SonicOS 8 TZ Series Getting Started Guide

Running the Setup Wizard

  1. Connect the LAN interface (X0) of the TZ Series firewall to your computer. (Your computer should be configured to accept DHCP addressing.)
  2. Navigate to https://192.168.168.168 in your web browser.
  3. Click the wizard icon and select Setup Guide option.

    The SonicOS Setup Guide opens.

  4. Click NEXT and follow the prompts in the Setup Guide.
  5. On the Password / Time Zone screen, log in with the default credentials; On successful login using the default password, you are then prompted to change the password.

    • Old Password
    • New Password
    • Confirm Password

    The default password must be changed at the time of your first log in to the new password to be used for future login attempts.

  6. In the Change Time Zone section, select your time zone from the drop-down menu.

  7. To enable automatic adjustments for daylight saving time, turn on the Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving time toggle button.

  8. Click NEXT.
  9. Configure the LTE/5G screen.

  10. Click NEXT.

  11. On the WAN Mode screen, select the method used to connect to your Internet Service Provider.

    By default, Router-based Connections - Use a Static IP address or a range of IP addresses option is selected.

  12. Click NEXT.
  13. On the WAN Settings screen fill the fields to connect to the internet.

  14. Click NEXT.

  15. On the LAN and DHCP Settings screen configure the default gateway and DHCP server.

  16. Click NEXT.

  17. On the Firmware screen select the updates needed and automatic firmware installs.

  18. Click NEXT.

  19. On the Summary screen, review the settings and click Confirm.

    The SonicOS configuration summary is applied.