• SonicOS 7.1 Access Points
• About SonicOS
  • About SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• About Access Points
• Settings
  • Synchronize Access Points
  • Provisioning Overview
  • Creating/Modifying Provisioning Profiles
    • Adding/Editing a Provisioning Profile - Getting Started
    • General Settings for Provisioning Profiles
    • 5GHz/2.4GHz Radio Basic Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Radio Settings
      • Wireless Security
      • Protected Management Frames (PMF Option)
      • About Local Radius Servers and EAP Authentication Balancing
      • Configuring Radius Server Settings
      • ACL Enforcement
      • Remote MAC Address Access Control Settings
    • 5GHz/2.4GHz Radio Advanced Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Configuring the RSSI Threshold
      • Configuring IEEE802.11r Settings for Secure Fast Roaming
      • Configuring IEEE802.11k Settings for Dynamic Radio Management
      • Configuring IEEE802.11v Settings for Dynamic Environment Management
    • Sensor Settings for WIDP in Provisioning Profiles
    • Mesh Network Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Setting Up a Mesh Network
      • Enabling a Multi-hop Mesh Network
      • Active/Active Clustering Full Mesh
    • 3G/4G/LTE WWAN Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Manually Configuring the 3G/4G/LTE WWAN Profile
      • Configuring Load Balancing among Multiple USB Modems
    • Bluetooth LE Settings for Provisioning Profiles
    • Deleting Access Point Profiles
    • Product Specific Configuration Notes
  • Managing Access Point Objects
    • Deleting Access Point Objects
    • Rebooting Access Point Objects
    • Modifying Access Point Objects
• Firmware Management
  • About Firmware Management
  • Obtaining the Latest SonicWall Firmware
  • Downloading Firmware from a Specific URL
  • Uploading Firmware to an Access Point
• Floor Plan View
  • Managing the Floor Plans
    • Selecting a Floor Plan
    • Creating a Floor Plan
    • Editing a Floor Plan
  • Managing Access Points
    • Available Devices
    • Added Access Points
    • Removing Access Points
    • Export Image
    • Context Menu
• Station Status
• Intrusion Detection Services
  • Scanning Access Points
  • Authorizing Access Points
• Advanced IDP
  • Enabling Wireless IDP on a Profile
  • Configuring Wireless IDP Settings
  • Viewing KRACK Sniffer Packets
• Packet Capture
• Virtual Access Points
  • Before Configuring VAPs
    • Determining Your VAP Needs
    • Determining Security Configurations
    • Sample Network Definitions
    • Prerequisites
    • VAP Configuration Worksheet
  • Access Point VAP Configuration Task List
  • Virtual Access Point Groups
  • Virtual Access Point Objects
    • General Tab
    • Advanced Tab
  • Virtual Access Point Profiles
    • Virtual Access Point Schedule Settings
    • Virtual Access Point Profile Settings
    • Remote MAC Address Access Control Settings
    • ACL Enforcement
    • IEEE802.11R Settings
    • IEEE802.11K Settings
    • IEEE802.11V Settings
    • Agile Multiband Settings
• RF Monitoring
  • Prerequisites
  • RF Monitoring Summary
  • 802.11 General Frame Setting
  • 802.11 Management Frame Setting
  • 802.11 Data Frame Setting
  • Discovered RF Threat Stations
  • Adding a Threat Station to the Watch List
  • Practical RF Monitoring Field Applications
    • Using Sensor ID to Determine RF Threat Location
    • Using RSSI to Determine RF Threat Proximity
• RF Analysis
  • Using RF Analysis on SonicWall Access Points
    • Understanding the RF Score
    • Channel Utilization Graphs and Information
    • Viewing Overloaded Channels
    • RFA Highly Interfered Channels
• RF Spectrum
• FairNet
  • Supported Platforms
  • FairNet Features
  • Management Interface Overview
  • Configuring FairNet
• Wi-Fi Multimedia
  • WMM Access Categories
  • Assigning Traffic to Access Categories
  • Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia Parameters
    • Configuring WMM
    • Creating a WMM Profile for an Access Point
• 3G/4G/LTE WWAN
• Bluetooth LE Devices
  • Viewing BLE Scanned Data
• Radio Management
  • Configuring Radio Management
  • Configuring Dynamic Channel Selection Settings
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Access Point VAP Configuration Task List

An access point VAP deployment requires several steps to configure. The following section provides a brief overview of the steps involved.

1. Network Zone – The zone is the backbone of your VAP configuration. Each zone you create has its own security and access control settings and you can create and apply multiple zones to a single physical interface by way of VLAN subinterfaces. For more information on network zones, refer to the section on OBJECT | Match Objects > Zones in SonicOS System Setup.
2. Interface (or VLAN Subinterface) – The Interface (X2, X3, and so on) represents the physical connection between your SonicWall network security appliance and your physical access points. Your individual zone settings are applied to these interfaces and then forwarded to your access points. For more information on wireless interfaces, refer to the section on NETWORK | System > Interfaces in SonicOS System Setup.

3. DHCP Server – The DHCP server assigns leased IP addresses to users within specified ranges, known as Scopes. The default ranges for DHCP scopes are often excessive for the needs of most access points, for instance, a scope of 200 addresses for an interface that only uses 30. Because of this, DHCP ranges must be set carefully in order to ensure the available lease scope is not exhausted. For more information on setting up the DHCP server, refer to the section on NETWORK | System > DHCP Server in SonicOS System Setup.

4. Virtual Access Point Profiles – The Virtual Access Point Profile feature allows for creation of access point configuration profiles which can be easily applied to new virtual access points as needed. Refer to Virtual Access Point Profiles for more information.

5. Virtual Access Point Objects – The Virtual Access Point Objects feature allows for setup of general VAP settings. SSID and VLAN ID are configured through VAP Settings. Refer to Virtual Access Point Objects for more information.

6. Virtual Access Point Groups – The Virtual Access Point Groups feature allows grouping of multiple virtual access point objects to be simultaneously applied to your access points.

7. Assign Virtual Access Group to Access Point Provisioning Profile Radio– The Provisioning Profile allows a VAP Group to be applied to new access points as they are provisioned.

8. Assign WEP Key (for WEP encryption only) – The Assign WEP Key allows for a WEP Encryption Key to be applied to new access points as they are provisioned. WEP keys are configured per-access point, meaning that any WEP-enabled virtual access points assigned to a physical access point must use the same set of WEP keys. Up to 4 keys can be defined, and WEP-enabled VAPs can use these 4 keys independently. WEP keys are configured on individual physical access points or on Access Point Profiles from the DEVICE | Access Points > Settings page.