Supported Topologies

Before setting up the interface between the appliance and the switch, learn about provisioning, configuring, and setting up these topologies in the SonicWall SonicOS X-Series Solution Deployment Guide found on the Support portal at https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical-documentation/ by selecting TZ Series in the Select A Product field.

For basic details on configuring PortShield interfaces with X-Series switches, see Managing Ports.

The key supported topologies for X-Series switch support are:

• Common uplink configuration
• Dedicated uplink configuration

SonicPoints must be portshielded through the port that is part of the dedicated link.

• Hybrid configuration with common and dedicated uplink(s)
• Shared link configuration for both management and data traffic
• Isolated links for management and data uplinks
• HA and PortShield configurations with dedicated uplink(s)
• HA and PortShield configurations with a common uplink
• VLAN(s) with common uplinks through SPM configuration
• VLAN(s) with dedicated uplink(s) configuration
• Dedicated link for SonicPoint access