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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
Configuring SNMP as a Service and Adding Rules
By default, SNMP is disabled on the SonicWALL security appliance. To enable SNMP you must
first enable SNMP on the System > Administration page, and then enable it for individual
interfaces. To do this, go to the Network > Interfaces page and click on the Configure button
for the interface you want to enable SNMP on.
For instructions on adding services and rules to the SonicWALL security appliance, see Part
five Firewall.
If your SNMP management system supports discovery, the SonicWALL security appliance
agent automatically discover the SonicWALL security appliance on the network. Otherwise, you
must add the SonicWALL security appliance to the list of SNMP-managed devices on the
SNMP management system.
Enable GMS Management
You can configure the SonicWALL security appliance to be managed by SonicWALL Global
Management System (SonicWALL GMS). To configure the SonicWALL security appliance for
GMS management:
Step 1 Select the Enable Management using GMS checkbox, then click Configure. The Configure
GMS Settings window is displayed.
Step 2 Enter the host name or IP address of the GMS Console in the GMS Host Name or IP Address
field.
Step 3 Enter the port in the GMS Syslog Server Port field. The default value is 514.
Step 4 Select Send Heartbeat Status Messages Only to send only heartbeat status instead of log
messages.
Step 5 Select GMS behind NAT Device if the GMS 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.
Step 6 Select one of the following GMS modes from the Management Mode menu.
• IPSEC Management Tunnel - Selecting this option allows the SonicWALL security
appliance to be managed over an IPsec VPN tunnel to the GMS management console. The
default IPsec VPN settings are displayed. Select GMS behind NAT Device if applicable to