SonicWALL TZ 170 manual

C OM P REHENSIVE INTERN ET S ECURI TY ™ SonicWALL S e c u r i t y A p p l i a n c e s SonicWALL T Z 170 Wireless Getting Start ed Guide[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Getting Starte d Guide Page 1 SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Security Appliance Getting Started Guide The SonicW ALL ® T Z 170 Wireless security appliance is a tot al security platform for both your wired and wireless networ k, delivering enterp rise-class layered security by integrating 802.1 1b/g wir eless networking, ga te[...]

Page 2 SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless F r ont and Bac k P anels Ov er view Console Port LAN Ports 1-5 WAN P o r t Power Power Light WAN : PoE Indicator LAN 1-5 Link, Acti vity T est Light opt WiFiSec Enforcement Optional Port Wireless On/Activity[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Getting Starte d Guide Page 3 SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Conf igur a tion Ste ps Collecting Required Information page 4 Setting Up the SonicW ALL TZ 17 0 page 5 Connecting the SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless page 7 Accessing the Manageme nt Interface page 8 Using the SonicW AL L Setup Wizard p age 10 T esting Y our Connection p[...]

Page 4 Collecting R equir ed Informa tion Internet Service Pr ovider (ISP) Informa tion Collect the following information about your Internet service:  Note: If you are not using one of the network configurations above, refer to the SonicOS Standard Administrator’s Guid e . Other Informa tion SonicWALL Management Interfa ce T o access the Soni[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Getting Starte d Guide Page 5 Setting Up the SonicWALL TZ 170 Physically setting up your SonicW ALL security appliance involves: • Installing the Ante nnas • Adjusting th e Antennas • Applying Power • Applying Power with the SonicW ALL Power over Ethernet ( PoE) Injector Installing the Antennas T o use the wireless[...]

Page 6 Applying P ower 1. Plug the power supply into back of t he SonicW ALL security appliance and into an appropriate powe r outlet. The Power LED on the front panel light s up green when you plug in the SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless. The T est LED lights up and may blink while the appliance performs a serie s of diagnostic tests. When the T est lig[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Getting Starte d Guide Page 7 Connecting the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Connecting the WAN Ca ble to the Internet 1. Connect one end of an Ethernet ca ble to your Internet connection, such as a DSL modem or cable modem. This cable may alr eady be connected between your computer a nd your modem. If so, disconnect it from yo[...]

Page 8 Accessing the Manag ement Interf ace The computer you use to manage the SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless must be set up to accept a dynamic I P address , or have an unused IP addre ss in the 192.168 .168.x/24 subnet, such as 192.168.168.20 . For instructions on confi guring your IP address, see “Configuring Computers for Y o ur Network with DHCP[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Getting Starte d Guide Page 9 If the SonicWALL Setup Wizar d Does Not Appear If you cannot connect to the SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless appliance or the Setup Wiz ard does not display , ve rify the following configurations: • Did you correctly enter the SonicW ALL TZ 1 70 Wireless management IP address, 192.168.16 8.168 , i[...]

Page 10 Using the SonicWALL Setup Wizar d The SonicW ALL Setup Wizard provides user-guided instru ctions for configuring your SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless.  Note: It is important that you have collected any required ISP information before using the Setup Wizard . See the list in Procedure 1, “Collecting Required Information” on page 4. 9 Tip: [...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 11 2. Change Password - Change the administrative p ass word. This is the password for the admin account.  Note: Keep your new password in a safe plac e. If you lose your password, you will have to reset the SonicW ALL security appliance to factory s ettings and lose your configuration. For i[...]

Page 12 5. W AN Network Mode - The second WAN network mode screen c onfigures yo ur W AN settings for the selection you made in the previous screen. Sta tic IP The Setup Wi zard screen s hould display: W AN Network Mode: NA T Enabled (St atic IP) Click Next . DHCP The Setup Wi zard screen s hould display: W AN Network Mode: NA T with DHCP Client If[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 13 PPP oE The Setup Wi zard sc reen should display: W AN Network Mode - NA T with PPPoE Client Click Next . PPTP The Setup Wi zard sc reen should display: W AN Network Mode - NA T with PPTP Client Click Next . Obtain an IP Address Automatically Select this if your ISP assigns you a dynamic IP ad[...]

Page 14 6. LAN Settings - The LAN Settings screen configures yo ur LAN interface. By default, y our SonicWALL TZ 170 Wirele ss is configur ed with a LAN network I P address, 192.168.168.168 , and subnet mask, 255.255.255.0 , which will work well for most inst allations. In most cases, leave the default L AN IP address and subnet mask unchanged. [...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 15 8. WLAN 802.1 1b/g Settings - The WLAN 802.1 1b/g Settings screen allows you to configure your wireless ne twork settings. Click Next . 9. WiFiSec VPN Client Us er Authentication - WiFiSec is a SonicW ALL wireless security implement ation that uses an IP Sec VPN to secu re wireless network co[...]

Page 16 10. Wireless Guest Services - Allows guest users to connect to the Internet without any access to your private networ k.  Note: Y ou can add additional guest accounts in the SonicW ALL security appliance’ s Management Interface. Refer to the SonicOS S tandard Administrator’s Guide . Click Next . 11 . SonicW ALL Conf iguration Summary[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 17 T esting Y our Connection 1. After th e SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless reboots and the login p age reappears, open another Web br owser and n avigate t o: <http://www .sonicwall.com> . If you can view the SonicW ALL home page, you have configured your SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless correctly . 2[...]

