Wireless Network Manager Administration Guide

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Managing Switches

You can use Wireless Network Manager to manage features of connected SonicWall Switches.

If the switch is managed by SonicWall's Wireless Network Manager(WNM), there will be a warning displayed indicating that there are local changes detected on the switch standalone. Making any changes to the Switch from WNM will override the local changes.

It is recommended not to make any configuration changes directly on the switch as making local changes can cause conflicts with WNM leading to inconsistencies in the configuration and display.

These Switch management features are supported by Wireless Network Manager in this release:

  • Dashboard
  • Network IPv4 Network
  • System Information
  • User Management
  • ARP Global
  • ARP Table
  • Authentication
  • Firmware Images - Upgrade
  • DHCP Snooping - settings
  • DHCP Relay
  • Port Settings - QoS
  • Port Settings - POE
  • Port Settings - Security - 802.1x
  • Port Settings - ACL Binding (IPv4)
  • Port Settings - Advanced
  • STP - Settings - Bridge Priority
  • LBD - Global
  • Link Aggregation
  • Jumbo Frames
  • MAC Address Table - Static MAC address
  • MAC Address Table - Dynamic MAC address
  • LLDP - Global Settings
  • IGMP Snooping
  • Multicast Filtering
  • QoS
  • Port Statistics
  • Static Routes (IPv4)
  • 802.1x
  • DoS
  • ACL Management
  • 802.1Q
  • Voice VLAN
  • Log

For the Switch to be managed by Wireless Network Manager, the switch firmware must be version 1.0.0.3-12s or higher. It is highly recommended to upgrade the Switch firmware to version 1.1 once it is being managed by Wireless Network Manager.

To manage a Switch

  1. Navigate to Network > Devices.
  2. Click Switches.

  3. Select the switch you want to manage and hover over the far right section of the row to access the management icons.

You can also hover the mouse to the right hand side of the switches, and perform the following functions:

  • Click to view more information about that switch.

  • Click to view the diagnostics. For more information, refer to Switch Diagnostics - Ping Test.

  • Click to check the logs.

  • Click to refresh the page.

  • Click to upload TSR.

  • Click to download TSR.

  • Click to reboot.

  • Click to upgrade.