• Network Security Manager (On-Premises) 2.5.0
• Network Security Manager Overview
  • About Network Security Manager
  • NSM On-Premises User Interface
  • Related Documents
  • API Support
  • Legal Information
  • Conventions
    • Guide Conventions
    • UI Conventions
• Home Dashboard
• Tenants
• Firewalls
  • Device Inventory
    • Device Status
      • Management Status
      • System Details
      • License Details
      • Template and Firmware Versions
      • Zero Touch Status
    • Managing Devices
      • Editing Device Settings
      • Multi-device Firmware Upgrade
      • Upgrading Firmware
      • Synchronizing Firewall Configuration with NSM
      • Creating Backup of Device Configuration
      • Manual Firewall Acquisition
    • Firewall View
  • Device Groups
    • Creating Device Groups
    • Editing Device Groups
    • Creating Backup of Device-Group Configuration
    • Deleting Device Groups
    • Navigating to Group View
  • Backups
    • Scheduling Backups
    • Archiving TSR
    • Archiving EXP
• Templates
  • Adding a Template
  • Editing a Template
  • Viewing Template Configuration
  • Creating Clone of a Template
  • Modifying Template Attributes
  • Applying Templates
  • Template Apply Status
  • Deleting Template
  • Template View
    • Configuring SonicWall Switch in Template View
      • Overview
        • Add Switch
        • Edit Port
      • Switches
        • Network
        • Users
        • Static routes
        • 802.1x
        • Radius server
        • ARP
    • Storage
  • Golden Template
    • Preparing the Firewall
    • Exporting the Firewall Configuration into Template
    • Editing Golden Template
    • Applying Template to Device Groups or Devices
    • Committing and Deploying the Updates
• Global Objects
  • Variables
    • Adding a Variable
    • Editing a Variable
    • Resolving a Variable
    • Deleting a Variable
    • Using Template Variables
    • Creating Variables within Templates
  • Certificates
    • New Signing Request
    • Configuring SCEP
    • Importing Certificates
    • Deleting Certificates
• VPN Topology
  • IPsec VPN Topology
    • Security Associations
      • Adding a Security Association
      • Editing a Security Association
      • Deleting a Security Association
    • Topologies
      • Add VPN Topology
        • Basic Information
        • Setup Security Association
        • Setup Gateway
        • Summary
      • Edit VPN Topology
      • Types of Topologies
        • Hub and Spoke
          • BASIC INFORMATION
          • SETUP SECURITY ASSOCIATION
          • SETUP GATEWAY
          • SUMMARY
        • Full Mesh
          • BASIC INFORMATION
          • SETUP SECURITY ASSOCIATION
          • SETUP GATEWAY
          • SUMMARY
        • Point to Point
          • BASIC INFORMATION
          • SETUP SECURITY ASSOCIATION
          • SETUP GATEWAY
          • SUMMARY
  • IPsec Monitor
  • Global Settings
• SD-WAN Topology
  • Adding SD-WAN Topology
    • OVERVIEW
    • BASIC INFORMATION
    • RULES
      • Service Rule
      • Application Rule
  • Applying SD-WAN Topology to Device(s)
• Configuration Management
  • Approval Groups
    • Approval Workflow Settings
    • Approval Group Management
      • Searching the Approval Groups
      • Adding a New Approval Group
      • Editing an Approval Group
      • Deleting an Approval Group
      • Setting the Default Approval Group
  • Commits
    • Committing and Deploying the Updates
      • Committing and Deploying Updates in the Firewall View
      • Committing and Deploying Updates to Device(s) in the Manager View
    • Viewing Pending Configuration Updates
    • Discarding Pending Configurations
    • Monitoring Commits
    • Managing Commits
      • Editing Commits
      • Rescheduling Commits
      • Redeploying Commits
      • Deleting Commits
  • Audit
• User Management
  • Status
  • Users
    • Sorting and Filtering
    • Editing Users
  • Settings
  • Roles and Permissions
  • Authentication Servers
• Reports
  • Rule
    • Creating a Report Rule
    • Editing a Report Rule
    • Generating a Report Now
    • Generating a Report for a Time Range
    • Downloading Last Generated Report
    • Cloning a Report Rule
    • Deleting a Report Rule
  • Saved Reports
    • Downloading Saved Report
    • Deleting Saved Report
• Logs and Alerts
  • Settings
    • Configuring Events Settings
    • Configuring Log Settings
    • Configuring Twilio Setting for SMS
  • Events
• System Dashboard
  • System Information
  • CPU Usage
  • Memory Usage
  • Network Interfaces
  • High Availability
  • Disk Usage
  • Active Users
• Settings
  • Licenses
  • Administration
  • Time
    • Setting Time
    • Adding an NTP Server
    • Deleting an NTP Server
  • Certificates
  • Common Access Card (CAC) Authentication
  • Diagnostics
    • Diagnostics Tests
    • Tech Support Report
  • Firmware and Settings
  • Backups/Restore Feature
    • Configure Backup Settings
    • Configure a Scheduled NSM File System Backup
    • Configure a Scheduled NSM File System Backup via SCP
    • View NSM File System Backups
    • Create a NSM File System Backup
    • Create SCP of a NSM File System Backup
    • Import a NSM File System Backup
    • Export a NSM File System Backup
    • Delete a NSM File System Backup
    • Restore NSM to a File System Backup
    • Backup/Restore NSM using Safemode
  • Shutdown/Reboot
  • Closed Network
  • Analytics Agent
    • Adding Analytics On-premises in NSM On-Premises
• Network
  • Settings
  • Interface
  • Routes
• System Monitor
  • Settings
  • Live Monitor
  • Process/Service Monitor
  • System Report
  • Zero Touch V2
    • Group View
    • Firewall
• High Availability
  • Status
  • Settings
  • Advanced Settings
  • Virtual IP
  • HA Modes and Terminologies
  • Backup/Restore in High Availability Setup
    • Configure a Scheduled Backup in High Availability Setup
    • Restore Feature in High Availability Setup
• NSM Management Console
  • Upgrade Instructions using Upgrade Package
  • Upgrade Instructions without Upgrade Package
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Network Security Manager (On-Premises) 2.5.0

Administration Guide

October 2024

This Administration Guide guide provides information about the SonicWall® Network Security Manager (On-Premises) (Network Security Manager) 2.5.0 release.

• Network Security Manager Overview
• Dashboard
• Tenants
• Firewalls
• Templates
• Global Objects
• VPN Topology
• SD-WAN Topology
• Configuration Management
• User Management
• Reports
• Logs and Alerts
• System Dashboard
• Settings
• Network
• System Monitor
• High Availability
• NSM Management Console
• SonicWall Support