Sonicwall: Recommended Settings for VoIP
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Scope:
This guide will walk you through how to configure a SonicWALL as recommended for your VoIP service.
Requirements:
- SonicWALL administrative access
- IP Addresses and Ports
Consistent NAT
- Click on VoIP
- Click on Settings
- Set Enable consistent NAT to enabled
- Every other checkbox on this page should be unchecked as well.
- Click Accept
- Click on Firewall Settings
- Click on Advanced
- Set Enable Stealth Mode and Randomize IP ID to disabled.
- Click Accept
- Under Network > Services click Add...
- Fill the popup as follows:
- Name: VoIP RTP
- Protocol: UDP
- Port Range: 3000 - 65000
- Sub Type: None
- Click Add
- Click on Service Groups > Add Group...
- Name: VOIP Services
- Add the following services to the right box
- SIP
- VoIP RTP
- Click Add
- Navigate to Firewall > Access Rules
- Click on Matrix
- Click on the arrow under LAN > WAN
- Click on Add...
- Source Port: Any
- Service: VOIP Services
- Source: Any
- Destination: Any
- Users Included: All
- Users Excluded: None
- Schedule: Always On
- Comment: QoS for VoIP Phones
- Enable Logging: True
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Allow Fragmented Packets: True
- Click on the Advanced tab
-
UDP Connection Inactivity Timeout (seconds): 90
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UDP Connection Inactivity Timeout (seconds): 90
- Click Firewall > Address Objects > Add
- Fill out the following:
- Name: Name of the Assignment
- Zone Assignment: WAN
- Type: Host
-
IP Address: IP of the Server
NOTE: Find IP Addresses and Ports here
- Add each IP Address for Voice Services as an Address Object
- Create an Address Groupand add the address objects that were created
- Name: Voice Services
- Click Security Services
- Check each Service and see if it is enabled
- If so, you need to enable the Exclusion List on each service and set it to Voice Services
- Example: Content Filter
- Once you exclude it, click Accept