Overview

SonicWall’s Network Security Manager is a web-based application that centralizes management for the SonicWall family of network security appliances.

Topics

• About NSM
• System Requirements
• Conventions

About NSM

SonicWallNetwork Security Manager (NSM) is the next generation firewall management application that provides a holistic approach to security management. The approach is grounded in the principles of simplifying and automating various tasks to achieve better security operation and decision-making, while reducing the complexity and time required. NSM gives you everything you need for firewall management; it provides comprehensive visibility, granular control and the capacity to govern the entire SonicWall network security operations with greater clarity, precision and speed. This is all managed from a single, function-packed interface that can be accessed from any location using a browser-enable device. Firewalls can be centrally managed to provision all of the network security services with a single-pane-of-glass experience.

NSM offers many salient features:

• On-boarding hundreds of devices with Zero-Touch Deployment easily
• Group devices based on geographic location, business functions or customers with Device Groups
• Enforce consistent security across all your devices with Device Templates
• Make informed decision and policy actions to any threat, quickly and in real time, with detailed reporting and powerful analytics

System Requirements

Your infrastructure must meet certain minimum requirements for the following:

• Browsers Levels
• Firewall Types and Firmware

Browsers Levels

NSM is a cloud service that can be accessed over the internet by using one of these supported browsers:

Browser Supported	Notes
Google Chrome	Latest version This is the preferred browser for the real-time graphics display on the Dashboard.
Apple Safari	Latest version
Microsoft Edge	Latest version
Mozilla Firefox	Latest version

Firewall Types and Firmware

The following firewall models can be managed by the Network Security Manager services.

	Management	Reporting	Analytics
Entry Level Firewalls	SOHO W TZ Series NSv 10-100	SOHO W TZ Series NSv 10-100	SOHO W TZ Series NSv 10-100
Mid Range Firewalls	NSa 2500-6600 NSa 2650-6650 NSv 200-400	NSa 2500-6600 NSa 2650-6650 NSv 200-400	NSa 2500-6600 NSa 2650-6650 NSv 200-400
High-End Firewalls	SuperMassive 9000 12K Series NSa 9250-9650 NSv 800-1600	NSM On-Premises can store the logs locally and with management in CSC-MA.	NSM On-Premises can store the logs locally and with management in CSC-MA.
Zero Touch Deployment	SOHO-W with firmware 6.5.2 or later TZ Series, NSA Series, NSa Series with firmware 6.5.1.1 or later Not supported for SOHO, NSv Series or SuperMassive Series

Additional requirements include:

• Each firewall needs to be licensed with the Comprehensive/Advanced Gateway Security Suite (CGSS/AGSS).
• The firewalls in the configuration must be a part of a tenant.
• Each firewall must have HTTPS management enabled.

For manually added firewalls, if a firewall is behind a NAT device, the HTTPS management port must be opened to communicate with the firewall. This does not apply to firewalls that use Zero Touch Deployment.