SonicWALL 3500 User Manual

SonicWALL NSA 5000/4500/3500 Getting Started Guide  

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Connecting to Your Network

The SonicWALL NSA Series ships with the internal DHCP 
server active on the LAN port. However, if a DHCP server is 
already active on your LAN, the SonicWALL will disable its own 
DHCP server to prevent conflicts. 

As shown in the illustration on this page, ports X1 and X0 are 
preconfigured as WAN and LAN respectively. The remaining 
ports (X2-X5) can be configured to meet the needs of your 
network. In the graphical example on this page, the zones are: 
X1: WAN, X0: LAN, X2: WLAN, X4: DMZ.

Refer to the SonicOS Enhanced Administrator’s Guide for 
advanced configuration deployments.

Testing Your Connection 

1.

After you exit the Setup Wizard, the login page reappears. 
Log back into the Management Interface and verify your IP 
and WAN connection.

2.

Ping a host on the Internet, such as sonicwall.com.

3.

Open another Web browser and navigate to: 

.

If you can view the SonicWALL home page, you have 
configured your SonicWALL NSA appliance correctly.
If you cannot view the SonicWALL home page, renew your 
management station DHCP address. 

4.

If you still cannot view a Web page, try one of these 
solutions:
•

Restart your Management Station to accept new 
network settings from the DHCP server in the 
SonicWALL security appliance.

•

Restart your Internet Router to communicate with 
the DHCP Client in the SonicWALL security appliance.

Internet

Network Security Appliance