Activating SonicWall Client Anti-Virus

If SonicWall Client Anti-Virus is not licensed on your firewall, you must activate the license or sign up for a free trial.

If you do not have an activation key, you can purchase SonicWall Client Anti-Virus from a SonicWall reseller or directly from your MySonicWall account (limited to customers in the USA and Canada).

To activate SonicWall Client Anti-Virus on your firewall:
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In SonicOS, navigate to the System > Licenses page.
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Under Manage Security Services Online, click the click here link in the To Activate, Upgrade, or Renew services, click here line. The MySonicWall login page is displayed.
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Enter your MySonicWall account credentials in the User Name/Email and Password fields, then click Submit. The Service Management page in MySonicWall is displayed.
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Click the Try, Activate, Upgrade, or Renew link for the desired Anti-Virus in the Manage Service column in the Manage Services Online table. When using Activate, type in the activation key in the Activation Key field and click Submit. When using Try, click Continue in the next screen to get a 30-day free trial.
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When you activate SonicWall Client Anti-Virus on MySonicWall, the Client Anti-Virus license is automatically enabled on your firewall within 24-hours, or you can click the Synchronize button on the Security Services > Summary page or the System > Licenses page to update your SonicWall security appliance.
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In SonicOS, navigate to Security Services > Client AV Enforcement to configure your Client Anti-Virus settings.
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When policies and settings are configured, Client Anti-Virus must be enabled on one or more zones to start using it. Navigate to Network > Zones and click the Configure button for the desired zone, then select the Enable Client AV Enforcement Service check box and click OK.