Configuring firewalls to be managed by using NSM/SonicPlatform

To configure SonicWall security appliance to be managed using

1. Navigate to Device | Settings > Administration.
2. In Firewall Administrator tab, under Advanced Management section, select Management using NSM/SonicPlatform and click Configure.

   

   NSM/SonicPlatform settings page is displayed.

   

3. Enter the host name or IP address of the NSM/SonicPlatform.

4. Enter the port in the Syslog Server Port. The default value is 514.

5. Select Send Heartbeat Status Messages Only to send only a heartbeat status instead of log messages.

6. Select NSM/SonicPlatform behind NAT Device if the NSM/SonicPlatform console is placed behind a device using NAT on the network. Type the IP address of the NAT device in the NAT Device IP Address field.

7. Select one of the following NSM/SonicPlatform modes from the Management Mode menu.

   • IPSec Management Tunnel
   • Existing Tunnel
   • HTTPS

1. If IPSec Management Tunnel is selected, then enter the following:

   • Inbound/Outbound SPI

   • Encryption Algorithms

   • Encrypt and Authenticate (DES MD5)

   • Encryption Key

   • Authentication Key

2. If Existing Tunnel is selected the existing established tunnel is used.

3. If HTTPS is selected, then enter the follwoing:

   • Send Syslog Messages to a Distributed NSM/SonicPlatform Reporting Server

   • NSM/SonicPlatform Reporting Server IP Address

   • NSM/SonicPlatform Reporting Port

8. Enable the Out of Band Management on management port to use the dedicated management port for connectivity.

   Enabling this option will require a reboot of the firewall.