Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls

Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls

by Dan Bendell
Released May 2006
Publisher(s): Syngress
ISBN: 9780080489667

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Book description

SonicWALL firewalls are the number 3 in sales worldwide in the security appliance market space as of 2004. This accounts for 15% total market share in the security appliance sector. The SonicWALL firewall appliance has had the largest annual growth in the security appliance sector for the last two years.

This is the first book on the market covering the #3 best-selling firewall appliances in the world from SonicWALL. This book continues Syngress' history from ISA Server to Check Point to Cisco Pix of being first to market with best-selling firewall books for security professionals.

Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls is the first book to deliver an in-depth look at the SonicWALL firewall product line. It covers all of the aspects of the SonicWALL product line from the SOHO devices to the Enterprise SonicWALL firewalls. Also covered are advanced troubleshooting techniques and the SonicWALL Security Manager. This book offers novice users a complete opportunity to learn the SonicWALL firewall appliance. Advanced users will find it a rich technical resource.

* First book to deliver an in-depth look at the SonicWALL firewall product line

* Covers all of the aspects of the SonicWALL product line from the SOHO devices to the Enterprise SonicWALL firewalls

* Includes advanced troubleshooting techniques and the SonicWALL Security Manager

Table of contents

  1. Cover (1/4)
  2. Cover (2/4)
  3. Cover (3/4)
  4. Cover (4/4)
  5. Contents (1/3)
  6. Contents (2/3)
  7. Contents (3/3)
  8. Chapter 1: Networking, Security, and the Firewall
    1. Introduction
    2. Understanding Networking (1/3)
    3. Understanding Networking (2/3)
    4. Understanding Networking (3/3)
    5. Understanding Security Basics (1/2)
    6. Understanding Security Basics (2/2)
    7. Understanding Firewall Basics (1/4)
    8. Understanding Firewall Basics (2/4)
    9. Understanding Firewall Basics (3/4)
    10. Understanding Firewall Basics (4/4)
    11. Summary
    12. Solutions Fast Track
    13. Frequently Asked Questions
  9. Chapter 2: Dissecting the SonicWALL
    1. Introduction
    2. The SonicWALL Security Product Offerings
    3. The SonicWALL Firewall Core Technologies (1/2)
    4. The SonicWALL Firewall Core Technologies (2/2)
    5. The SonicWALL Product Line (1/3)
    6. The SonicWALL Product Line (2/3)
    7. The SonicWALL Product Line (3/3)
    8. Summary
    9. Solutions Fast Track
    10. Frequently Asked Questions
  10. Chapter 3: Deploying SonicWALL Firewalls
    1. Introduction
    2. Managing the SonicWALL Firewall
    3. Zones, Interfaces, and VLANs
    4. Configuring the SonicWALL Firewall (1/2)
    5. Configuring the SonicWALL Firewall (2/2)
    6. Configuring System Services
    7. Summary
    8. Solutions Fast Track
    9. Frequently Asked Questions
  11. Chapter 4: Policy Configuration
    1. Introduction
    2. Theory of Access Control
    3. BWM
    4. QOS (1/3)
    5. QOS (2/3)
    6. QOS (3/3)
    7. Advanced Options for Firewalls (1/2)
    8. Advanced Options for Firewalls (2/2)
    9. SYN Flood Protection Overview
    10. Layer 3 SYN Flood Protection
    11. Summary
    12. Solutions Fast Track
    13. Frequently Asked Questions
  12. Chapter 5: User Authentication
    1. Introduction
    2. Types of Users (1/3)
    3. Types of Users (2/3)
    4. Types of Users (3/3)
    5. Summary
  13. Chapter 6: Routing
    1. Introduction
    2. Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
    3. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
    4. Summary
    5. Solutions Fast Track
