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SonicWALL Firewalls Close Up

By · October 10, 2006, 4:28 AM PST · markwkaelin

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    SonicWALL firewalls have been protecting the SMB space for 15 years. With its own operating system (SonicOS), and installed base of some 650,000 units, SonicWALL offers a variety of hardware devices designed to provide secure Internet, VPN and firewall services.

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    SonicWALL’s TZ 150 leads off the company’s product lineup. The unit boasts 64MB of RAM, 8MB of flash memory a stateful throughput of 30 Mbps.

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    The four-port TZ 150’s looks are deceiving. A seemingly simple box, the device provides powerful firewall, VPN, filtering, networking (including DHCP, NAT, VOIP and DDNS) and logging capabilities. The unit supports up to 2,000 connections and 20 firewall policies.

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    SonicWALL’s TZ 170 wireless device provides secure wireless communications, in addition to SonicWALL’s SonicOS firewall and networking services, and supports stateful throughput up to 90 Mbps.

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    The SonicWALL TZ 170 features Console, WAN, optional zone and five 10/100 Ethernet ports. The device includes 64MB of RAM and 8MB of flash memory and supports 2,000 connections and 100 SonicOS Standard firewall policies (250 SonicOS Enhanced).

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    Frequently deployed in small businesses, the SonicWALL TZ 170 features a base plate that offers a number of mounting options. The device can easily be set on a shelf or secured on a wall next to a punch down block.

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    SonicWALL's PRO 1260 is a workhorse. Often deployed in small and medium businesses, the 1U rack mountable unit provides advanced firewall, security and network services.

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    The PRO 1260 boasts 90 Mbps stateful throughput, supports up to 6,000 connections and 500 firewall policies and includes 64MB of RAM and 8MB of flash memory.

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    Numerous wizards simplify SonicOS administration. Here the Setup Wizard begins on a SonicWALL PRO 1260.

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    The SonicWALL's Setup Wizard's welcome screen walks administrators through device setup and configuration.

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    To enhance security, one of the very first tasks the Setup Wizard undertakes is a password change.

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    When completing the PRO 1260 Setup Wizard, administrators must next specify the time zone and whether the devices should automatically adjust the clock for daylight saving time.

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    The SonicWALL wizard prompts for information regarding the WAN type. You can select from Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE or PPTP.

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    When selecting Static IP, SonicWALL's Setup Wizard prompts the administrator to specify critical network information.

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    Once static IP information has been entered, the Setup Wizard requests that administrators specify the SonicWALL's LAN network settings.

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    In order to enable DHCP, a valid IP address range must be specified. The Setup Wizard provides this menu for entering the DHCP information.

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    Once network settings have been entered, the Setup Wizard provides a confirmation screen listing the settings that will be applied. To apply the settings, the administrator must click the Apply button.

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    The SonicWALL Setup Wizard will display a window showing that the device's configuration is being updated.

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    When the Setup Wizard completes, administrators are shown a confirmation screen that looks like this one.

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    Alternatively, instead of wizards, administrators can choose to configure the SonicOS using the numerous menus. Here the PRO 1260's network interfaces are displayed. Each can be configured by clicking the Configure icon that appears at the end of each entry.

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    DHCP settings configured using the Setup Wizard can be overridden, or updated, using the DHCP menu.

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    The SonicOS is user friendly, in that it works to provide as much information as possible. Here, whenever an administrator mouses-over an entry, the SonicOS provides additional information about that port.

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    Routing policies are configured using simple menus. A wide variety of sources, destinations, services, gateways and interfaces, combined with the myriad number of potential combinations, provide powerful routing capabilities.

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    Once firewall access rules are in place, they can be viewed using the SonicWALL's SonicOS Firewall menu. Here the default settings are displayed from a TZ 150 model.

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    The main Status window provides a wealth of information. Here information is provided for a TZ170 Wireless device that's bridging three subnets (10.0.0.1, 192.168.168.1 and 172.16.31.1).

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    When powering wireless connections, the SonicWALL TZ 170 provides complete statistics and configuration information for its wireless access point.

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SonicWALL Firewalls Close Up

SonicWALL firewalls have been protecting the SMB space for 15 years. With its own operating system (SonicOS), and installed base of some 650,000 units, SonicWALL offers a variety of hardware devices designed to provide secure Internet, VPN and firewall services.

This gallery is supported by a TechRepublic article.



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By Mark Kaelin

Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.

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