and keep for future reference the following setup...
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Obtain Internet Service Provider (ISP) Information Record the following information about your current Internet service: If You connect Please record using DHCP No information is usually required: Some providers may require a Host name: Static IP IP Address: Subnet Mask: Default Gateway: Primary DNS: DNS 2 (optional):...
The Front Panel Console Port X2-X3 (SFP) Access the SonicOS Command Line Interface (CLI) via the DB9 -> RJ45 cable Hot-pluggable “small form-factor pluggable transceiver” interfaces; Control Buttons 10GB SFP+ connectors are required Navigate the LCD screen (not included) LCD Screen HA Port Interface to display status, make High Availability...
The Back Panel Fans (2) Dual auto-throttling fans for system temperature control Power Supplies (2) Expansion Bay For SonicWall approved Dual power supplies for redundant AC power and added reliability expansion modules Field conversion is available to convert to DC mains DC power supplies use different input connector and power cables Warning: Potential Hazard from Fan This manual contains specific warning and caution statements where they apply.
Setup Wizard’s automatic launch at startup. The Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is equipped with a front panel bezel interface that allows an administrator to customize certain aspects of the appliance or simply monitor its status without LCD Control Buttons having to log into it through a separate terminal.
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Main Menu Status Upon booting the LCD display will initially show the Main Menu. The Status menu allows you to view specific aspects of the The menu is made up of four options: appliance. Once selected, the LCD displays the Status List. This list is navigated using the Up and Down buttons.
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Configure The Configure Menu allows you to configure specific aspects of the appliance. Once selected, the LCD will display a PIN request. If you choose yes, the screen notifies you that the settings are updated. Note: The Default PIN is 76642. This number spells SONIC on a phone keypad.
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LCD will display a confirmation prompt. Select Y for yes and press the Right button to confirm. The appliance will change to SafeMode. Once SafeMode is enabled, the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 must be controlled from the Web management interface using the default LAN IP address, 192.168.168.168.
10. Edit X0 IP: 11. Press Right ten times to select the tenth digit. The Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is assigned the default LAN IP of 192.168.168.168. The following example provides steps for 12. Press UP or Down until the cursor displays 0.
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• Registering and Licensing Your Appliance on MySonicWALL - page 20 Note: Registration is an important part of the setup process and is necessary in order to receive the benefits of Dell SonicWALL security services, firmware updates, and technical support.
MySonicWALL to associate a secondary unit that can share the Security Services licenses with your primary appliance. Note: Your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 does not need to be powered on during account creation or during the MySonicWALL registration and licensing process.
• Registration Next Steps - page 24 Product Registration You must register your Dell SonicWALL appliance on MySonicWALL to enable full functionality. Login to your MySonicWALL account. If you do not have an account, you can create one at: www.mysonicwall.com On the main page, in the Register A Product field, type the appliance serial number and then click Next.
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The Dell SonicWALL Licensing server provides the App Application Visualization and App Control are licensed together Visualization and App Control license keys to the Dell in a bundle with other security services including Dell SonicWALL appliance when you begin a 30-day trial (upon SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus (GAV), Anti-Spyware, and registration) or purchase a Security Services license bundle.
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You can purchase additional services now or • Consulting Services: at a later time. • Implementation Service The following products and services are available for the Dell • GMS Preventive Maintenance Service SonicWALL NSA E8510: To manage your licenses, perform the following tasks: •...
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Activation Key field and then click Submit. Depending on the product, you will see an Expire date or a license key To ensure that your network stays protected if your Dell string in the Status column when you return to the Service SonicWALL appliance has an unexpected failure, you can Management page.
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Registration Next Steps Your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 or E8510 HA Pair is now registered and licensed on MySonicWALL. To complete the registration process in SonicOS and for more information, see: •...
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| Registering and Licensing Your Appliance on MySonicWALL...
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Deployment Scenarios In this Section: This section provides detailed overviews of advanced deployment scenarios as well as configuration instructions for connecting your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510. • Selecting a Deployment Scenario - page 27 • Scenario A: NAT/Route Mode Gateway - page 28 •...
An NSA E8510 in addition to an existing gateway C - L2 Bridge Mode appliance. Existing Dell SonicWALL gateway appliance An NSA E8510 in addition to an existing Dell B - NAT with State Sync Pair SonicWALL gateway appliance. 10GE...
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Scenario A: NAT/Route Mode Gateway For new network installations or installations where the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is replacing the existing network gateway. SonicWALL NSA E-Class In this scenario, the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is configured 10GE ISP 1 Network Security Appliance E8510 Internet in NAT/Route mode to operate as a single network gateway.
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In this scenario, one Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 operates as the primary gateway device and the other Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is in passive mode. All network connection information is...
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For network installations where the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is running in tandem with an existing network gateway. Third Party Gateway In this scenario, the original gateway is maintained. The Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 is integrated seamlessly into the Internet or...
Number This section provides initial configuration instructions for Chrome 18.0 or higher connecting your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510. Follow these steps if you are setting up Scenario A, B, or C. Firefox 16.0 or higher This section contains the following sub-sections: Internet Explorer 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0 (do not...
