How to install SonicWal Global VPN Client

  1. Download SonicWal Global VPN, GVCSetupXX.exe (where XX is either 32 for 32‐bit Windows platforms or 64 for 64‐bit Windows platforms), from MySonicWall.
  2. Double‐click GVCSetupXX.exe to launch the Setup Wizard.

3. Click Next and check Agree in the Agreement.

4. Click Next. The Installation Folder Selection page displays.

5. Keep the default settings and click on Next.

6. Follow the Wizard to complete the instalaltion.

Note: Click Allow if you receive this popup.

7. Setup Connection.

8. Enter IP address of the VPN Server and name.

9. Click Finish to complete it.

10. Now, it is ready to connect the VPN by clicking on Enable.

How to add bulk users to Microsoft Teams

Step 1: Create a excel file with name and email address

Create an Excel table with the email addresses. Save it in OneDrive in our example.

Step 2: Create an Instant Power Automate Flow

  1. Go to Power Automate by going to https://flow.microsoft.com or https://make.powerautomate.com/
  2. Click on Create in the left pane.
  3. Select the flow, for example Scheduled cloud flow.

4. Enter the flow name and edit the Run this flow date and time. Then click on Create.

5. Click on + to an action.

6. In the search bar, type list row and select List rows present in a table under Excel Online (Business).

7. Select OneDrive for Business in Location.

8. Select OneDrive in Documents Library.

9. Select the excel file saved in step 1.

10. Select Table, for example Table1 n our example.

11. Click New step.

12. Click + to choose an operation.

13. Type get a row in the search bar. Select Get a rowExcel Online (Business).

14. Select he column and value.

15. If you don’t see Key Value, type /.

16. Add another action for add a member.

17. Select Team and A user principle name or AAD ID.

18. Principle name could be Email address.

19. Now save the settings.

20. For demo, please check the Team’s member.

21. You should have just created flow in My flows.

22. You can test it, run it, edit it and turn it off.

How to reset SonicWALL to factory default

  • Hold down the reset button for 10 seconds. For a TZ, the reset button is located next to the power jack.
  • Click on Factory Reset.

  • Click OK to confirm to the reset.

  • Please wait.

  • The device will reboot.
  • Set your computers IP address to 192.168.168.167 MASK 255.255.255.0.
  • Connect your computer to the LAN port on the SonicWALL TZ.
  • After the device reboots it will be in recovery mode. Connect to at http://192.168.168.168.
  • The default login is: admin and password.
  • At this point the device is reset to factory defaults and change the password.

How to use SonicWall Migration Tool to import an old configuration

With SonicWall Migration Tool, you can import configuration from old SonicWall and other platforms such as Check Point, Cisco IPX/ASA, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto, Sophos and Watchguard. This article shows you how to use SonicWall Migration Tool to import an old SonicWall configuration.

  1. Access SonicWall Migration Tool at https://migratetool.global.sonicwall.com/ and click Next.

2. Upload the exported configuration files

3. Select Target SonicWALL, for TZ70W in our example.

4. Review Interface settings.

5. Export the new Settigns.

Note: 1. You mya get an error if your https port is different from the default port 443 as shown above.

2. You may have a problem for email or an using https apps if you change the https port, from 8090 to 443. You may have two options. 1. change back the port to 8090. 2. Or re-configure the certificate and other related configuration.

6. Re-import the migrated configuration to the new SonicWALL.

How to enable guests in Microsoft Teams

With Microsoft Teams, you can collaborate with outside guests to use Teams, SharePoint. This article shows how to enable guests in Microsoft 365.

A. Enable Microsoft Entra ID external collaboration

  1. Log in to Microsoft Entra ID at https://entra.microsoft.com/.
  2. In the left navigation pane, expand External identities.
  3. Select External collaboration settings.
  4. Ensure that either Member users and users assigned to specific admin roles can invite guest users including guests with member permissions or Anyone in the organization can invite guest users including guests and non-admins is selected.
  5. If you made changes, select Save.

B. Enable Teams guest access

  1. Log in to the Microsoft 365 admin center at https://admin.microsoft.com.
  2. In the left navigation pane, select Show all.
  3. Under Admin centers, select Teams.
  4. In the Teams admin center, in the left navigation pane select Users > Guest access.
  5. Ensure that Guest access is set to On.
  6. Make any desired changes to the additional guest settings, and then select Save.

C. Enable guest enable accessing Microsoft 365 Groups

  1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, in the left navigation pane, expand Settings.
  2. Select Org settings.
  3. In the list, select Microsoft 365 Groups.
  4. Ensure that the Let group owners add people outside your organization to Microsoft 365 Groups as guests and Let guest group members access group content check boxes are both checked.
  5. If you made changes, select Save changes.

D. Enable SharePoint organization level sharing for guest

  1. In the SharePoint admin center, in the left navigation pane, expand Policies and then select Sharing.
  2. Ensure that external sharing for SharePoint is set to Anyone or New and existing guests.
  3. If you made changes, select Save.

E. Enable SharePoint organization-level default link for Anyone with the link 

  1. Go to Sharing under Policies in the SharePoint admin center.
  2. Under File and folder links, select the default sharing link that you want to use.
  3. If you made changes, select Save.

How to import and export SonicWALL TZ370 configuration

  1. Login the SonicWALL, for example, https://192.168.168.168.
  1. Navigate to Device | Settings > Firmware and Settings.
  2. Click Import/Export Configuration > Export Configuration.

Note: when imported old configuration, you may receive a warning:

Prefs Import Warning!The firewall configuration file that is being imported is from a different model: SOHOIt may contain configuration settings not supported by the firewall.Please use the firewall migration tool for configuration import: https://migratetool.global.sonicwall.com

Or you may receive this error message: An error has occurred but the cause could not be determined at this time.

To import, click on Import/export Configuration and then select import. browse the configuration file and click on Import.

You may receive a popup warning.

Or

If you get above error, check the firmware version.

Configure SonicWALL TZ Firewall

1. Connect the TZ WAN interface (X1) to the Internet.

2. Connect the TZ LAN interface (X0) to your computer.
Your computer should be configured to accept DHCP
addressing.

Note: You can use command prompt to check the IP address, for example


3. Navigate to https://192.168.168.168 in your web
browser and click on Advanced.

4. Log in with the default credentials:

Username: admin
Password: password


5. On successful login with default password, you are then
prompted to change the password.
NOTE: The default password must be changed at the time
of your first log in and the new password to be used for
future login attempts.
6. Launch the Setup Guide wizard or manually configure
to complete initial configuration.

7. In Welcome to the SONICOS Startup Guide, click Next.

8. Create Credentials.

9. Configure WAN IP, subnet and gateway.

10. Follow the Wizard to complete the configuration.


11. Using SonicOS to Register.

12. Log in with your MySonicWall credentials to register your TZ.

13.

How to review our Microsoft 365 security posture

You can check your Microsoft Secure score and find some options to improve it. 

  1. Go to https://security.microsoft.com/settings
  2. Click Threat intelligence>Threat analytics to check the hreats.

3. Click Secure Score to check your Microsoft 365 Secure score.

4. Under Microsoft Secure Score, click Recommended Acton to see which options may improve your Microsoft Secure Score.

5. You have options to check Secure Score history and Metric & trends.