User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Document Contents
- SonicWALL NSA E6500
- Pre-Configuration Tasks
- Registering Your Appliance
- Deployment Scenarios
- Selecting a Deployment Scenario
- Scenario A: NAT/Route Mode Gateway
- Scenario B: State Sync Pair in NAT/Route Mode
- For network installations with two SonicWALL NSA E-Series appliances configured as a stateful synchronized pair for redundant high-availability networking.
- In this scenario, one SonicWALL NSA E6500 operates as the primary gateway device and the other SonicWALL NSA E6500 is in passive...
- Scenario C: L2 Bridge Mode
- In this scenario, the original gateway is maintained. The SonicWALL NSA E6500 is integrated seamlessly into the existing network...
- Initial Setup
- System Requirements
- Connecting the WAN Port
- Connecting the LAN Port
- Applying Power
- Accessing the Management Interface
- Accessing the Setup Wizard
- Connecting to Your Network
- Testing Your Connection
- Activating Licenses in SonicOS
- Upgrading Firmware on Your SonicWALL
- Obtaining the Latest Firmware
- Saving a Backup Copy of Your Preferences
- Upgrading the Firmware
- Using SafeMode to Upgrade Firmware
- Configuring a State Sync Pair in NAT/Route Mode
- Configuring L2 Bridge Mode
- Selecting a Deployment Scenario
- Additional Deployment Configuration
- Support and Training Options
- Rack Mounting Instructions
- Product Safety and Regulatory Information
Page 40 Configuring L2 Bridge Mode
Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface
Complete the following steps to configure the SonicWALL
appliance:
1. Navigate to the Network > Interfaces page from the
navigation panel.
2. Click the Configure icon in the right column of the X0 (LAN)
interface.
3. In the IP Assignment drop-down, select Layer 2 Bridged
Mode.
4. In the Bridged to drop-down, select the X1 interface.
5. Configure management options (HTTP, HTTPS, Ping,
SNMP, SSH, User logins, or HTTP redirects).
Note: Do not enable Never route traffic on the bridge-pair
unless your network topology requires that all packets
entering the L2 Bridge remain on the L2 Bridge
segments.
You may optionally enable the Block all non-IPv4
traffic setting to prevent the L2 bridge from passing
non-IPv4 traffic.
If You Are Following
Scenario...
Proceed to Section:
C - L2 Bridge Mode
Additional Deployment
Configuration - page 41
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