The following sections provide initial configuration information
and instructions for connecting your SonicWall NSA appliance
for initial setup:
•
Connecting to the MGMT Port on page 20
•
Applying Power to the NSA on page 20
•
SonicWall NSA LED Activity on page 20
•
Using the Setup Wizard on page 23
Connecting to the MGMT Port
The MGMT port is a dedicated 1 gigabit Ethernet interface for
appliance management and SafeMode access.
1 Using the provided Ethernet cable, connect one end of
the cable to the computer you are using to manage the
SonicWall NSA appliance.
2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the
MGMT port on your SonicWall NSA appliance.
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Applying Power to the NSA
Connect the AC power cord from the SonicWall NSA appliance
into an appropriate power outlet.
For further information regarding power requirements, refer
to Installation Requirements on page 48 of this document.
SonicWall NSA LED Activity
The system LEDs provide essential status information about
the NSA 2650.
LED/Color
Description
Power 1 and Power 2
Blue
Respective power supply is on and
operating properly.
Yellow
Respective power supply is bad, not
connected to an AC source, or switched
off.
NOTE: There may be a 10‐20 second delay
from the moment when a power LED
becomes yellow. This is normal and
associated with voltage decay.