How can I open ports on the firewall using the quick configuration?

03/26/2020 1766 69502

DESCRIPTION:

This article explains how to open ports on the SonicWall for the following options:

• Web Services
• FTP Services
• Mail Services
• Terminal Services
• Other Services

RESOLUTION:

Consider the following example where the server is behind the firewall. This is the server we would like to allow access to.

1.  The Firewall's WAN IP is 1.1.1.1
2. The server's private IP is 192.168.1.100
3. We would like to NAT the server IP to the firewall's WAN IP (1.1.1.1)

• To allow access to the server, select the QUICK CONFIGURATION option from the top of the page on the web GUI. This opens up the configuration dialog.
• Select Public Server Guide in the following dialog.
  
  
  
• The following options are available in the next dialog

1. Web Services: Allows HTTP (TCP port 80) and HTTPS (TCP port 443).
2. FTP Services: Allows TCP port 21.
3. Mail Services: Allows SMTP (TCP port 25), POP3 (TCP port 110) and IMAP (TCP port 143).
4. Terminal Services: Allows RDP (TCP port 3389) and Citrix ICA (TCP port 1494).
5. Other Services: You can select other services from the drop-down list.
   
   

• In the following dialog, enter the IP address of the server. This is similar to creating an address object.
  

  EXAMPLE: The server IP will be 192.168.1.100
  
  
  

• The next dialog requires the public IP of the server. Predominantly, the private IP is NAT'ed to the SonicWall's WAN IP, but you can also enter a different public IP address if you would like to translate the server to a different IP. For our example, the IP address is 1.1.1.1.
  
  
  

• The following dialog lists the configuration that will be added once the wizard is complete.
  
  

• Select Apply to complete the process.You can verify if the rules and NAT policies have been created by checking under Manage | Policies | Rules | Access Rules | NAT Policy (as shown below).