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SONICWALL SONICOS ENHANCED 2.5 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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Managing SonicPoints
802.11a Radio
802.11a Advanced
802.11g Radio
802.11g Advanced
The options on these tabs are the same as the Add SonicPoint Profile screen. See
Configuring
a SonicPoint Profile
for instructions on configuring these settings.
3
Click OK to apply these settings.
Synchronize SonicPoints
Click Synchronize SonicPoints at the top of the Wireless > SonicPoints page to update the settings
for each SonicPoint reported on the page. When you click Synchronize SonicPoints, SonicOS polls
all connected SonicPoints and displays updated settings on the page.
Enable and Disable Individual SonicPoints
You can enable or disable individual SonicPoints on the Wireless > SonicPoints page:
1
Check the box under Enable to enable the SonicPoint, uncheck the box to disable it.
2
Click Click Apply at the top of the Wireless > SonicPoints page to apply this setting to the
SonicPoint.
Updating SonicPoint Firmware
SonicOS Enhanced 2.5 (or greater) contains an image of the SonicPoint firmware. When you connect
a SonicPoint to a security appliance runnign SonicOS Enhanced 2.5 (or greater), the appliance
checks the version of the SonicPoint’s firmware, and automatically updates it, if necessary.
Automatic Provisioning (SDP & SSPP)
The SonicWALL Discovery Protocol (SDP) is a layer 2 protocol employed by SonicPoints and devices
running SonicOS Enhanced 2.5 and higher. SDP is the foundation for the automatic provisioning of
SonicPoint units via the following messages:
• Advertisement – SonicPoint devices without a peer will periodically and on startup announce or
advertise themselves via a broadcast. The advertisement will include information that will be used
by the receiving SonicOS device to ascertain the state of the SonicPoint. The SonicOS device will
then report the state of all peered SonicPoints, and will take configuration actions as needed.
•Discovery – SonicOS devices will periodically send discovery request broadcasts to elicit
responses from L2 connected SonicPoint units.
• Configure Directive – A unicast message from a SonicOS device to a specific SonicPoint unit to
establish encryption keys for provisioning, and to set the parameters for and to engage
configuration mode.
• Configure Acknowledgement – A unicast message from a SonicPoint to its peered SonicOS
device acknowledging a Configure Directive.
• Keepalive – A unicast message from a SonicPoint to its peered SonicOS device used to validate
the state of the SonicPoint.