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VAP Configuration Worksheet

The following table provides some common VAP setup questions and solutions along with a space for you to record your own configurations.

VAP Configuration Worksheet
Questions Examples Solutions
How many different types of users do I need to support? Corporate wireless, guest access, visiting partners, wireless devices are all common user types, each requiring their own VAP Plan out the number of different VAPs needed. Configure a zone and VLAN for each VAP needed
How many users does each VAP need to support? A corporate campus has 100 employees, all of whom have wireless capabilities The DHCP scope for the visitor zone is set to provide at least 100 addresses
A corporate campus often has a few dozen wireless capable visitors The DHCP scope for the visitor zone is set to provide at least 25 addresses
How do I want to secure different wireless users? A corporate user who has access to corporate LAN resources. Configure WPA3-EAP
A guest user who is restricted to only Internet access Enable Guest Services but configure no security settings
A legacy wireless printer on the corporate LAN Configure WEP and enable MAC address filtering
What network resources do my users need to communicate with? A corporate user who needs access to the corporate LAN and all internal LAN resources, including other WLAN users. Enable Interface Trust on your corporate zone.
A wireless guest who needs to access Internet and should not be allowed to communicate with other WLAN users. Disable Interface Trust on your guest zone.
What security services do I wish to apply to my users? Corporate users who you want protected by the full SonicWall security suite. Enable all SonicWall security services.
Guest users who you do not care about because they are not even on your LAN. Disable all SonicWall security services.

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