SonicWALL NSA 2650 - Connecting the LAN Port; Connecting the WAN Port; Testing Your Internet Connection

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SonicWallNSA2650Get tingStartedGuide
ConnectingtheLANPort
1ConnectoneendofanEthernetcabletoyourlocal
networkswitchorothernetworkingdevice,ortoyour
computer.
2ConnecttheotherendoftheEthernetcabletotheX0
(LAN)portonyourSonicWallNSAappliance.
ConnectingtheWANPort
1ConnectoneendofanEthernetcabletoyourInternet
connection.
Ifyouhavearouter,DSLmodem,orcablemodem,
connecttheEthernetcabletoaLANportontherouter
ormodem.
2ConnecttheotherendoftheEthernetcabletotheX1
(WAN)portonyourSonicWall NSAappliance.
TestingYourInternetConnection
TotestyourInternetconnection:
1AfteryouexittheSetupGuide,connectyourcomputer
totheLANsubnetordirectlytothe X0(LAN)port.
2PointyourbrowsertotheX0IPaddressconfigured
duringinitialsetup(default:192.168.168.168).
3Whentheloginpageappears,logintotheSonicOS
managementinterfacewiththeadministratoraccount
(default:admin
),usingtheconfiguredpassword
(default:password).
4Openacommandpromptwindowonyourcomputer
andenterthecommand:ping sonicwall.com.
Ifconfiguredcorrectly,youreceivea replyfromtheping
request.
5Openanotherwebbrowserwindowandnavigateto:
https://www.sonicwall.com
IfyoucanviewtheSonicWallhomepage,youhave
configured
yourSonicWallNSAappliancecorrectly.
NOTE:IfX1isconfiguredinWireMode,configurea
differentinterfacewithoneoftheotherWANtypesfor
useinthisstep.