• Network Security Manager On-Premises
• Overview
  • About NSM
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
    • UI Conventions
    • Guide Conventions
• Before Starting
  • Installation Quick Start
  • Prerequisites
  • Supported Firewalls
  • System Requirements
    • Capacity Requirements
    • Scaling Up
    • Licensing Model
  • Creating an MSW Account
  • Obtaining the Image
    • Obtaining a New Licensed Image
    • Obtaining a Trial Version
    • Downloading NSM for an Existing Instance
• Installing NSM on ESXi Server
  • Installing on ESXi Server
  • Connecting to the Console from ESXI
• Installing NSM on Hyper-V
  • Preparing the Windows Server System
  • Installing NSM On-Premises on Hyper-V
  • Connecting to the Console from Hyper-V
• Installing NSM on KVM
  • Deploying NSM on KVM via Virtual Machine Manager
• Installing NSM on Azure
• NSM Settings and Registration
  • Configuring NSM Network Settings
  • Registering NSM
  • Associating Firewalls on MSW
  • Unregistering NSM
• Console Operations
  • Management Console Operations
  • NSM Management Console Menu
  • Using SafeMode on the Management Console
    • Enabling SafeMode
    • Disabling SafeMode
    • Configuring Network Interfaces in SafeMode
      • Configuring Interface Settings
      • Disabling an Interface
    • Installing a Software Upgrade in SafeMode
    • Downloading Logs in SafeMode
• Using NSM
  • Interface Overview
  • Dashboard
  • Creating a Tenant
  • Creating a New User
  • Adding a Device
• Integrate On-Prem Analytics with NSM
• Upgrade Instructions
  • Upgrade Using Management Console
  • Upgrading SonicOS Firmware
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Before Starting

This chapter describes the prerequisites before installing and managing NSM on different platforms.

Topics

• Installation Quick Start
• Prerequisites
• Supported Firewalls
• System Requirements
• Creating an MSW Account
• Obtaining the Image

If you are upgrading NSM, refer to Upgrade Instructions for more information.