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

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To create an access rule:
1. On the Firewall > Access Rules page in the matrix view,
click the arrow connecting the two zones that need a rule.
2. On the Access Rules page, click Add.
The access rules are sorted from the most specific at the
top to the least specific at the bottom of the table. At the
bottom of the table is the Any rule.
3. In the Add Rule page in the General tab, select Allow |
Deny | Discard from the Action list to permit or block IP
traffic.
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