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COMPREHENSIVE INTERNET SECURITY™
SonicWALL SonicPoint

Quick Start Guide

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    COMPREHENSIVE INTERNET SECURITY™ SonicWALL SonicPoint Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    SonicPoint Quick Start Guide Thank you for purchasing a SonicWALL SonicPoint. The SonicPoint is a key component of SonicWALL’s Distributed Wireless Solution to secure wireless networks. The SonicPoint provides secure wireless access to your network using the SonicWALL Global VPN Client (SonicWALL GVC) or Global Security Client (SonicWALL GSC) on wireless clients combined with integrated management from a SonicWALL TZ 170 or PRO series security appliance running SonicOS Enhanced 2.5 (or higher).
  • Page 3 802.11g/b stations. • WLAN 5.0 GHz Radio - The 5 GHz Radio LED blinks at a constant rate when the SonicPoint is ready to receive traffic, and blinks at a variable rate while transferring data with connected 802.11a stations. •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    <http://www.sonicwall.com/services/documentation.html>. Applying Power to the SonicPoint Attach the power supply to the power cord. Plug the power adapter into the SonicPoint and plug the other end into a power outlet. The Power light turns green when power is applied to the SonicPoint.

  • Page 5: Step 2: "Configuring A Wireless Zone

    If you are using the SonicWALL Power over Ethernet Injector (SonicWALL PoE Injector), you do not need to plug a separate power cord into the SonicPoint. The SonicPoint has the option of receiving power through the Ethernet cable inserted into its LAN port for enhanced deployment flexibility.
  • Page 6 For example, an IP address range of 172.32.16.1 and a subnet of 255.255.255.0. Click OK. Use this interface when you connect a SonicPoint to your SonicWALL PRO series security appliance. Then the SonicPoint is automatically connected to the Wireless zone.

  • Page 7: Step 3: "Configuring The Default Sonicpoint Profile

    Configuring the Default SonicPoint Profile When you connect a SonicPoint to a Wireless zone interface on your security appliance running SonicOS Enhanced 2.5 (or higher), SonicOS automatically configures the SonicPoint with the settings in the default SonicPoint profile for that zone.
  • Page 8 In the Edit SonicPoint Profiles window, you can configure the radio settings and the SSIDs of the SonicPoints in the WLAN zone. You should at least set the SSIDs in the 802.11a Radio tab and in the 802.11g Radio tab to a recognizable value. The default is SonicWALL, but you can assign any SSID value.

  • Page 9: Step 4: "Connecting The Sonicpoint To The Network

    WLAN zone interface that your created earlier on the SonicWALL security appliance and the other end of the cable to either the LAN port on the SonicPoint, or any Layer 2 hub or switch. If you are using a SonicWALL PoE Injector, connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the WLAN zone interface that you created earlier and the other end of the cable to the Data in port on the SonicWALL PoE Injector.

  • Page 10: Step 5: "Enabling Secure Wireless Connections

    WiFiSec enforcement is enabled by default on the WLAN zone. Note: By following these steps, your SonicPoint provides the highest level of wireless security possible. If you do not want to enable WiFiSec for wireless client connections, you can disable WiFiSec enforcement in step 4 of the following procedure.
  • Page 11 If you are using a custom Wireless zone, you need to add a GroupVPN policy for the Wireless zone. See the SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced Administrator’s Guide, available on your resource CD or from the SonicWALL web site at <http://www.sonicwall.com/services/documentation.html>, for instructions on adding GroupVPN policies.
  • Page 12 WiFiSec connection. To enable the automatic downloading of the shared secret to SonicWALL GVC or SonicWALL GSC clients with the WLAN GroupVPN policy: In the list of VPN policies on the VPN > Settings page, click the edit icon in the same line as your WLAN GroupVPN policy.
  • Page 13 To add an individual user to the SonicWALL security appliance’s local user database for VPN access: In the management interface of your SonicWALL security appliance, click on Users in the left- navigation menu, and then click on Local Users under Users.

  • Page 14: Step 6: "Connecting Wireless Clients To The Sonicpoint

    You connect to the wireless network according to the requirements of your client operating system. Your wireless client may automatically detect and display the SonicPoint’s SSID in a list of available wireless networks or you may need to manually configure your wireless card with the SonicPoint’s SSID.
  • Page 15 Establishing Secure Wireless Connections For a wireless client to securely connect to the SonicPoint using WiFiSec, the SonicWALL Global VPN Client (GVC) and SonicWALL Global Security Client (GSC) must be installed and configured. Installing and configuring SonicWALL GVC involves the following procedures: •...
  • Page 16 To establish a WiFiSec VPN connection via the SonicPoint using the WLAN GroupVPN policy: In the SonicWALL Global VPN Client window, double-click the Office Gateway profile. The Connection Warning dialog box is displayed, which informs you that all traffic that is not going to the secured VPN gateway will be blocked.

  • Page 17: Step 7: "Registering Your Sonicpoint

    To register your SonicPoint: In your web browser, log into your account at <http://www.mySonicWALL.com>. In the list of registered products, click on the link for the SonicWALL security appliance you are using to manage the SonicPoint. At the bottom of the Service Management page under the Child Product Type heading, click the SonicPoint link.
  • Page 18 US & Canada: 12 CHs (FCC) US & Canada: 1 CH~11CH (FCC) Europe: 19 CHs Europe: 1 CH~13CH (ETSI) Japan: 4 CHs Japan: 14 CHs Singapore: 12 CHs Taiwan: 7 CHs Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) is supported. SonicWALL SonicPoint Quick Start Guide Page 17...
  • Page 19 F: 408.745.9300 © 2004 SonicWALL, Inc . SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc . Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/ or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications and descriptions subject to change with out notice.

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