SonicOS 7 Switch Network

Managing from a Firewall > Connecting Access Points
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Connecting Access Points

With the firewall user interface, administrators may manage SonicWave access points connected to Switches. Adding access points to a Switch involves three steps beyond making the physical connection.

  • Configure the network interface to the Switch supporting the access point to support the WLAN.
  • Configure the WLAN zone for trust and security services.
  • Configure the SonicWave access point entry for the desired radio frequency, mode, and authentication type.

The following graphic exemplifies a firewall — Switch — access point configuration.

To manage an access point through a Switch

(this procedure refers to the following diagram)

  1. Connect Port-1 of Switch to X2 interface and enable auto discovery on X2 interface. For details see Adding a Switch to a Firewall with Zero-Touch.
  2. Add the Switch.
  3. Configure X4 in WLAN zone with VLANs.
  4. Connect Switch Port 3 to X4 interface.
  5. In the firewall GUI, navigate to DEVICE | Switch Network > Switches, click List View. Click on the pencil icon to configure port 3. To create a dedicated uplink, set the Portshield Interface to X4, and move the Dedicated Uplink Switch to the right.
  6. Connect the SonicWave access point to port 15 on the Switch.

  7. Go to the Switch Port Settings for port 15 and set the Portshield Interface to X4.

    You may instead set the port to any VLAN in the X4 interface which is in the WLAN zone, see Adding a VLAN.

  8. After connecting and Port-Shielding the interface where SonicWave connected to firewall interface, verify that the Sonicwave gets an IP address from the configured network.

    To do this, in the firewall GUI, go to Access Points > Base Settings and select SonicWave Object.

    For details on configuring the SonicWave object, see Configuring a Link to SonicWall Access Points.

  9. Connect a WiFi client and check that it gets an IP address from in the X4 Portshield lease-hold.