Page 18 R egistering Y our SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Once you have est ablished your Internet connection , it is recommended you register your SonicWALL security applianc e at myS o nicW ALL.com. Registering your SonicW ALL security appliance provides the followin g benefits: • Activate 30-day subscriptions to SonicWALL's - Gateway Anti-Vir[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 19 2. If the System > St atus page is not displayed in the management interface, click System in the left -navigation menu. 3. On the System > St atus page, in the Security Services section, click the Register link. 4. In the mySonicW ALL.com Login p age, click the here link in “ If you [...]

Page 20 R egistering Y our SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless 1. If you are not logged into the SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless management interface, log in with the user name admin and the administrative passwor d you set in the Setup Wizard . 2. If the System > St atus page is not displaying in the management interf ace, click System in the left-navigatio [...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 21 Congr atula tions Y our SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless is now fully operational. Y ou can con t inue with this Getting S tarted Guide to: • Activate SonicWALL Security Services. • Set up secure wireless access to your SonicW ALL security appliance • Set up computers on your netwo rk for secu[...]

Page 22 Y our SonicW ALL Security Service free trials are now activated. Y ou must now enable each servi ce on your SonicW ALL security ap pliance. Use the following instructions to configure each service with it s default values. For c omplete configuration instructions, see the administrative guides available on your SonicW ALL resource CD and on[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 23 Enab ling Gate way A nti-Vir us Service 1. Select the Security Services > Gateway Anti-V irus page in the SonicW ALL management interface. 2. In the Gateway Anti-Virus Global Settings section, click the Enable Gateway Anti-Virus on Interface checkbox, and check the WA N and LAN interface b[...]

Page 24 Connecting Wir eless Clients to the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless For wireless client s to connect to your SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless security appliance, they need: • A wireless network card inst alled and configured for the SonicW ALL security appliance’s service set identif ier (SSID), which y ou set up in Procedure 5: Using the So nicWAL[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 25 Installing the SonicWAL L GVC or SonicWALL GSC Using th e Setup Wizard If you do not already have SonicW ALL GVC or SonicW ALL GSC installed: 1. Insert the Son icW ALL Re source CD that came with your SonicW ALL security appliance into your computer . 2. Open t he Soft ware folder on the Soni[...]

Page 26 3. In the Completing the New Connection Wizard p age sele ct any of the followin g options: •S e l e c t Create a desk top shortcut to this connect ion , if you want to create a shortcut icon on your deskt op for this VPN connection. •S e l e c t Enable this connec tion when the program is launched , if you want to automatically establi[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 27 Connecting Computer s to Y our SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Y ou can a t tach up to te n, twenty-five, or an unlimited number comp uters, depending on your license, in any combination of wired and wireless connections to your SonicW ALL TZ 170 Wireless. Configuring Computers f or Y our Networ k[...]

Page 28 Windows XP 1. Open the Local Area Connection Properties window ( St art > Settings > Network Connections on most versions of Windows XP). 2. Right click on the Local Area Connection icon, and se lect Properties . 3. In the list of connection items, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . 4. Select Obtain an IP address[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 29 Sta tic IP If you did not enable the SonicW ALL security appliance DHCP server , you must configure each compu ter with a static IP address from your LAN or WL AN IP address range. Afte r the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless has restarted, follow the ste ps below for configuring your ne twork client[...]

Page 30 Windows NT 1. From the Sta rt menu, highlight Setti ngs and then select Control Pan el . 2. Open Network . 3. Double-click TCP/IP in the TCP/IP Properties window . 4. Select Specify an IP Addr ess . 5. T ype an IP address f rom your L AN IP rang e in the IP Ad dress field. 6. T y pe 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. 7. T ype the Sonic[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 31 Glossary of Net wor king T erms Default Ga teway - A device on an Internetwork th at forwards packets to another network. DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allocates IP addresses to computers on the network automatically with out assigning a computer a st atic (fixed) IP address. DNS[...]

Page 32 Subnet - A portion o f a netwo rk. Each s u bnet within a network shares a common network addr ess and is uniquely ident ified by a subnetwo rk number . Subnet Mask - A 32-bit num ber used to separate the network and host sections of an IP address. A subnet mask subdivides an IP network into smalle r pieces. An example of a subnet mask migh[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 33 SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Security Appliance Re gulatory Sta tement and Safety Instr uctions  Note: Detailed regulatory information ca n be found in the electronic file, “SonicWALL_Products_Reg ulatory_Stateme nt.pdf,” located on th e SonicWALL Resource CD provid ed with the unit. P o[...]

Page 34 Mounting the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless W all Mounting the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless Follow the instructions belo w to mount the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless on the wall. 1. Using the mounting plate as a template , mark the places to in sert the mounting anchors. 2. Using a #2 Phillips screw driver, press the ti p of the anchor into the marke[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 35 5. Hang the mounting plate on the screws. Use the middle row o f mounting holes. 6. Slide the plate down to the narrowest par t of the keyhole so that the mounting plate rests on the screws. 7. Tighten the mounting screws to secure the mountin g plate.[...]

Page 36 8. Snap the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless onto the moun ting plate. Mounting Models the SonicWALL T Z 170 Wireless on the Ceiling 1. Locate a metal su pport to hang the S onicWALL TZ 170 Wir eless. 2. Using the mounting plate as a template , mark the places to in sert the mounting anchors. 3. Drill two holes for #6 x 1-1/4” screws in the mark[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 37 6. Slide the plate down to the narrowest par t of the keyhole so that the mounting plate rests on the screws. 7. Tighten the mounting screws to secure the mountin g plate.[...]

Page 38 8. Snap the SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless onto the moun ting plate.[...]

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Gett ing Started Guide Page 39 Copyright Notice © 2005 SonicWALL, Inc. All rights reserve d. Under the copyright laws, this manual or th e software described within, can not be copied, in whole or part, without th e written consent of the manufactu rer, except in the norma l use of the software to make a backup copy. The [...]

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