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S on ic O S SonicO S 5. 8. 1. 2 Release No tes fo r th e N S A 220/ 250M Series Appli ances Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re lease Notes for the N SA 220/2 50M Seri es A p pliance s P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Content s Con t en t s ..................................................................................................................................[...]
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2 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A New F eat ure s in SonicOS 5.8. 1.2 Thi s s ec t ion d es c r i b es t h e new f eat u r es suppo rte d i n the So nic O S 5.8.1 .2 releas e. SonicWALL NSA M odule Support S on i cO S 5. 8 .1 .2 i nt r od u ces su pp or t for t h e foll o win g[...]
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3 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Suppor te d Feat ure s by A pplian ce Mo de l The f oll o win g t ab le l is t s th e k ey fe at u r es in t h e Son i c OS 5. 8. 0 . x, 5. 8. 1. 0 , 5. 8 .1 .2 releas es , an d wh ic h are s u pp ort ed on t h e S on icW A LL NSA 220 and 2 50 [...]
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4 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Fea tur e s Suppor t e d on NS A 220 an d N SA 25 0 M S eri es Fea tur e s Not Support e d on NS A 220 and N SA 250 M Ser i es A pp li c at ion U s ag e an d R i sk Rep or t G eo - IP F i l t er i n g an d B otn et Comm and & Con t r ol F i[...]
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5 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Bandwidth M anagement S y m p t om Con d i t ion / W or kar ou n d Issue T raff ic is dr o pped w hen the i ngre ss o r e gre ss val u es for an in t erfac e a re m od ified an d traffic is p ass in g t h r oug h t h at in t erface. Occ ur s w [...]
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6 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A High Availability S y m p t om Con d i t ion / W or kar ou n d Issue W it h A ct i ve/ P ass iv e H ig h Availa b ilit y en ab led w ith pr obi ng , and th e p r i m ary W A N in t erfac e co nf igur e d w ith a re dunda nt po rt , the pr i m a[...]
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7 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A System S y m p t om Con d i t ion / W or kar ou n d Issue The MO / M1 st at us LE D does n ot i nd ic at e t h e p res en ce of a m od u le. O c c u r s when ins ert in g a m odu le i n t o th e a ppli anc e and bo o ting the sy ste m. T he M0 [...]
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8 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Upgr adin g Son icOS I mage Pr oc edure s T he f o llow ing pr oc e dure s a re f o r upgr adi ng a n ex i sti ng So nic O S i m ag e t o a n ewer ve rs ion : Obt aini ng th e Lat est S onic OS I m ag e Vers i on ...............................[...]
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9 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Upgrading a SonicOS I mag e with Current Prefe rences Pe r f orm the f o ll ow ing st ep s to up loa d n ew firm war e t o y ou r S on i cW A LL app l i an ce an d us e you r c u rren t con fi g u rat ion s et t i n gs up on st art u p : 1. D o[...]
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10 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A I mporting Preferences from SonicOS Standar d to SonicOS 5. 8 Enhanced The S on i c O S S t and ard t o En h anc ed S ett i ng s C on verter i s d esi g n ed t o con vert a s ou rc e S t an d ard N et work S et t in g s fil e t o b e c om p at[...]
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11 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Support M atrix for I mporting Preferences[...]
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12 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Upgrading a SonicOS I mag e with Factory Defa ults Pe r f orm the f o ll ow ing st ep s to up load n ew firm war e t o y ou r S on i cW A LL app l i an ce an d s t art i t up us ing th e d efau lt con fi g u rat ion : 1. Dow nlo ad t he So nic[...]
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13 Sonic OS 5.8.1.2 Re l ease Not es for the N SA 220/250M Seri es Appli ances P/N 232 - 000648 - 00 Rev A Relat e d T echni cal Docu ment atio n S on icW A LL u s er gu id es and refer en c e d oc u m e n t at ion i s availab l e at t h e S on icW AL L Tech n i cal Doc um en t at ion Onl i ne Li br a ry: http://w ww .so nic w al l.co m /us/S uppo [...]