Recording

The Recording option provides an easier way to apply configurations for one appliance to another similar appliance. You have the option of saving the Recording into the Default Template or into a new Template. The data recorded between one Start Recording and Stop Recording action is called a Recording.

NOTE: Recordings can only be applied to a compatible appliance. For example, a Recording for the SonicWALL Email Security appliance can only be applied to another SonicWALL Email Security appliance.

To successfully create and save a Recording, follow the procedures listed below:

1	Select the appliance you want to modify, and navigate to Management > User Interface screen.

2	Navigate to the screen in which you wish to make changes. In this example, we will modify General Settings on the Default Message Management screen.

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Next, start the recording by clicking Start Recording on the Recording Controls Panel. After you see the “Recording in progress” notification at the top, you can start modifying the settings. In this example, the “Number of days to store in Junk Box before deleting” changes to 60 days, and the “Number of Junk Box messages to display per page” changes to 400 rows.

4	When finished making changes, click Apply Changes. A screen appears notifying you that the changes were successfully applied.

5	More changes can be recorded similarly. After you have finished making the necessary changes, stop the Recording by clicking Stop Recording on the Recording Controls Panel. A dialog box displays asking if you wish to save the Recording. Click OK.

6	Next, the Add Recording dialog box displays. Type in the Name and a detailed Description of the Recording. Indicate if this Recording should be saved into the Default Template or into a New Template. Click Update when you are finished.

 

7	The Templates screen displays, notifying you that the changes to the Recording were successfully saved.

 

Applying a Template or a Recording

Follow the procedures listed below to successfully apply a Recording of a Template to an appliance or a group of appliances:

1	Click on the Unit/Group Node from the Tree Control that you wish to apply a Template or a Recording for. Based on the Node selected on the Tree Control, the Templates screen lists only those Templates/Recordings that can be applied to the currently selected node.

2	Select the check box next to the Template you wish to apply. Specify a Schedule for the Template/Recording to be applied. Note that after applied, a task is created. To view the newly created task, click on the Console tab, and navigate to Tasks>Scheduled Tasks.

3	To verify if the task executes successfully, navigate to Log>View Log. Note that you might also navigate back to the User Interface screen of the appliance where you applied the Template to verify changes made were successful.

NOTE: Management and all changes made on the SonicWALL Email Security appliance cannot be applied to another SonicWALL Email Security appliance. The only time this might be overruled is when using the Recording functionality.