Optimize Dell SonicWALL SOHO Router

NOTE: Based on available ISP bandwidth of 10Mbps/10Mbps (download/upload); accounting for 10 concurrent calls, adjust your numbers accordingly. One call requires approximately 90Kbps download/upload. 100Kbps was used in the example below for ease of calculation.

Access the firewall's interface

1. Enter the firewall's IP address in the address bar of your web browser.
   
2. Enter the firewall's username and password. Click OK. NOTE:  The default username and password is admin.

Access the VoIP Settings

1. Go to VoIP > Settings.
   
2. Put a check on Enable Consistent NAT.
   
3. Disable/uncheck Sip Transformations. This will disable SIP ALG.
   
4. Click Accept to save the settings.
   

Access the Firewall Settings 

1. Go to Firewall Settings > BWM.
   
2. Under Bandwidth Management Type, select Global.
   
3. Under Priority, disable EVERY category, except Medium.

            
               Set Medium values to:
               Guaranteed: 30%
               Maximum / Burst: 50% 
               
   
               Enable Realtime and set values to:
               Guaranteed: 70%
               Maximum / Burst: 100%
            
         

4. Click Accept to save the settings.
   

Access the Network Settings

1. Go to Network > Interfaces > X1 (WAN)
   
2. Under the General tab, click the Configure icon (on far right).
   
3. Go to Advance > Link Speed, and then set to Auto Negotiate (UNLESS there's a need to set it to something specific).
   
4. Under Bandwidth Management set the following:
   
1. Check the checkbox next to Enable Egress and set Interface Egress Bandwidth to match the available bandwidth.
   
2. Check the checkbox next to Enable Ingress and set Interface Ingress Bandwidth to match the available bandwidth.
   
5. Click OK to save the settings.
   

Under Network on the left side of the page, go to Address Objects.

1. Click Add under Address Objects and then use the addresses from OneCloud Network Addresses to create the required Network Objects.

               Name: OneCloud1      
               Zone Assignment: WAN      
               Type: Network      
               Network: 1.1.1.10    
               Netmask: 255.255.252.0      
               Click Add      
   
   

2. Click Add Group. Name the group OneCloudIPsAll and then add OneCloudIPs1, OneCloudIPs2, OneCloudIPs3, OneCloudIPs4, and OneCloudIPs5 to the Group. Use the arrows in the box to move the highlighted information from left to right, then click OK.
   
3. Still under Network on the left side of the page, go to Services.
   
4. Click Add under Services, and then add the following:

   Name: OneCloudPorts1
   Protocol:  UDP
   Port Range: 20000-49999
   Sub type: none
   Click Add
   
   Name: OneCloudPorts2
   Protocol:  TCP
   Port Range: 5060-6000
   Sub type: none
   Click Add
   
   Name: OneCloudPorts3
   Protocol:  TCP
   Port Range: 80-80
   Sub type: none
   Click Add
   
   Name: OneCloudPorts4
   Protocol:  TCP
   Port Range: 443-443
   Sub type: none
   Click Add
   
   Name: OneCloudPorts5
   Protocol: UDP
   Port Range: 9002-9002
   Sub type: none
   Click Add
   
   Name: OneCloudPorts6
   Protocol: UDP
   Port Range: 5060-5065
   Sub type: none
   Click Add
   
   Name: OneCloudPorts7
   Protocol: TCP
   Port Range: 8001
   Sub type: none
   Click Add

    Access Rules

1. On the left side of the page, go to Firewall > Access Rules.
   
2. Click Add to add the rule for LAN-to-WAN and WAN-to-LAN.
   

3. WAN > LAN	LAN > WAN
   • General tab	• General tab
   Action: Allow From Zone: WAN To Zone: LAN Service: OneCloud Source: OneCloudIPsAll Destination: Any Users Allowed: All Schedule: Always on Check Enable Logging Check Allow Fragmented Packets Click Add	Action: Allow From Zone: LAN To Zone: WAN Service: OneCloud Source: Any Destination: OneCloudIPsAll Users Allowed: All Schedule: Always on Check Enable Logging Check Allow Fragmented Packets Click Add

4. Click the edit button User-added image on both the LAN-to-WAN and WAN-to-LAN settings for OneCloudIPsAll, and go to the Ethernet BWM tab.
5. Ethernet Bandwidth Management
   
1. Check the box next to Enable Outbound Bandwidth Management, and set the Bandwidth Priority to Realtime. 
   
2. Check the box next to Enable Inbound Bandwidth Management, and set the Bandwidth Priority to Realtime.
6. Go to the QoS tab. DSCP Marking Settings
   
1. DSCP Marking Action: Explicit
   
2. Explicit DSCP Value: 46 - Expedited Forwarding (EF)
   
7. Click OK to save.