Product Overview

The SonicWall Switch can be managed using Wireless Network Manager (WNM), a SonicWall firewall, or the standalone or local administrator console.

If the switch is managed by SonicWall's WNM, it is recommended not to make any configuration changes directly on the switch. Making local changes can cause conflicts with WNM, leading to inconsistencies in the configuration and display.

This guide focuses on the administrative management using the local administrator console.

To learn more about managing a SonicWall Switch via a Firewall, refer to the SonicOS Switch Network Administrator Guide and via WNM, refer to the Wireless Network Manager Administrator Guide.

SonicWall Switches are layer 2 devices specially designed to support PoE-capable and Ethernet-based network devices.

SonicWall Switch support the following features across all models:

• Provides simple, yet powerful PoE manageability with features such as IEEE 802.3af or IEEE 802.3at/af ports.

  Non-PoE switches do not have this capability.

• Security and Visibility features like:

  • MAB (MAC authentication bypass)

  • DHCP Snooping

  • 802.1x authentication

  • Syslog collection

  • IP/MAC ACL

  • ACL

  • IEEE 802.1x authentication port-based

  • IEEE 802.1x guest and Fallback VLAN

• Layer 2 features like:

  • Jumbo frames

  • Auto-negotiation for port speed and duplex

  • MDI/MDIX auto-crossover

  • MAC bridging/STP

  • Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)