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SonicWallSonicPointACeGettingStartedGuide
ConfiguringtheSonicPointACe
settings
WhenaSonicPointACeisinitiallyconnecte dtoaninterface,
thefirewallusesadefaultprovisioningprofiletocreatea
SonicPointACeentry.Itcantakeuptofiveminutesforthe
entrytobecreated.
YoucanmodifytheSonicPointACeentrytoconfigurethe
accesspointname,radiofrequency
mode,authentication
type,andothersettingsspecifictoyourSonicPointACe.
TomodifytheSonicPointACeentryinSonicOS
1NavigatetotheSonicPoint>SonicPointspage.
2IntheSonicPointNstable,clicktheconfigureiconinthe
rowfortheSonicPoint ACeentryyouwishtomodify.
Generaltabsettings
3OntheGeneraltab,selectEnableSonicPoint.
4Inthe Namefield,optionallytypeinanewnamefor
thisSonicPointACe.Theexistingnameisassignedby
theprovisioningprofi l ebasedonthenameprefixinthe
profilewithauniquenumberappended.
Thisistheaccesspointnamethatappears
inclients’
listsofavailablewirelessconnections.
5VerifytheCountryCodefortheareaofoperation.
6Configuretheremainingoptionsasneeded.Formore
information ,seetheSonicOSAdministrationGuide.
Radio0/Radio1Basictabsettings
7 ClicktheRadio0Basictab,ortheRadio1Basictab.
Theconfigurationisverysimilar fortheRadio0and
Radio1Basictabs.Themaindifferencesaretheradio
frequencies:
TIP:FordeploymentsofmultipleSonicPointsthatneed
thesameprovisioningsettings,youcancreateacustom
provisioningprofileintheuppersectionofthe
SonicPoint>SonicPointspage.IntheNetwork>Zones
page,youcanedittheWLANzoneandspecifythis
profileontheWirelesstab.AnySonicPoints
connecting
toaninterfaceintheWLANzonewillthenbe
provisionedwiththeassignedprofile.SeetheSonicOS
AdministrationGuideformoreinformation.
Radio Frequency DefaultMode
Radio05GHz 5GHz802.11ac/aMixed
Radio12.4GHz 2.4GHz802.11ac/g /bMixed