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The Status page, displays information about the status of your SonicWALL. It contains an overview of the SonicWALL configuration, as well as any important messages. Check the Status page after making changes to ensure that the SonicWALL is configured properly.
Tip!
What your Status page shows depends on your SonicWALL settings. The Status
page displays the unique characteristics of the SonicWALL Internet Security
Appliance, such as the presence of VPN acceleration hardware or a different
amount of memory.
The Status section displays the following information:
SonicWALL Serial Number - the serial number of the SonicWALL unit.
Authentication Code - protects your serial number from being incorrectly entered by another user on the mySonicWALL.com site.
Model - SonicWALL model and type and speed of the SonicWALL processor.
Firmware version - shows the current version number of the firmware installed on the SonicWALL.
ROM version - indicates the version number of the ROM.
RAM - shows the amount of Random Access Memory on the board.
Flash - indicates the size of the flash on the board.
VPN Hardware Accelerator Detected - indicates the presence of a VPN Hardware
Ethernet Speeds - displays network speeds of the network card.
SonicWALL has been up - the length of time in days, hours and minutes that the SonicWALL is active.
Number of IP addresses allowed with this license - number of IP addresses that can be managed by the SonicWALL
Number of IP addresses in use - number of IP addresses in use.
Number of Global VPN Clients allowed with this license - number of simultaneous SonicWALL Global VPN Client connections allowed with this license.
Current Connections - number of computers connected to the SonicWALL.
Registration code - the registration code generated when the SonicWALL is registered at www.mysonicwall.com.
Other SonicWALL general status information is displayed in this section relating to other features in the SonicWALL such as the type of network settings in use, log settings, content filter use, and if Stealth Mode is enabled on the SonicWALL.
If your SonicWALL is not registered, the message This SonicWALL is not yet registered. Click to automatically Register the firewall is displayed on the Status page. Click the Register the firewall to register your SonicWALL. The mySonicWALL.com Login page is displayed for accessing your mySonicWALL.com account. Type your mySonicWALL.com account username and password in the Username and Password fields, then click Submit.
Alert!
You need a mySonicWALL.com account to register your SonicWALL and activate security
services.
This section of the Status page displays warning and other SonicWALL status information. Warning text is red.