So we are just a small animal hospital here, small network, couple VoIP Phones and a few workstations.
currently we have an obsolete sonicwall device and a Citrix server running a virtual Windows 2008 Domain Server along with another virtual windows 2008 server for our database.
We have had a lot of issues with the setup and we have to change things ASAP.
I setup a server today a windows 2008 R2 as a domain server in its own box, I also have a new Sonicwall TZ300 Licensed ready to setup as a replacement of the current appliance.
I have not worked with Sonicwall devices before this little network, so I'm kinda just learning as I go.
Whats my best plan of action?
I was thinking..
disconnect the workstation/VoIP network switch,
that way when I setup the new sonic wall I will only have three devices on the network.
so it will look like this...
ONT Internet Access->Sonicwall->4 port Switch->Domain server
Then run the Sonicwall setup wizard, after I run the setup I just need to have Internet Access.
I tried setting up the sonicwall previously and was on with tech support for 4 hours. I have not registered the new device yet since I wanted to be sure I can get internet access on the new device.
the domain server is also a DNS server, are there any issues I will run into that I need to know about before the switch over?
I'm going to setup the port forwarding, VPN, and VoIP a day or two after I do the switch. so really all I'm worried about now is just makeing sure I will have an internet connection after I do the switch.
thanks,
Nate_Bro