• SonicOS 7
• Wireless Overview
  • Device Support
  • Compliance
  • Considerations for Using Wireless Connections
  • Adjusting the Antennas
  • Wireless Node Count Enforcement
  • About MAC Address Filtering
• Status
  • WLAN Settings
  • WLAN Statistics
  • WLAN Activities
  • Station Status
• Settings
  • Access Point
    • Access Point Wireless Settings
      • 802.11n Wireless Settings
      • 802.11a/b/g Wireless Settings
      • 802.11ac Wireless Settings
    • Wireless Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless WDS Station
  • Access Point & WDS Station
• Security
  • About Authentication
  • Configuring the WEP Settings
  • Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA PSK Settings
  • Configuring WPA3/WPA2/WPA EAP Settings
• Advanced
  • Beaconing and SSID Controls
  • Green Access Point
  • Advanced Radio Settings
    • Configurable Antenna Diversity
• MAC Filter List
  • Deployment Considerations
  • Configuring MAC Filter List
• IDS - Wireless Intrusion Detection Service
  • Configuring IDS Settings
  • Discovered Access Points
• Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless Virtual AP Configuration Task List
  • Virtual Access Point Profiles
    • Virtual Access Point Schedule Settings
    • Virtual Access Point Profile Settings
      • WEP Encryption Settings
      • WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Encryption Settings
      • RADIUS Server Settings
    • ACL Enforcement
  • Virtual Access Point Objects
  • Virtual Access Point Groups
  • Enabling the Virtual Access Point Group
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Wireless WDS Station

The wireless appliance provides Internet/network access to another SonicWall wireless device or access point. Selecting Wireless WDS Station as the Radio Role allows secure network communications between physically separate locations, without the need for long and costly Ethernet cabling runs.

The appliance cannot be used as a Wireless WDS Station if a wireless virtual access point is in use.

Wireless Settings

1. Navigate to DEVICE | Internal Wireless > Settings.

2. In the Radio Role field, choose Wireless WDS Station from the drop-down menu.

   

3. Toggle Wireless Interface as WAN option to use wireless interface as WAN. The default value is not enabled.

4. Under the Wireless Settings section, toggle Enable WLAN Radio option to enable it. In Wireless WDS Station mode, after the radio is enabled, it acts as a client instead of an access point and does not provide wireless access to the client. The WLAN radio is disabled by default.

5. Select the following options:

   SSID	Is filled with a default value of sonicwall- plus the last four characters of BSSID; for example, sonicwall-C587. The SSID can be changed to any alphanumeric value with a maximum of 32 characters.
   Enable Short Guard Interval	Enable this to have a higher Tx/Rx rate if supported. It applies only to 802.11ac/n mode.
   Enable Aggregation	Enables 802.11n frame aggregation, which combines multiple frames to reduce overhead and increase throughput. It applies only to 802.11ac/n mode.
   Enable Wireless Client Connectivity Check and Auto Reconnect	Periodically checks the wireless client connectivity by pinging a user-defined IP address. In case of lost connection, performs an auto-reconnection.
   Target remote IP to ping	If you enabled the connectivity check previously, enter a remote IP address to ping. Make sure the specified IP address is pingable.

Advanced Radio Settings

To set the Advanced Radio Settings:

1. Set the Antenna Diversity. The default value is Best.

2. Select the Transmit Power from the drop-down menu:

   • Full Power sends the strongest signal on the WLAN. For example, select Full Power if the signal is going from building‐to‐building.

   • Half (‐3 dB) is recommended for office‐to‐office within a building.

   • Quarter (‐6 dB) is recommended for short distance communications.

   • Eighth (‐9 dB) is recommended for shorter distance communications.

   • Minimum is recommended for very short distance communications.

3. Specify the Fragmentation Threshold (bytes). The minimum value can be 256 and the maximum is 2346. The default is set to the maximum.

4. Set the RTS Threshold (bytes). The minimum is 1 and the maximum is 2346, which also the default.

5. Click Accept to save the settings.

   You can click Restore Default Settings to return to the factory default settings.