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Version 1.2.0.2

November 2023

Compatibility and Installation Notes

The SonicWall Switch 1.2.0.2 release is supported on all SonicWall Switch platforms:

• SWS12-8
• SWS12-8POE
• SWS12-10FPOE
• SWS14-24
• SWS14-24FPOE
• SWS14-48
• SWS14-48FPOE

For information about obtaining the latest Switch firmware and upgrading the firmware image on your SonicWall Switch, see the Switch Getting Started Guide available on the Support portal at Switch Getting Started Guide.

What's New

• Secure password policy introduction.

• UI feature introduced to set daylight saving enable settings in SNTP system time tab.

• A tooltip is displayed to support special characters for passwords.

• 802.1x MAC Authentication Bypass allows a device without an 802.1x supplicant running on it to authenticate against RADIUS via MAC address.

Attention

New password policy

1. Password must be at least 10 characters long.
2. Password must be at least including a capital letter.
3. Password must be at least including a number.
4. Allowed characters are %-._~:/#[]@*

For Firewall Managed Switch:

Due to the introduction of the new secure password policy, the existing switch password that might not be compatible with the new password policy may result in Firewall-Switch connectivity issues.

Recommended steps for firewall-managed switch

1. Upgrade the switch from the older build to the latest 1.2.0.2-6 build through firewall-managed UI.
2. Change the switch password(Based on the new policy) in the firewall-managed UI under Device>Switch Network>Overview>Select Edit Switch section.

Resolved Issues

Issue ID	Issue Description
SWO-1935	Dynamic Voice VLAN works only on ports 1-28 and does not work beyond port 28.
SWO-1915	802.1x Network Access Control with TLS certificate were not working with SWS.
SWO-1884	LLDP version can be changed only through CLI, but there is no option to change through switching GUI.
SWO-1865	SonicWall Switch stops responding when the threshold set by Storm Control exceeds.
SWO-1859	Adding multiple VLANs to a switch interface throws a general error.
SWO-1841	The new OUI voice VLAN is not working when available.
SWO-1834	Unable to log in to SWS12-10FPOE switch through GUI.
SWO-1828	Unable to port shield firewall VLANs with switch port .
SWO-1823	Due to high latency while pinging, the SonicWall switches are causing VOIP and RDP traffic to drop.
SWO-1703	There is no option to edit users under SNMP.
SWO-1553	The error is displayed when any configuration change is done on a switch port with 802.1X enabled.
SWO-1497	Switch fails to complete 802.1x authentication when using the EAP-TLS protocol.

Known Issues

Issue ID	Issue Description
SWO-2036	IP address and UDP port details shows blank in the SNMP Target address section in the UI.
SWO-2030	Switch API Bearer authentication token should expire based on an Inactive session or traffic.
SWO-1974	Auto-Authorize is not coming up for GEN 6 and Gen7 firewall.
SWO-1651	Unable to access switch UI from a different VLAN when switching VLAN interface is used as a gateway for the client.