SonicWALL 300 User Manual

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1. Plug the power cord into the back of the SonicWALL Email Security appliance and 

into an appropriate power outlet. 

2. Turn on the power switch on the front, top, right corner of the appliance. 

The Power LED 

 on the front panel lights up green when you power on the 

SonicWALL Email Security appliance. The HDD LED 

 lights up and 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. 

The SonicWALL Email Security appliance comes configured with an IP address of 
192.168.168.169. Before you can connect your management station to it, you must 
configure your management station to have an address in the same subnet. 
1. Make a note of your computer’s current network settings. 
2. Set the computer you use to manage the SonicWALL Email Security appliance to 

have a static IP address in the 192.168.168.x range, such as 192.168.168.50 and a 
netmask of 255.255.255.0. For help with setting up a static IP address on your 
computer, refer to “Configuring a Static IP Address” on page 30.

3. Using the supplied crossover cable and the computer you are using to administer the 

SonicWALL Email Security appliance, connect the LAN port on the computer to the 
LAN port on the back of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance.

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