Wireless: SonicWall SonicPoint Access Point Related Articles

This comprehensive article is a collection of articles related to SonicWall access points.

Wireless Basic and Deployment:

• SonicPoint N2: Out of Box Setup
• SonicPoint ACe: Out of Box Setup
• Why is a Wireless Site Survey needed?
• SonicPoint Domestic vs International (Region guide).
• SonicPoint ACe/ACi/N2 FAQ
• How to register SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2 Access Points.
• RF Basic Background: Signal Strength and SNR.
• RF Basic Background: 802.11ac Wave1 and Wave2
• RF Basic Background: 802.11 Physical Layer (Advanced Modulation)
• What is the BSSID of a Virtual Access Point or a SonicPoint
• How to setup WPA-EAP with PEAP on SonicWall with Microsoft IAS as the Radius Server
• Wireless: SNR and RSSI and Noise, Basics of wireless troubleshooting
• Wireless: SonicPoint EAPOL-Key timeout troubleshooting steps using SP logs..Client Connectivity
• Explanation of options under Wireless Advanced tab

SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2 Overview:

• Overview of Wireless Virtual Access Point (VAP)
• Built-in Wireless Overview
• SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2:Overview, Features and Specifications.

SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2 Management:

• How to register SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2 Access Points
• How to manage SonicPoints access points.
  
• How to reduce the SonicPoint reboot impact when performing configuration change
  
• How to configure UTM to Manage a Sonicpoint-N on a non Wireless zone interface using tunnel interface (L3 Mgmt on L2 link)                    
  
• How to configure Sonicpoint Layer 3 Management over SSLVPN
  
• How to configure Sonicpoint Layer 3 Management over an IPSEC site-site VPN tunnel (DHCP over VPN) which acts a default route for all traffic for the remote site.
  
• How to Provision SonicPoints on the primary WLAN interface with Virtual Access Points (VAP) on VLAN - Example with a NetGear Switch
  
• Wireless: SonicPoint Layer 3 Management using GRE Tunnel over the Internet
• Wireless: SonicPoint Layer 3 Management using GRE Tunnel with DHCP addressing method
• Configuring Schedule on SonicPoint/Wireless VAP (Virtual Access Point) in SonicOS Enhanced                    
  

SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2 Troubleshooting:

• Apple iphones and ipads are very slow within the Sonicwall Wireless Network, especially with Guest-Authentication                    
  
• Basic Troubleshooting of SonicPoints
  
• Scheduler does not have Internet connection issue
  
• POE compliance(802.3af/802.3at) should be checked when powering up the SonicPoint with POE switches.
  
• How to reduce the SonicPoint reboot impact when perform configuration change.
  
• Troubleshooting Checklist for Wireless Client Stability of SonicWall built-in Wireless Devices  
  
• Troubleshooting poor wireless connectivity issues    
  
• Wireless Troubleshooting Guide              
  

SonicPoint ACi/ACe/N2 Configuration:

• How to configure Rogue Access Point Detection in Wireless Intrusion Detection Settings (IDS)
  
• Green AP for power saving
  
• Configuring Schedule on SonicPoint/Wireless VAP (Virtual Access Point) in SonicOS Enhanced
  
• Configuring a Virtual Access Point (VAP) Profile for Wireless Corporate Users using SonicPoints

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