The following error appears on a SonicWall when the SonicPoint Provisioning Profile is configured with a too small Beacon Interval: "Error: Too small 802.11n Beacon Interval for Virtual Access Point."
This article aims to be a succinct guide to the SonicOS Administrator that needs to configure the beacon interval in the SonicOS wireless settings.
If you are not segmenting your wireless network, by using no Virtual Access Points (VAPs) or a provisioning profile with a VAP Group including only one VAP configured, then the beacon interval is to be at least 100 ms, and not greater than 1000ms.
If you are instead segmenting your wireless network, by making use of a provisioning profile with a VAP Group including multiple VAPs, then the beacon interval is to be at least 100ms multiplied by the number of the VAPs added to the VAP Group. For example, if you are using a VAP Group that groups 3 VAPs, then the minimum Beacon Interval is intended to be 300ms (i.e. 3x100ms). When segmenting the wireless network (using multiple VAPs), the maximum value for configuring the beacon interval is anyway set to be 1000ms.
This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.5 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 7.X firmware.
Here's how to correctly configure the beacon interval:
CAUTION: A high value will cause network disconnections and other issues, so make sure to use the correct value (2 SonicPoints will be 200ms, 3 SonicPoints will be 300ms and so on.
This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.5 firmware.
Here's how to correctly configure the beacon interval:
CAUTION: A high value will cause network disconnections and other issues, so make sure to use the correct value (2 SonicPoints will be 200ms, 3 SonicPoints will be 300ms and so on)
The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 6.2 and earlier firmware. For firewalls that are generation 6 and newer we suggest to upgrade to the latest general release of SonicOS 6.5 firmware.
Here's how to correctly configure the beacon interval:
CAUTION: A high value will cause network disconnections and other issues, so make sure to use the correct value (2 SonicPoints will be 200ms, 3 SonicPoints will be 300ms and so on)