WANaccel_Advanced

WAN Acceleration > Advanced

The WAN Acceleration > Advanced page provides an overview of the WAN Acceleration service.

Figure 85:52 WAN Acceleration > Advanced

Name	Description
Device Settings Tab	Displays advanced device details about the SonicWALL WXA series appliance.
Interface Settings Tab	Monitors system information for WAN Acceleration configuration and statistics.
Services Tab	Displays details about the configuration of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the Syslog Server functions.
Policies Tab	Displays details about the configuration of the network policies and provides an option to browse for policies to upload. A policy file is an XML document that captures the current configuration settings of the SonicWALL WXA series appliance. The configuration settings can then be restored on the SonicWALL WXA series appliance after a firmware upgrade or factory reset is performed.
Firmware Tab	Displays details about the current firmware and the steps for upgrading.

Device Settings Tab

Figure 85:53 Advanced > Device Settings

Name	Description
Device Panel	(Read-only) Displays the following information: Model Number Serial Number Firmware Version.
Time Settings Panel	Configure the time synchronization source, refresh the UTC time, or view the local time on client. The SonicWALL WXA series appliance is required to synchronize its time with the domain controller. However, you can configure an NPT server to synchronize time with the SonicWALL WXA series appliance if this works better on your network.
Device Statistics Panel	(Read-only) Displays the following information: Load Uptime # Processes
Refresh	Refreshes the Device Settings tab. The refresh interval can be entered in the box to the right of the Refresh symbol. The interval can be increased to a maximum of 600 seconds. Click the Refresh button to manually update the Device Settings tab. Click the Pause button to stop updates on the page.
Diagnostics Report	Downloads a diagnostics report file. This file is sent to technical support and reviewed for diagnostic help.
Power Off	Shuts down the SonicWALL WXA series appliance.
Reboot	Reboots the SonicWALL WXA series appliance.
Set Time	Resets the time on the device. This synchronizes the SonicWALL WXA series appliance with the time on the domain controller. However, it is possible to override this by specifying an NTP server.

Figure 85:54 Advanced > Time Synchronization

Use the Domain Controller for Time Synchronization—Select this checkbox to use the domain controller as the time synchronization source.
NTP Server—Override the domain controller synchronization by specifying an NTP server.
Validate—Validates that an NTP server is connected.
Apply—Applies all changes.
Cancel—Cancels the operation.

Interface Settings Tab

Figure 85:55 Advanced > Interface Settings

Name	Description
Refresh	Refreshes the Interface Settings tab. The refresh interval can be entered in the text field. The interval can be increased to a maximum of 600 seconds. Click the Refresh button to manually update the Interface Settings tab. Click the Pause button to stop updates on the page.
Configuration Panel	Displays the following: IP Address Default Gateway DNS Servers MAC MTU DHCP is used to obtain this information. You can also configure the MTU in this panel.
Statistics Panel	Displays the packet flow information using active flows, # bytes, packet count, packet errors, dropped packets, collisions, and actual MTU
Ping Gateway	Sends a ping request to the SonicWALL WXA series appliance. The SonicWALL NSA/TZ series appliance uses Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to ping the gateway.
Renew DHCP Lease	Renews the DHCP lease for the SonicWALL WXA series appliance. Use this feature if the DHCP server settings are changed after the appliance is configured.

Figure 85:56 Maximum Transmission Unit

Services Tab

Figure 85:57 Advanced > Services

Name	Description
SNMP Panel	Enable SNMP or add new communities in this panel. See below for information on adding communities.
Syslog Server	Sets the server IP address that sends log messages.
Apply Changes	Applies all changes.

Figure 85:58 Add a New Community

Community Name—Enter the community name being added to the SNMP feature in the required field.
Access—Select none, read-only, or read-write.
Any Source—Select the Any Source checkbox to view all available sources.
Source—Select the Source checkbox to enter a source manually.
Apply—Applies all changes
Cancel—Cancels the operation.

Policies Tab

Figure 85:59 Advanced > Policies

Name	Description
Refresh	Refreshes the Policies tab.
Policies	The default (active policy) is automatically activated and cannot be deleted. Choose the default policy (default.xml), then manage the policy settings by downloading, activating, or deleting.
Upload Policy File	Search for a policy to upload from your PC. Once a policy is uploaded it is added to the list of policies.

Firmware Tab

Figure 85:60 Advanced > Firmware

Name	Description
Current Policy	Allows you to download a copy of the current policy. Perform this before making any changes to the firmware.
Firmware Upgrade	Configures the SonicWALL WXA series appliance with the latest firmware. A step-by-step procedure walks you through the firmware upgrade process.
Factory Reset	Restores the SonicWALL WXA series appliance to the factory default settings. The following reset options are available: Restore the current configuration policy. Securely erase the hard disc.