Configuring BGP

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NOTE: For complete information on BGP, see About BGP Advanced Routing.

BGP is a large-scale routing protocol used to communicate routing information between Autonomous Systems (ASs), which are well-defined, separately administered network domains. BGP support allows for SonicWall security appliances to replace a traditional BGP router on the edge of a network's AS. The current SonicWall implementation of BGP is most appropriate for "single-provider / single-homed" environments, where the network uses one ISP as their Internet provider and has a single connection to that provider. SonicWall BGP is also capable of supporting "single-provider / multi-homed" environments, where the network uses a single ISP but has a small number of separate routes to the provider. BGP is enabled on the Network > Routing page of the SonicOS GUI and then it is fully configured through the SonicOS Command Line Interface (CLI).

To configure BGP on a SonicWall security appliance:
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On the SonicOS GUI, navigate to the Network > Routing page.
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In the Routing Mode drop-down menu, select Advanced Routing.
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In the BGP drop-down menu, select Enabled (Configure with CLI).
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NOTE: The SonicOS Expanded license is required for BGP. See the System > Licenses page to manage your licenses.

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NOTE: After BGP has been enabled through the GUI, the specifics of the BGP configuration are performed using the SonicOS command line interface (CLI). For detailed information on how to connect to the SonicOS CLI, see the SonicOS Command-Line Interface Guide.