• SonicWave 600 series
• Deployment Scenarios Overview
  • SonicWave 600 Series Deployment Considerations
  • SonicWave 600 Series Deployment Scenarios
• Wireless Access Point Placement Considerations
  • Radio Frequency Barriers
  • RF Interference
• Software Configuration
  • Configuring SonicOS for Wireless Access
    • Firewall-based Configuration
    • Cloud-based Configuration
  • Wireless Cloud Management Overview
    • WiFi Cloud Manager
    • WiFi Planner
    • WiFi Cloud Manager Mobile application
  • Integration with other SonicWall Software
• Managing the SonicWave with a Firewall
  • Configuring the SonicWave Provisioning Profile
  • Configuring the Network Interface
  • Configuring the WLAN Zone
• Deploying a SonicWave with Wireless Network Manager
  • Licensing Requirements
  • Registering and Deploying the SonicWave
    • Registering the SonicWave
    • Accessing the Wireless Network Manager
    • Deploying with the Wireless Network Manager
    • Creating a Zone Policy
    • Linking the Policy to the Zone
• Using SonicPoint FairNet Bandwidth Limit Policies
  • SonicPoint FairNet Features
  • Configuring SonicPoint FairNet
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Creating a Zone Policy

Policies control the broad functionality carried out by a provisioning profile by enabling or disabling radios, band steering, channel width of the radio, transmitting power, and so on. In the Default Policy, the SSID data should already be configured and that is a great place to start in creating your new policies, as you will likely need to call that SSID data into your new policies. If you have yet to create a new SSID group and its associated SSIDs, continue using the default and revisit this section later.

To create a Zone policy

1. In Wireless Network Manager, navigate to Policies > Policy Hierarchy.

2. Hover your mouse over the Default Policy and click the + Add SSID Policy for this Policy.

   Complete the form as follows.

   

3. Click the Advanced tab.

   Ensure the settings are as follows.

   

4. Click Save.

   The SonicWave_Lab appears as a sibling to the Default Policy.

5. Locate and hover your mouse over the SonicWave_Lab.

6. Click +Add Security Policy for this SSID.

   The Add New Security Policy dialog appears.

   

7. In the Name field, enter Lab Policy.

8. For the Type of policy, select a security policy appropriate for your organization.

9. Click Next.

   

10. Include any additional settings you would like to complete the policy.

11. In Policies > Policy Hierarchy, select the AP Policy and click on the RRM tab and configure the following settings:

    • Radio Resource Management

    • Dynamic Channel Selection

    • Client Load Balancing

      Implementing Global Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS) facilitates the optimal selection of channels for SonicWave devices. Utilizing the DCS algorithm, the system leverages Radio Resource Management (RRM) to dynamically guide client devices to the access point (AP), which can provide the most robust signal strength.

12. Click Save when you are finished. These settings can be edited later.

13. The SonicWave_Lab and its associated SSID policies should appear on the Policies > SSID Polices page where you can complete additional configuration.

    

In the next section, you will link this Policy with the Zone you created earlier.