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10 Mbps Applying Power Note: If the Test or Alarm LEDs remain lit after the Dell Connect the power cords from the Dell SonicWALL NSA SonicWALL NSA E8510 has booted, restart the E8510 into appropriate power outlets. For further appliance by cycling power.
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Accessing the Management Interface Using the Setup Wizard If you cannot connect to the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 or the The computer you use to manage the Dell SonicWALL NSA Setup Wizard does not display, verify the following E8510 must be set up to accept a dynamic IP address, or it configurations: must have an unused IP address on the 192.168.168.x/24...
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Open another Web browser and navigate to: http://www.sonicwall.com If you can view the Dell SonicWALL home page, you have configured your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 correctly. If you cannot view the Dell SonicWALL home page, renew your management station DHCP address.
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MySonicWALL if the appliance has Internet access during initial Obtaining the Latest Firmware setup. If initial setup is already complete, you can synchronize To obtain a new SonicOS firmware image file for your Dell licenses from the System > Licenses page. SonicWALL appliance, connect to your MySonicWALL...
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Saving a Backup Copy of Your Preferences Upgrading the Firmware Before beginning the update process, make a system backup of Perform the following steps to upload new firmware to your Dell your Dell SonicWALL appliance configuration settings. The SonicWALL appliance and use your current configuration backup feature saves a copy of the current configuration settings upon startup.
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Using SafeMode to Upgrade Firmware Point the Web browser on your computer to 192.168.168.168. The SafeMode management interface If you are unable to connect to the Dell SonicWALL appliance’s displays. management interface, you can restart the appliance in Click Upload New Firmware, and then browse to the SafeMode.
Initial High Availability Setup Configuring a Stateful HA Pair Before you begin the configuration of HA on the Primary Dell SonicWALL security appliance, perform the following setup: This section provides instructions for configuring a pair of Dell • On the bottom panel of the secondary Dell SonicWALL SonicWALL NSA E8510 appliances for high availability (HA).
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Optionally adjust the Heartbeat Interval to control how often the two units communicate. This timer is the length of You can find the serial number on the bottom of the Dell time between status checks. By default this timer is set to SonicWALL security appliance, or in the System >...
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3 probes, and the maximum is 10. dynamic routes in the network. When the Dynamic Typically, Dell SonicWALL recommends leaving the Route Hold-Down Time duration expires, it deletes the Failover Trigger Level (missed heart beats), Election...
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For more information regarding the optional settings, see the SonicOS Administrator’s Guide. Synchronize Settings Once you have configured the HA setting on the Primary Dell SonicWALL security appliance, click the Synchronize Settings button. You should see a HA Peer Firewall has been updated message at the bottom of the management interface page.
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You can configure HA license synchronization by associating To verify that primary and secondary Dell SonicWALL security two Dell SonicWALL security appliances as HA Primary and HF appliances are functioning correctly, wait a few minutes, then secondary on MySonicWALL. Note that the secondary power off the Primary Dell SonicWALL device.
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You must purchase a single set of security services licenses for the HA Primary appliance. To use Stateful HA, you must first Note: After registering new Dell SonicWALL appliances on activate the Stateful High Availability Upgrade license for the MySonicWALL, you must also register each appliance primary unit in SonicOS.
Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface - page 45 Connection Overview Connect the X1 port on your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510 to the LAN port on your existing Internet gateway device. Then connect the X0 port on your NSA E8510 to your LAN resources.
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Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface In the IP Assignment drop-down, select Layer 2 Bridged Mode. Complete the following steps to configure the Dell SonicWALL In the Bridged to drop-down, select the X1 interface. NSA E8510: Configure management options (HTTP, HTTPS, Ping, Navigate to the Network >...
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Additional Deployment Configuration In this Section: This section provides basic configuration information to begin building network security policies for your deployment. This section also contains several SonicOS diagnostic tools and a deployment configuration reference checklist. • An Introduction to Zones and Interfaces - page 47 •...
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The security features and settings configured for the zones are enforced by binding a zone to one or more physical interfaces Deny (such as, X0, X1, or X2) on the Dell SonicWALL appliance. WAN and DMZ LAN or WLAN Deny...
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SonicOS supports inbound port forwarding, it is possible to hide • Network—Network Address Objects are like Range objects in multiple internal servers off the WAN IP address of the Dell that they comprise multiple hosts, but rather than being bound SonicWALL appliance.
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FQDN field. custom properties. Click OK. • Default Address Objects—displays Address Objects configured by default on the Dell SonicWALL appliance. To add an Address Object: Navigate to the Network > Address Objects page. Below the Address Objects table, click Add.
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IPs 11. Select the Enable NAT Policy checkbox. are translated from the IP address of the Dell SonicWALL 12. Select the Create a reflexive policy checkbox if you want appliance WAN port to the IP address of the internal web a matching NAT Policy to be automatically created in the server.
