Sonicpoint setup

This feature detects attacks against the WLAN Infrastructure that consists of authorized access points, the RF medium, and the wired network. The access point is either a Sonicpoint or a third-party access point. From the Data Rate drop-down menu, select the speed at which the data is transmitted and received. Best default automatically selects the best rate available in your area given interference and other factors. Or you can manually select a data rate, from a minimum of 1 Mbps to a maximum of 54 Mbps.

From the Transmit Power drop-down menu, select the transmission power. Transmission power effects the range of the SonicPoint. From the Antenna Diversity drop-down menu, select the method that determines which antenna the SonicPoint uses to send and receive data. Best : This is the default setting. When Best is selected, the SonicPoint automatically selects the antenna with the strongest, clearest signal. In most cases, Best is the optimal setting.

Facing the rear of the SonicPoint, antenna 1 is on the left, closest to the power supply. Facing the rear of the SonicPoint, antenna 2 is on the right, closest to the console port. The minimum interval is milliseconds, the maximum is milliseconds, and the default is milliseconds. The minimum number of frames is 1, the maximum is , and the default is 1. In the Fragmentation Threshold bytes field, enter the number of bytes of fragmented data you want the network to allow.

Fragment wireless frames to increase reliability and throughput in areas with RF interference or poor wireless coverage. Lower threshold numbers produce more fragments. The minimum threshold is bytes, the maximum is bytes, and the default is bytes. In the RTS Threshold bytes field, enter the threshold for a packet size, in bytes, at which a request to send RTS is sent before packet transmission.

Sending an RTS ensures that wireless collisions do not take place in situations where clients are in range of the same access point, but might not be in range of each other. The minimum threshold is bytes, the maximum is bytes, and the default is byes.

In the Maximum Client Associations field, enter the maximum number of clients you want each SonicPoint using this profile to support on this radio at one time. The minimum number of clients is 1, the maximum number is , and the default number is In the Station Inactivity Timeout seconds field, enter the maximum length of wireless client inactivity before Access Points age out the wireless client, in seconds.

The minimum period is 60 seconds, the maximum is seconds, and the default is seconds. Create new WMM profile. Select Enable Short Slot Time to allow clients to disassociate and reassociate more quickly.

Specifying this option increases throughput on the By default, this option is not selected. Select Does not allow Only Specifying this option limits wireless connections to This saves power when no clients are actively connected to the SonicPoint.

The SonicPoint immediately goes into full power mode when any client attempts to connect to it. In the Green AP Timeout s field, enter the timeout value in seconds that the access point waits while it has no active connections before it goes into sleep mode.

The timeout values can range from 10 seconds to seconds. The default value is 20 seconds. The specifics of the configuration vary slightly depending on which Radio 0 and Radio 1 Advanced Tabs.

Optionally, check Retain Settings to have the SonicPoint NDRs provisioned by this profile retain customized settings until system restart or reboot. The Retain Settings window displays:.

NOTE: The sections and options displayed on the Configure the settings for the NOTE: The options change depending on the mode selected. Check Enable Radio to automatically enable the NOTE: This option only appears on the Auto —Allows the appliance to automatically detect and set the optimal channel for wireless operation based on signal strength and integrity. An AP identifies any signal content received inside this interval as unwanted inter-symbol interference, and rejects that data.

Enabling a short guard interval can decrease network overhead by reducing unnecessary idle time on each AP. Frame aggregation is a feature of which only Ensure the wireless client can also support aggregation to avoid compatibility issues.

In networks that experience less than optimum conditions interference, weak signals, and so on , these options might introduce transmission errors that eliminate any efficiency gains in throughput. The Wireless Security sections of both For information about selecting this option, see If a VAP was selected in the In the For most Schedule IDS Scan : Select a time when there are fewer demands on the wireless network to schedule an Intrusion Detection Service IDS scan to minimize the inconvenience of dropped wireless connections.

Data Rate : Select the speed at which the data is transmitted and received. Best automatically selects the best rate available in your area given interference and other factors.

Or you can manually select a data rate. Transmit Power : Select the transmission power. Antenna Diversity : The Antenna Diversity setting determines which antenna the SonicPoint uses to send and receive data. You can select:. Beacon Interval milliseconds : Enter the number of milliseconds between sending out wireless beacons. The minimum is 1 frame, the maximum is frames, and the default is 1 frame. Fragmentation Threshold bytes : Enter the number of bytes of fragmented data, in bytes, you want the network to allow.

Fragmented wireless frames increase the reliability and throughput in areas with RF interference or poor wireless coverage. The minimum number is bytes, the maximum is bytes, and the default is bytes. RTS Threshold bytes : Enter the threshold, in bytes, for a packet size at which a request to send RTS is sent before packet transmission. The minimum is bytes, the maximum is bytes, and the default is bytes.

Maximum Client Associations : Enter the maximum number of clients you want the SonicPoint to support on this radio at one time. The minimum number is 1, the maximum number is , and the default number is Station Inactivity Timeout seconds —The number of seconds the station can be inactive before it times out. The minimum time is 60 seconds, the maximum time is seconds, and the default time is seconds.

Preamble Length : Select the length of the preamble--the initial wireless communication send when associating with a wireless host. You can select Long or Short. The Radio 0 Advanced and Radio 1 Advanced tabs are quite similar; the difference is that the Radio 1 Advanced tab has more options. To configure a SonicPoint provisioning profile:. To edit an existing profile, select the profile and click the Configure icon in the same line as the profile you are editing. In the General tab of the Add Profile window, specify:.

Enable SonicPoint : Check this to automatically enable each SonicPoint when it is provisioned with this profile. Retain Settings : Check this to have the SonicPointNs provisioned by this profile retain these settings after they are deleted and re-synchronized. Click Edit to specify the categories of settings that will be retained. This pull-down menu allows you to create a new VAP group. Enable Radio : Check this to automatically enable the Radio Mode : Select your preferred radio mode from the Radio Mode menu.

TIP: For optimal throughput speed solely for If your wireless network comprises both types of clients, select this mode. When the wireless radio is configured for a mode that supports Radio Band Standard - 20MHz Channel - Specifies that the When this option is selected, the Standard Channel pull-down menu is displayed. You may update the SonicPoint manually. YES NO. Main Menu. Solutions Image Widgets. Partners Image Widgets. Support Image Widgets. SonicOS will automatically check the available firmware and the status will change to Downloading Firmware after a while.

Note : If there is no Internet connected but there is one managed SonicPoint in the same network with an appropriate updated firmware , this SonicPoint can also grab the firmware automatically.

The SonicPoint with updated firmware can be the seed SonicPoint. It means the firmware upgrade for the SonicPoint is finished. Do you ever have issues with the setup you showed me?

Have you setup multiple SonicPoints off one SonicWall in this manner? I guess what I am asking is, is this an approved configuration for SonicPoints? Thank you again! I've only used sonic points locally in our office. All the other units have been wireless models so i can't really comment on the instructions.

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