• 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

Configuring SonicPoint FairNet

The following is an example of a FairNet configuration.

To configure FairNet to provide more bandwidth in both directions

1. Navigate to DEVICE | Access Points > FairNet.

2. Select Enable FairNet.

3. Click OK.

To create the required FairNet policy

1. Navigate to DEVICE | Access Points > FairNet.

2. Click +Add FairNet Policy.

3. From the Add FairNet Policy dialog, confirm the Enable policy slider is green. This option is enabled by default.

4. From the Direction drop-down menu, select Both Directions. This applies the policy to clients that are both uploading and downloading content.

5. In the Start IP text box, enter the starting IP address (172.16.29.100) for the FairNet policy.

6. In the End IP text box, enter the ending IP address (172.16.29.110) for the FairNet policy.

   The IP address range must exist on a subnet that is configured for a WLAN interface.

7. In the Min Rate(kbps) text box, enter the minimum bandwidth (1000 Kbps) for the FairNet policy.

8. In the Max Rate(kbps) text box, enter the maximum bandwidth (2000 Kbps) for the FairNet policy.

9. From the Interface drop-down menu, select an interface (X2) to which the SonicPoint appliance is connected.

10. Click OK.

11. From the FairNet Policies list, confirm the Enable FairNet slider is selected green.

12. Click Accept.

    Your FairNet policy is now configured.