Console_Management_Settings_Snwls
Configuring Management Settings
On the Console > Management >Settings page, you canconfigure email settings, set the system debug level, synchronize model codes information, and configure password security settings.
This section describes the following Settings topics:
• Configuring System Debug Level
An SMTP server and an email address are required for sending Analyzer reports.
If the Mail Server settings are not configured correctly, you will not receive important email notifications, such as:
• System alerts for your Dell SonicWALL Analyzer deployment performance
• Availability of product updates, hot fixes, or patches
• Scheduled Reports
To configure these email settings:
1. Click the Console tab.
2. Expand the Management tree and click Settings. The Settings page displays.
3. Type the IP address of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server into the SMTP Server field. This server can be the same one that is normally used for email in your network. Type in the SMTP Port number to use for email service.
4. Enter the email account name and domain that will appear in messages sent from the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer into the Analyzer Sender e-Mail Address field.
5. Enter the email account name and domain that will appear in messages sent from the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer into the Analyzer Administrator e-Mail Address field. You can use User Authentication for this user by checking the box.
6. When finished in the Settings page, click Update. To clear the screen settings and start over, click Reset.
Configuring System Debug Level
Dell SonicWALL Analyzer provides the System Debug level option to control the debug messages sent to the log file.
To configure this setting:
1. Select a debug level from the System Debug level drop-down list. The range is 0-3 where a level of 0 provides no debug log messages and a level of 3 provides the maximum number of debug messages.
2. When finished in the Settings page, click Update. To clear the screen settings and start over, click Reset.
Dell SonicWALL Analyzer supports enforced password rotation for enhanced security compliance.
To enable and configure enforced password rotation:
1. Select the Enforce Password Security checkbox.
2. In the Number of days to force password change field, enter a value. The default is 90. Dell SonicWALL Analyzer will prompt the administrator to change the admin account password after the specified number of days.
3. When finished in the Settings page, click Update. To clear the screen settings and start over, click Reset.
Show Legacy (pre Analyzer 7.1) Reports
After the upgrade to Analyzer 7.1 new reports can only be generated using the new Analyzer reporting infrastructure. Old Viewpoint reports can be viewed under legacy reports session (it is not possible to view both 7.1 and pre-7.1 reports in the same session). Reports generated by pre 7.1 releases of SonicWALL Analyzer are still available for viewing. Analyzer 7.1 Reporting is not compatible with earlier versions, but reports generated by earlier versions are still accessible under the Analyzer reporting Infrastructure.
To view legacy reports, perform the following steps:
1. Select the Show Legacy (pre Analyzer 7.1) Reports checkbox.
2. Log out of SonicWALL Analyzer.
3. Log back into SonicWALL Analyzer using administrator credentials.
The Sync Model Codes feature accommodates new SonicWALL product introductions without the need for Analyzer update. When SonicWALL updates the the corporate server (MySonicWALL) with a new product code, it then becomes available to Analyzer. The task is scheduled to run every 24 hours and is also available manually.
To synchronize model codes immediately:
1. On the Console > Management > Settings page, click Sync Model Codes information now.
2. A short time later the page is updated to display the synchronization status at the top.