SonicOS 7.1 System

PortShield Functionality and X-Series Switches

PortShield architecture allows configuration of appliance ports into separate security zones, thereby allowing protection of a deep-packet inspection firewall for traffic between devices across zones. For more information about PortShield functionality, see Configuring PortShield Interfaces on NETWORK | System > Interfaces.

The SonicWall X-Series Solution allows support for portshielding interfaces on the extended switch to appliance interfaces. X-Series switches are L2 switches, and by default, all ports on the extended switch are configured as access ports of the default VLAN 1. When ports of the extended switch are portshielded to appliance interfaces, the ports are reconfigured as access ports of the VLAN corresponding to the PortShield VLAN, also known as the IDV VLAN of the PortShield host interface.

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