Initial Setup; System Requirements; Connecting The Wan Port - Dell NSA E8500 Getting Started Manual

Initial Setup

This section provides initial configuration instructions for
connecting your Dell SonicWALL NSA E8500. Follow these
steps if you are setting up Scenario A, B, or C.
This section contains the following sub-sections:
• System Requirements - page 29
• Connecting the WAN Port
• Connecting the LAN Port
• Applying Power - page 30
• Accessing the Management Interface
• Using the Setup Wizard - page 31
• Connecting to Your Network
• Testing Your Connection
• Activating Licenses in SonicOS
• Upgrading Firmware - page 33

System Requirements

Before you begin the setup process, check to verify that you
have:
• An Internet connection
• A Web browser supporting Java Script and HTTP uploads
29 | Initial Setup
- page 29
- page 30
- page 31
- page 32
- page 32
- page 33
Accepted
Browser
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Chrome
Safari

Connecting the WAN Port

1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to your Internet
connection.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the X1 (WAN) port on
your NSA E8500.
SonicWALL NSA E8500
Network Security Appliance
Management
Station
Browser Version
Number
8.0, 9.0, and 10.0 (do not
use compatibility mode)
16.0 or higher
18.0 or higher
5.0 or higher for MacOS
E8500
Internet
X1
X0