What is ha in SonicWALL?

High Availability (HA) allows two identical Dell SonicWALL security appliances running SonicOS to be configured to provide a reliable, continuous connection to the public Internet. One Dell SonicWALL device is configured as the Primary unit, and an identical Dell SonicWALL device is configured as the Secondary unit.

How does SonicWALL HA work?

High Availability provides a way to share SonicWALL licenses between two SonicWALL security appliances when one is acting as a high availability system for the other. To use this feature, you must register the SonicWALL appliances on MySonicWALL as Associated Products. Both appliances must be the same SonicWALL model.

How do I set up high availability on Ha?

Click High Availability | Base Setup.

1. Configure the Mode as “Active / Standby”
2. Check “Enable Stateful Synchronization”.
3. Check “Enable Virtual MAC”.
4. Move to the “HA Devices” tab and type the serial number of the secondary device.
5. Move to the “HA Interfaces” tab and select your HA Control Interface.

How do I turn off ha in SonicWALL?

Step 1: Login to mysonicwall.com. Step 2: In the left navigation bar, click My Products. Step 3: On the My Products page, under Registered Products, scroll down to find the secondary appliance from which you want to remove associations. Click the product name or serial number.

How do I manually fail SonicWALL?

To force Active/Standby Failover, click Force Active/Standby Failover. This option attempts an Active/Standby HA failover to the secondary unit. Use this action to test the HA failover functionality is working properly. When finished with all High Availability configuration, click Accept.

What is preempt mode SonicWALL?

5. Select Enable Preempt Mode to configure the primary SonicWALL appliance to take over from the backup SonicWALL appliance when it becomes available. Otherwise, the backup SonicWALL appliance remains active.

What is SonicWALL native bridge mode?

Description. SonicOS 6.5 introduces Native Bridge Mode to support multiple bridges between the WLAN and other zones, and allows the WAN zone to be a native bridge host for bridging traffic to other zones.

What is the difference between SonicWall NSA 220 and NSA series?

The NSA Series combines intrusion prevention, content and URL inspection, application intelligence and control, high availability and other advanced networking features. The SonicWALL NSA 220 offers SMBs and branch offices in-depth frontline security, application and user control, network productivity and optional 802.11n dual-band wireless.

What is the SonicWall network security appliance?

The SonicWALL network security appliance (nsa) 220 and nsa 220 wireless-n series high-performance next-generation firewalls offer branch offices and distributed enterprises in-depth frontline security, application and user control, network productivity and optional 802.11 dual-band wireless.

What is active retirement mode for the Dell SonicWall NSA 220?

Dell SonicWALL is initiating the Active Retirement Mode (ARM) notification for the Dell SonicWALL NSA 220 series. Active Retirement Mode is the second phase of the Dell SonicWALL End of Life process outlined at the end of this document. During this phase Dell SonicWALL will no longer actively manufacture or sell the products listed below.

What does NSA 220 stand for?

Login now The SonicWALL network security appliance (nsa) 220 and nsa 220 wireless-n series high-performance next-generation firewalls offer branch offices and distributed enterprises in-depth frontline security, application and user control, network productivity and optional 802.11 dual-band wireless.