Sonicwall Ips Activation - SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced 2.2 Administrator's Manual

SonicWALL IPS Activation

If you do not have SonicWALL IPS activated on your SonicWALL, you must purchase SonicWALL IPS
from a SonicWALL reseller or through your mySonicWALL.com account (limited to customers in the USA
and Canada).
If you do not have SonicWALL IPS installed on your SonicWALL, the Security Services>Intrusion
Prevention page indicates an upgrade is required and includes a link to activate your IPS subscription
from the SonicWALL Management Interface or to activate a FREE TRIAL of SonicWALL IPS.
Note:
You must have SonicOS Standard or Enhanced 2.2 (or higher) to activate SonicWALL IPS, and your
SonicWALL must be registered on https://www.mySonicwall.com.
mySonicWALL.com
mySonicWALL.com delivers a convenient, one-stop resource for registration, activation, and
management of your SonicWALL products and services. Your mySonicWALL.com account provides a
single profile to do the following:
• Register your SonicWALL Internet Security Appliances
• Purchase/Activate SonicWALL Security Services and Upgrades
• Receive SonicWALL firmware and security service updates and alerts
• Manage (change or delete) your SonicWALL security services
• Access SonicWALL Technical Support
Creating a mySonicWALL.com account is easy and free. Simply complete an online registration form.
Once your account is created, you can register SonicWALL Internet Security Appliances and activate any
SonicWALL Security Services associated with the SonicWALL.
Your mySonicWALL.com account is accessible from any Internet connection with a Web browser using
the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocol to protect your sensitive information. You can
also access mySonicWALL.com license and registration services directly from the SonicWALL
management interface for increased ease of use and simplified services activation.
If you activated SonicWALL IPS at mySonicWALL.com, the SonicWALL IPS activation is automatically
enabled on your SonicWALL within 24-hours or you can click the Synchronize button on the Security
Services>Summary page to update your SonicWALL.
Activating SonicWALL IPS
If you have an Activation Key for your SonicWALL IPS, follow these steps to activate IPS:
1. Click the SonicWALL IDP Subscription link on the Security Services>Intrusion Prevention page.
The mySonicWALL.com Login page is displayed.
2. Enter your mySonicWALL.com account username and password in the User Name and Password
fields, then click Submit. The System>Licenses page is displayed. If your SonicWALL is already
registered to your mySonicWALL.com account, the System>Licenses page appears after you click
the SonicWALL IPS Subscription link.
3. Click Activate or Renew in the Manage Service column in the Manage Services Online table. Type
in the Activation Key in the New License Key field and click Submit. Your SonicWALL IPS
subscription is activated on your SonicWALL.
If you activated the SonicWALL IPS subscription on mySonicWALL.com, the SonicWALL IPS activation
is automatically enabled on your SonicWALL within 24-hours or you can click the Synchronize button on
the Security Services>Summary page to update your SonicWALL.
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