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SONICWALL SONICOS ENHANCED 2.5 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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Managing SonicPoints
• Assign one or more interfaces to the Wireless zone.
• Attach the SonicPoints to the interfaces in the Wireless zone.
• Test SonicPoints
SonicPoint Provisioning Profiles
SonicPoint Provisioning Profiles provide a scalable and highly automated method of configuring and
provisioning multiple SonicPoints across a Distributed Wireless Architecture. SonicPoint Profile
definitions include all of the settings that can be configured on a SonicPoint, such as radio settings for
the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios, SSID’s, and channels of operation.
Once you have defined a SonicPoint profile, you can apply it to a Wireless zone. Each Wireless zone
can be configured with one SonicPoint profile. Any profile can apply to any number of zones. Then,
when a SonicPoint is connected to a zone, it is automatically provisioned with the profile assigned to
that zone.
SonicOS includes a default SonicPoint profile, named SonicPoint. You can modify this profile or
create a new one.
The default SonicPoint profile has the following settings:
Configuring a SonicPoint Profile
You can add any number of SonicPoint profiles. To configure a SonicPoint provisioning profile:
1 To add a new profile click Add below the list of SonicPoint provisioning profiles
To edit an existing profile, select the profile and click the edit icon in the same line as the profile
you are editing.
2In 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.
Name Prefix: Enter a prefix for the names of all SonicPoints connected to this zone. When
each SonicPoint is provisioned it is given a name that consists of the name prefix and a unique
number, for example: “SonicPoint 126008.“
802.11a Radio 802.11g Radio
Enable 802.11a
Radio
Yes Enable 802.11g
Radio
Yes
SSID SonicWALL SSID SonicWALL
Radio Mode 54Mbps - 802.11a Radio Mode 2.4 GHz 54Mbps - 802.11g
ACL Enforcement Disabled ACL Enforcement Disabled
Authentication
Type
WEP - Both
Open System & Shared Key
Authentication
Type
WEP - Both
Open System & Shared Key
Data Rate Best Data Rate Best
Antenna Diversity Best Antenna Diversity Best