Access Points Management

SonicWall SonicPoint and SonicWave wireless access points are specially engineered to work with SonicWall security appliances to provide wireless access throughout your enterprise. SonicWall access points integrate with SonicWall TZ series and NSa series firewalls to create a secure wireless solution that delivers comprehensive protection for wired and wireless networks. They provide high-speed wireless access with enhanced signal quality and reliability that takes advantage of the latest capabilities to achieve gigabit wireless performance. With support for IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, the SonicPoint/SonicWave series enables your organization for bandwidth-intensive mobile applications in high density environments without signal degradation.

You can connect SonicPoint/SonicWave access points to your firewall or to a connected Switch, and manage them from the DEVICE | Access Points pages in SonicOS 8.

SonicOS 8 provides several new features for wireless access points:

• Enhanced Access Point Snapshot

  SonicOS displays real-time statistics on access point status in the network and wireless client associations.

• Access Point Traffic Rate

  SonicOS displays real-time bandwidth usage by access points.

• WiFi Client Report

  SonicOS provides a real-time WiFi client report based on OS type and frequency, along with a top client chart.

• Real-Time WiFi Client Monitor

  SonicOS displays the client host machine, OS type, frequency, access point details, and data transfer information.