Sonicos/X Basic Configuration - SonicWALL SonicOSX 7 Getting Started Manual

Using SafeMode
SafeMode is accessed on HTTPS port 65443. This is accessed via MGMT (Blade 1) configured in user
interface settings. The default is
Username: admin
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Password: password
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SafeMode is also accessed through the aux MGMT port. For more information on SafeMode, see
SafeMode GUI.
Using CLI
From SSH, you can access the SonicOS/X command line interface (CLI) for configuration and to view logs
and settings. Log in with default SonicOS/X credentials:
Username: admin
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Password: password
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For more on using the CLI, see CLI Bring-Up.

SonicOS/X Basic Configuration

Use the following steps to complete a basic system configuration.
1. Navigate to POLICY | Rules and Policies to create security rules for handling traffic. There are no
default rules, so no traffic can be passed until rules are created.
IMPORTANT:
MGMT port. No other traffic is allowed until policy rules are created by the administrator.
2. Navigate to NETWORK | System > Interfaces to configure the X1 WAN interface.
Static – Configures the appliance for a network that uses static IP addresses.
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DHCP – Configures the appliance to request IP settings from a DHCP server in the network.
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WAN connectivity is needed for product registration and licensing. Be sure to configure DNS for the
WAN interface.
3. Configure the administrator username and password.
4. Connect the X0 interface to your LAN network and connect X1 to the Internet, as described in
Connecting LAN and WAN
5. Register SonicOS/X as described in
6. For network configuration considerations, refer to
192.168.168.168
Without policy rules, the SonicOS/X only allows management traffic on X0 or the
Interfaces.
Registration and
. Log in using the default MGMT SafeMode credentials:
Licensing.
Network Configuration.
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