  14. Chapter 7: Address Translation
    1. Introduction
    2. The Purpose of Address Translation
    3. SonicWALL NAT Overview (1/2)
    4. SonicWALL NAT Overview (2/2)
    5. Policy-Based NAT
    6. NAT Policy Basics (1/2)
    7. NAT Policy Basics (2/2)
    8. Summary
    9. Solutions Fast Track
    10. Frequently Asked Questions
  15. Chapter 8: Transparent Mode
    1. Introduction
    2. Interface Settings
    3. Configuring a Device to Use Transparent Mode
    4. Transparent Mode Deployment Options
    5. Summary
    6. Solutions Fast Track
    7. Frequently Asked Questions
  16. Chapter 9: Attack Detection and Defense
    1. Introduction to the SonicOS Security Features
    2. Understanding the Anatomy of an Attack
    3. SonicWALL IPS (1/4)
    4. SonicWALL IPS (2/4)
    5. SonicWALL IPS (3/4)
    6. SonicWALL IPS (4/4)
    7. SonicWALL Content Filtering (1/4)
    8. SonicWALL Content Filtering (2/4)
    9. SonicWALL Content Filtering (3/4)
    10. SonicWALL Content Filtering (4/4)
    11. Antivirus Services (1/2)
    12. Antivirus Services (2/2)
    13. SonicWALL Gateway Antivirus
    14. SonicWALL Anti-Spyware (1/3)
    15. SonicWALL Anti-Spyware (2/3)
    16. SonicWALL Anti-Spyware (3/3)
    17. Summary
    18. Solutions Fast Track
    19. Frequently Asked Questions
  17. Chapter 10: Creating VPNs with SonicWALL
    1. Introduction
    2. Understanding IPSec
    3. IPSec Tunnel Negotiations
    4. Public Key Cryptography
    5. VPNs in SonicWALL Appliances (1/5)
    6. VPNs in SonicWALL Appliances (2/5)
    7. VPNs in SonicWALL Appliances (3/5)
    8. VPNs in SonicWALL Appliances (4/5)
    9. VPNs in SonicWALL Appliances (5/5)
    10. Summary
    11. Solutions Fast Track
    12. Links
    13. Frequently Asked Questions
  18. Chapter 11: High Availability
    1. Introduction
    2. The Need for HA
    3. Configuring Hardware Failover in SonicWALL Firewalls
    4. Configuring Monitoring Links
    5. Tips, Tricks, Traps, and Tuning
    6. Cabling an HA Pair
    7. Determining When to Failover
    8. How HF “Fails Over”
    9. Summary
    10. Solutions Fast Track
  19. Chapter 12: Troubleshooting the SonicWALL
    1. Introduction
    2. Troubleshooting Methodology
    3. Troubleshooting Tools (1/3)
    4. Troubleshooting Tools (2/3)
    5. Troubleshooting Tools (3/3)
    6. Network Troubleshooting
    7. SonicWALL Logs (1/3)
    8. SonicWALL Logs (2/3)
    9. SonicWALL Logs (3/3)
    10. Advanced Diagnostics (1/2)
    11. Advanced Diagnostics (2/2)
    12. Summary
    13. Solutions Fast Track
    14. Frequently Asked Questions
  20. Chapter 13: Enterprise SonicWALL Management
    1. SonicWALL Management and Reporting (1/2)
    2. SonicWALL Management and Reporting (2/2)
    3. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (1/11)
    4. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (2/11)
    5. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (3/11)
    6. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (4/11)
    7. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (5/11)
    8. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (6/11)
    9. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (7/11)
    10. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (8/11)
    11. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (9/11)
    12. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (10/11)
    13. SonicWALL Global Management System Installation and Configuration (11/11)
    14. Summary
    15. Solutions Fast Track
    16. Frequently Asked Questions
  21. Index (1/4)
  22. Index (2/4)
  23. Index (3/4)
  24. Index (4/4)

Product information

  • Title: Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls
  • Author(s): Dan Bendell
  • Release date: May 2006
  • Publisher(s): Syngress
  • ISBN: 9780080489667