Introduction - SonicWALL NSa Series Getting Started Manual

Today's distributed IT—where end points are on premises, in the cloud, in the data center, at a branch office or in
a home office—is creating an unprecedented explosion of exposure across organizations. As the exposure
points to multiply, business risks continue to escalate, and each one needs to be protected from today's
sophisticated threats. SonicWall offers several firewall models to suit your business.
The NSa Series offers a mid-range solution. They are designed for businesses having 250 users and up. With
cloud-based and on-box capabilities like TLS/SSL decryption and inspection, application intelligence and control,
secure SD-WAN, real-time visualization, and WLAN management, the NSa Series provides flexible, fast and
cost-effective security to keep the threats out.
To resolve similar challenges for enterprise-level customers, the SonicWall Network Security services platform
(NSsp) is a high-end firewall series delivering advanced threat protection and fast speeds demanded by large
enterprises, data centers and service providers. The NSsp 13700 is the enterprise firewall to replace existing NSa
9650 firewalls.
This document describes how to get started on one of the firewalls from the NSa Series or on the NSsp 13700.
These systems run classic SonicOS 7. It also includes information on how to migrate the configuration settings
from older firewalls to firewalls covered by this document.
NOTE: This document does not include information pertaining to the NSsp 15700. For more information
about that firewall, refer to
Topics in this document include:
NSa Series Overview
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NSsp 13700 Overview
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Determining the WAN Type
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System Setup
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Setup Options
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Running the Setup Wizard
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Testing and Troubleshooting Connectivity
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Migration Tool
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SonicOSX7 NSsp 15700 Getting Started
SonicOS 7 Getting Started Guide for the NSsp 13700 and NSa Series

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