The Network Interface allows you to configure network settings for the SonicWALL CDP
Appliance.
The Network > Settings page allows you to configure your SonicWALL CDP appliance to
communicate with your network.
This section contains the following subsections:
The Summary tab located on the
Networks > Settings
page allows the administrator to configure the host name, domain, and friendly name for the SonicWALL CDP appliance.
The Interface tab located on the
Networks > Settings
page allows the administrator to configure the IP address, subnet address, and gateway address for the SonicWALL CDP appliance.
Step 1
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Navigate to
Network > Settings
in the left-hand menu. Select the Interface
tab and click the Configure
icon in the table.
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Using an IP address within the range of a local subnet is accomplished by keeping the network
portion, according to the subnet mask, of the LAN gateway IP address the same. For example, if your gateway IP address is 10.10.10.1
and your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
, you can set your SonicWALL CDP appliance IP address to 10.10.10.20
.
You must configure the correct Domain Name Server (DNS) address settings in order to
register and use your SonicWALL CDP appliance. The DNS must be able to resolve external Internet names.
Step 1
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Navigate to
Network > Settings
in the left-hand menu. Select the Name Server
tab.
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Step 2
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Click the
Add
button located in the lower-right, below the Name Server table.
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New Domain Name Servers are now available in the Server list. To remove a domain name
server, click the X
button next to the server.
You can test the network connectivity, trace routes, test connectivity to a certain URL, and
resolve URLs on the Network Connectivity
page. For detailed information, see the following sections:
General network connections such as the default gateway and DNS servers can be tested on
the Check Network Settings
tab. You can also test the connectivity to the SonicWALL license manager.
To check the network connections, perform the following steps:
Step 1
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Navigate to
Network > Connectivity
and click on the Check Network Settings
tab.
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Step 3
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Click on the
Test
button located to the right of the desired connection to be tested.
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You can type in a URL on the
Trace Route
tab to find out the network route that traffic from the SonicWALL CDP appliance takes to reach that location.
To trace the route to a particular URL, perform the following steps:
Step 1
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Navigate to
Network > Connectivity
and click on the Trace Route
tab.
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Step 3
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Click the
Trace URL
button. If the trace is successful, the IP address of each hop is displayed, beginning with the network device closest to the SonicWALL CDP and ending with the one closest to the target URL. The status indicator at the bottom of the window displays “Succeeded” and shows the number of milliseconds it took to trace the route.
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If the URL is unreachable, the status message at the bottom of the window indicates the failure
of the trace.
You can test the connectivity to a certain URL by typing it in on the
Test URL
tab. If the test succeeds, you know that the SonicWALL CDP appliance can reach that location.
To test the connectivity to a particular URL, perform the following steps:
Step 1
|
Navigate to
Network > Connectivity
and click on the Test URL
tab.
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Step 3
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Click the
Test URL
button. If the appliance can connect to the URL, the status indicator at the bottom of the window displays “Succeeded” and shows the number of milliseconds it took to connect.
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If the appliance cannot connect to the URL, the status indicator displays “failed”.
You can resolve a URL to find out its IP address(es) by typing in the URL on the
Resolve URL
tab.
To resolve a URL, perform the following steps:
Step 1
|
Navigate to
Network > Connectivity
and click on the Resolve URL
tab.
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Step 3
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Click the
Resolve URL
button. If the appliance can resolve the URL, the status indicator at the bottom of the window displays one or more IP addresses for the URL.
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If the appliance cannot connect to the URL, the status indicator displays “failed”.