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5 Managing Your SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance
This chapter contains a brief overview of SonicWALL management commands and functions. The
commands and functions are accessed through the SonicWALL Web Management Interface.
You can manage the SonicWALL from any computer connected to the LAN port of the SonicWALL
using a Web browser. The computer used for management is referred to as the “Management
Station".
1. Log into the SonicWALL using a Web Browser.
Alert To manage the SonicWALL, your Web browser must have Java and Java applets enabled and
support HTTP uploads.
2. Open a Web browser and type the SonicWALL IP address, initially, "192.168.168.168", into the
Location or Address field at the top of the browser. An Authentication window with a Password
dialogue box is displayed.
3. Type “admin” in the User Name field and the password previously defined in the Installation
Wizard in the Password field. Passwords are case-sensitive. Enter the password exactly as
defined and click Login.
Tip All SonicWALLs are configured with the default User Name “admin” and the default Password
“password”.
If you cannot log into the SonicWALL, a cached copy of the page is displayed instead of the correct
page. Click Reload or Refresh on the Web browser and try again. Also, be sure to wait until the Java
applet has finished loading before attempting to log in.
Once the password is entered, an authenticated management session is established. This session
times out after 5 minutes of inactivity. The default time-out can be increased on the Password
window in the General section.
HTTPS Management
The SonicWALL family of Internet Security Appliances supports HTTPS Management using Secure
Socket Layer (SSL). HTTPS Management allows secure access to the SonicWALL without a VPN
client. It is a simple and secure way to manage your SonicWALL from both the LAN and the WAN.
You log into the SonicWALL Management interface using https://IP Address where the IP address
is the SonicWALL LAN IP address. For example, if the LAN IP address of your SonicWALL appliance
is 192.168.168.1, you can log into it by typing https://192.168.168.1. Access is encrypted using
SSL technology for a secure connection.