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Anti-Spyware Enabling Security Services in SonicOS You must enable each security service individually in the SonicOS user interface. See the following procedures to enable and configure the following three basic security services: Gateway Anti-Virus For more information on configuring your security services, refer to the SonicOS Administrator’s Guide.
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For example, you can • Using the Connections Monitor - page 53 configure Dell SonicWALL Intrusion Prevention Service for incoming and outgoing traffic on the WLAN zone to add more security for internal network traffic. To apply services to network zones: Navigate to the Network >...
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OR. The Ping test bounces a packet off a machine on the Internet and returns it to the sender. This test shows if the Dell SonicWALL appliance is able to contact the remote host. If...
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Support and Training Options In this Section: This section provides overviews of customer support and training options for the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510. • Customer Support - page 55 • Knowledge Portal - page 55 • User Forums - page 56 •...
Designed for customers with Dell SonicWALL E-Class The Knowledge Portal is a resource which allows users to solutions, Dell SonicWALL E-Class Support 24x7 delivers the search for Dell SonicWALL documents based on the following enterprise-class support features and quality of service that types of search tools: enterprise companies require to keep their networks running •...
User Forums The Dell SonicWALL User Forums is a resource that provides users the ability to communicate and discuss a variety of security and appliance subject matters. In this forum, the following categories are available for users: • Content Security Manager topics •...
Training Dell SonicWALL offers an extensive sales and technical training curriculum for Network Administrators, Security Experts and SonicWALL Medallion Partners who need to enhance their knowledge and maximize their investment in Dell SonicWALL Products and Security Applications. Dell SonicWALL Training provides the following resources for its customers: •...
Dell SonicWALL Live Product Demos SonicOS features dynamic tooltips that appear over various The Dell SonicWALL Live Demo Site provides free test drives of elements of the GUI when the mouse hovers over them. Dell SonicWALL security products and services through...
Network Integrated Solutions Guide Looking to go wireless? Have questions about what it takes to build a truly “secure” wireless network? Check out the Dell SonicWALL Secure Wireless Network Integrated Solutions Guide. This book is the official guide to Dell SonicWALL’s market-leading wireless networking and security devices.
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Rack Mounting Instructions In this Section: This section provides illustrated rack mounting instructions for the Dell SonicWALL NSA E8510. • Rack Mounting Instructions - page 63 Note: For more information on rack mounting requirements, see the Safety and Regulatory Information...
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Rack Mounting Instructions Assemble the Slide Rail Fasten 4 screws to the rail. WASHERS*8 M4 SCREW*8 | Rack Mounting Instructions...
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Assemble the Slide Rail Fasten two-sided screws to the rail. M5 SCREW*8 M5 Nut*8...
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Assemble Inner Rail to Chassis Fasten 6 screws to attach the inner channel onto the chassis. M4 SCREW*6 | Rack Mounting Instructions...
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Insert Chassis to Frame Slide inner channel into rails. Push hook down to separate.
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Product Safety and Regulatory Information In this Section: This section provides regulatory along with trademark and copyright information. • Safety and Regulatory Information - page 69 • Warranty Information - page 73 • Copyright Notice - page 73...
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• Mount the Dell SonicWALL appliances evenly in the rack in order to prevent a hazardous condition caused by uneven mechanical loading.
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The Lithium Battery used in the Dell SonicWALL Internet security appliance may alle vier Befestigungen der Montageschien verwendet werden. not be replaced by the user. The appliance must be returned to a Dell SonicWALL • Ein angemessen dimensionierter und geprüfte Sicherung, sollte Bestandteil der authorized service center for replacement with the same or equivalent type Haus-Installation sein.
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•將 戴爾 SonicWALL 裝置平坦地裝設在機架中,如此才能避免 Lithiumbatterie darf nicht vom Benutzer ausgetauscht werden. Zum Austauschen 因不均勻的機械負荷造成危險狀況。 der Batterie muss die Dell SonicWALL in ein von Dell SonicWALL autorisiertes Service-Center gebracht werden. Dort wird die Batterie durch denselben oder •必須使用四顆與機架設計相容的安裝螺釘,並用手鎖緊螺釘, entsprechenden, vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp ersetzt. Beachten Sie 確定安裝牢固。選擇一個安裝位置,將四個裝載洞孔對齊...
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線) 。此導體必須連接到安全接地電路。 Caution: Modifying this equipment or using this equipment for purposes not shown •切勿在交流電源線還連接著電源時移除或安裝電源。 in this manual without the written consent of Dell, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. •當安裝及後續接觸產品背面之後,必須用工具將指旋螺釘鎖 緊。 BMSI Statement 警告使用者:...
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Application of council Directive 2004/108/EC (EMC) and 2006/95/EC (LVD) Standards to which conformity is declared All Dell SonicWALL appliances come with a 1-year Limited Hardware Warranty EN 55022 (2006) +A1 (2007) Class A which provides delivery of critical replacement parts for defective parts under EN 55024 (1998) +A1 (2001), +A2 (2003) warranty.