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SONICWALL SONICOS STANDARD 3.0 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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System > Administration
Enable Management Using SonicWALL GMS
To enable the SonicWALL security appliance to be managed by SonicWALL Global Management
System (GMS). Select the Enable Management using GMS checkbox, then click Configure. The
Configure GMS Settings window is displayed.
To configure the SonicWALL security appliance for GMS management:
1
Enter the host name or IP address of the GMS Console in the GMS Host Name or IP Address
field.
2
Enter the port in the GMS Syslog Server Port field. The default value is 514.
3
Select Send Heartbeat Status Messages Only to send only heartbeat status instead of log
messages.
4
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.
5
Select one of the following GMS modes from the Management Mode menu.
IPSEC Management Tunnel - Use the IPSec management tunnel included with the SonicWALL
security appliance. The default IPSec VPN settings are displayed.
Existing Tunnel - Use an existing tunnel for GMS management of the SonicWALL security
appliance.
HTTPS - Use HTTPS for GMS management of the SonicWALL security appliance. The following
configuration settings for HTTPS management mode are displayed:
Send Syslog Messages in Cleartext Format - Sends Syslog messages as cleartext.
Send Syslog Messages to a Distributed GMS Reporting Server - Sends Syslog Messages
to a GMS Reporting Server separated from the GMS management server.
GMS Reporting Server IP Address - Enter the IP address of the GMS Reporting Server, if the
server is separate from the GMS management server.
GMS Reporting Server Port - Enter the port for the GMS Reporting Server. The default value
is 514
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Click OK.