before you can begin installing your sonicwall, determine how your isp distributes ip addresses. call your isp to find out if your internet connection uses dhcp to obtain an ip address, or pppoe (typical of dsl access), or if they have given you a static ip address. record all of your networking information in the checklist below:

    ip addressing using dhcp

    no action necessary. the sonicwall automatically detects the presence of a dhcp server during setup.

    ip addressing using pppoe

    user name:________________________

    password:_________________________

    ip addressing using a single, static public ip address

    ip address:________________________

    subnet mask:______________________

    default gateway:___________________

    primary dns:______________________

    secondary dns:___________________

    if you are not using one of the network configurations above, step by step installation instructions for additional networking methods are found in configuring the network mode section of your administrator’s guide. the administrator’s guide is located on your product cd and requires acrobat reader to view it. acrobat reader is also provided on your product cd.

    glossary

    1 default gateway - a device on an internetwork that forwards packets to another network.

    2 dhcp - dynamic host configuration protocol allocates ip addresses to computers on the network automatically without assigning a computer a static (fixed) ip address.

    3 dns (domain name system) server - a computer that "looks up"?the name of a computer and finds the corresponding ip address. this allows you to access computers on the internet without configuring ip addresses for remote connections.

    4 ip address - a set of numbers in the format, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, used to address computers on the internet.

    5 lan (local area network) - a group of computers in the same room, on the same floor, or same building connected to form a single network.

    6 pppoe - point to point protocol over ethernet supports the transmission of network packets over serial transmission lines such as dsl or pots (plain old telephone service).

    7 subnet mask - a set of numbers in ip address format using 255 in place of the xxx's. it determines the type of network by "masking"?out numbers. a class c network has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

    8 vpn - virtual private network is a virtual?network that encrypts data and sends it privately over the public internet.

    9 wan (wide area network) - a geographically distributed network composed of local area networks (lans) joined to a single network through a common carrier.