Connecting The Lan Port; Applying Power; Accessing The Management Interface - Dell NSA E5500 Getting Started Manual

Connecting the LAN Port

1. Connect one end of the provided Ethernet cable to the
computer you are using to manage the NSA E5500.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the X0 port on your
NSA E5500.
The Link LED above the X0 (LAN) port will light up in green
or amber depending on the link throughput speed,
indicating an active connection:
• Amber indicates 1 Gbps
• Green indicates 100 Mbps
• Unlit while the right (activity) LED is illuminated indicates
10 Mbps

Applying Power

1. Plug the power cord into an appropriate power outlet.
2. Turn on the power switch on the rear of the appliance next
to the power cords.
The Power LEDs on the front panel light up blue when you
plug in the Dell SonicWALL NSA E5500. The Alarm
may light up and the Test
while the appliance performs a series of diagnostic tests.
When the Power LEDs are lit and the Test LED is no longer lit,
the Dell SonicWALL NSA E5500 is ready for configuration. This
typically occurs within a few minutes of applying power to the
appliance.
LED
LED will light up and may blink
Warning: When disconnecting power, be sure to remove both
power cords from the unit.
Note: If the Test or Alarm LEDs remain lit after the Dell
SonicWALL NSA E5500 has booted, restart the
appliance by cycling power.

Accessing the Management Interface

The computer you use to manage the Dell SonicWALL NSA
E5500 must be set up to accept a dynamic IP address, or have
an unused IP address on the 192.168.168.x/24 subnet, such as
192.168.168.20.
To access the SonicOS Web-based management interface:
1. Start your Web browser.
Note: Disable pop-up blocking software or add the
management IP address http://192.168.168.168 to your
pop-up blocker's allow list.
2. Enter http://192.168.168.168 (the default LAN
management IP address) in the Location or Address field.
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