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SonicWall Start options

SonicWall Start options

This table lists the start settings.

Setting Description
Profile
Description Enter a description of the configuration.
Output Options
Output Format Select the appropriate output for your target Fortinet device.
FOS Version

The configuration syntax is slightly different among FortiOS 6.2, 6.4 and 7.0. Select the version that corresponds to the FortiOS version on the target.

Input
Source Configuration Select the input file.

Bulk Conversion

If there are many devices to be converted where all of them are the same model, sharing the same interface mapping relationship in conversion, then bulk conversion can convert all of them at once. Collect all the configuration files to be converted, compress them into a ZIP file and use the ZIP file as the input.

Target device (Optional)

Target device

Select the model of the target device, or select a device connected to FortiConverter.

Conversion Options
Discard unreferenced firewall objects

Specifies whether addresses, schedules, and services that aren't referenced by a policy are saved and added to the output.

This option can be useful if your target device has table size limitations. You can view the unreferenced objects that FortiConverter removed on the Tuning page.

Increase Address and Service Table Sizes for High-End Models You can customize the maximum table sizes that FortiConverter uses when Adjust table sizes is selected. For more information, see Adjusting table sizes.

Expand zones into lists of interfaces

When this option is enabled, FortiConverter discards all zone objects in SonicWALL and directly use interfaces as the source and destination interface of firewall policies.

Comment Options
Include input configuration lines for each output policy Specifics whether FortiConverter uses SW_RULE_ID as policy comment for each FortiGate policy or the original comment from rules in SonicWall configuration.
NAT Merge Options
Ignore firewall policies with all or any addresses Specifies whether FortiConverter ignores firewall policies with an "all" or "any" address when it merges a NAT rule and a firewall policy to create a FortiGate NAT policy. FortiConverter creates new policies in the output configuration based on where NAT rules to firewall policies intersect. Because firewall policies that use "all" or "any" as the address create many intersections, Fortinet recommends that you ignore them.
Enable Central NAT merge Specifies whether FortiConverter converts NATs to FortiGate central NATs instead of policy-based NATs
Nat Merge Depth

Identical NAT

Source NAT

Destination NAT

Double NAT

Specifies which types of NAT FortiConverter merges with the output firewall policies, or whether FortiConverter performs NAT merge based on object names or values.

  • Off -FortiConverter converts firewall policies only and doesn't perform NAT merge for this type of NAT. This is useful for performing a quick, initial conversion to discover any conversion issues.
  • Object Names–FortiConverter performs NAT merge based on matching address names in firewall policies and NAT rules.
  • Object Values–FortiConverter performs NAT merge based on matching address values in firewall policies and NAT rules. It generates the most accurate matching of NAT rules and policies, but in most cases, it also generates more NAT policies.

SonicWall Start options

SonicWall Start options

This table lists the start settings.

Setting Description
Profile
Description Enter a description of the configuration.
Output Options
Output Format Select the appropriate output for your target Fortinet device.
FOS Version

The configuration syntax is slightly different among FortiOS 6.2, 6.4 and 7.0. Select the version that corresponds to the FortiOS version on the target.

Input
Source Configuration Select the input file.

Bulk Conversion

If there are many devices to be converted where all of them are the same model, sharing the same interface mapping relationship in conversion, then bulk conversion can convert all of them at once. Collect all the configuration files to be converted, compress them into a ZIP file and use the ZIP file as the input.

Target device (Optional)

Target device

Select the model of the target device, or select a device connected to FortiConverter.

Conversion Options
Discard unreferenced firewall objects

Specifies whether addresses, schedules, and services that aren't referenced by a policy are saved and added to the output.

This option can be useful if your target device has table size limitations. You can view the unreferenced objects that FortiConverter removed on the Tuning page.

Increase Address and Service Table Sizes for High-End Models You can customize the maximum table sizes that FortiConverter uses when Adjust table sizes is selected. For more information, see Adjusting table sizes.

Expand zones into lists of interfaces

When this option is enabled, FortiConverter discards all zone objects in SonicWALL and directly use interfaces as the source and destination interface of firewall policies.

Comment Options
Include input configuration lines for each output policy Specifics whether FortiConverter uses SW_RULE_ID as policy comment for each FortiGate policy or the original comment from rules in SonicWall configuration.
NAT Merge Options
Ignore firewall policies with all or any addresses Specifies whether FortiConverter ignores firewall policies with an "all" or "any" address when it merges a NAT rule and a firewall policy to create a FortiGate NAT policy. FortiConverter creates new policies in the output configuration based on where NAT rules to firewall policies intersect. Because firewall policies that use "all" or "any" as the address create many intersections, Fortinet recommends that you ignore them.
Enable Central NAT merge Specifies whether FortiConverter converts NATs to FortiGate central NATs instead of policy-based NATs
Nat Merge Depth

Identical NAT

Source NAT

Destination NAT

Double NAT

Specifies which types of NAT FortiConverter merges with the output firewall policies, or whether FortiConverter performs NAT merge based on object names or values.

  • Off -FortiConverter converts firewall policies only and doesn't perform NAT merge for this type of NAT. This is useful for performing a quick, initial conversion to discover any conversion issues.
  • Object Names–FortiConverter performs NAT merge based on matching address names in firewall policies and NAT rules.
  • Object Values–FortiConverter performs NAT merge based on matching address values in firewall policies and NAT rules. It generates the most accurate matching of NAT rules and policies, but in most cases, it also generates more NAT policies.