Wireless Network Manager Release Notes
Version 4.3.1
November 2023
Important
- WiFi Cloud Manager (WCM) has been renamed to Wireless Network Manager.
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SonicWall Wireless Network Manager components must be registered on MySonicWall to enable full functionality and the benefits of Wireless Network Manager services, updates, and technical support. Log in or register for a MySonicWall account at https://mysonicwall.com.
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Standard SonicWave access points include Secure WiFi wireless cloud and support services. Additional advanced wireless cloud and security subscription services, including Capture ATP, Content Filtering Service, Cloud Gateway Anti-Virus, and Geo-IP and Botnet Security Services are available for purchase separately at MySonicWall. After logging in, navigate to Product Management > My Products.
Compatibility and Installation Notes
The following compatibility and installation notes apply to this release of Wireless Network Manager.
Browser Requirements
For Wireless Network Manager use the latest browser with HTML5 support.
Supported SonicWave Access Points
Wireless Network Manager 4.5 is supported for the following SonicWall SonicWave wireless access points:
| SonicWave 200 Series | SonicWave 400 Series | SonicWave 600 Series |
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The SonicWave access points require the following minimum SonicWave firmware build levels:
- For SonicWave 200 Series, the minimum build level is 9.2.4.7-7.
- For SonicWave 400 Series, the minimum build level is 9.1.4.7-7.
- For SonicWave 600 Series, the minimum build level is 9.6.4.7-7.
Supported SonicWall Switches
Wireless Network Manager 4.5 is supported for the following SonicWall Switches:
| Switch SWS12 Series | Switch SWS14 Series |
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Switch management support requires SonicWall Switch firmware version 1.2.0.2-6 or later.
What's New
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New Password Criteria for Switch - This release introduces a new password criteria for switches managed from Wireless Network Manager. All the existing switches managed from Wireless Network Manager should meet new password criteria for all users configured in a switch. The new password criteria requires updating passwords for all users configured in switch if the existing password does not meet the new password criteria. If switch is already configured with a password that meets the new password criteria, users can continue using existing passwords.
The New Password Criteria:
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Password must be at least 10 characters long
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Password must be at least including a capital letter.
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Password must be at least including a number.
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Allowed characters are %-._~:/#[]@*
Switch will continue to communicate with Wireless Network Manager using existing passwords.
Wireless Network Manager will prompt user to change password to meet new password criteria before pushing configuration update on switches.
Users can update passwords after logging in to Wireless Network Manager from Network> Devices >Switches >Configure >Switch Config>General Tab, or by updating the policy assigned to switch from the Policies >Switch Policies >Edit Switch Policy > Switch Config > General > User Management option.
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MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) - Allows a device without an 802.1x supplicant running on it to authenticate against RADIUS via MAC address.
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Import mac addresses - Helps the users to import multiple mac addresses on Wireless Network Manager using spreadsheets.
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Scheduled Reboot (AP) - Allows the users with a new SonicWave auto reboot function by schedule in Wireless Network Manager.
Resolved Issues
| Issue ID | Issue Description |
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| WSC-4685 | Issue with a social account: Guest portal > social account users are unable to connect to SSID with a social account using Gmail authentication. |
| WSC-4649 | The reset notification settings of Threat fails. |
| WSC-4648 | Switch doesn't sync settings from WNM if VLAN 1 name contains + symbol particularly with latest firmware 1.2.0.1-6. |
| WSC-4610 | The social login always fails when SSID contains space. |
| WSC-4605 | Creating a schedule object in Tenant fails. |
| WSC-4602 | Not able to Tag/Untag LAG Ports properly on WNM profile. |
| WSC-4558 | The switch Notify API doesn't accept special characters. |
| WSC-4557 | The switch Group API doesn't accept special characters. |
| WSC-4538 | On the Edit SNMP Policy page, the UDP Port, Timeout, and Retry fail when the user enters the symbol ".". |
| WSC-4537 | Tag Identifier doesn't accept special characters for Target Params. |
| WSC-4522 | Enhancement to display the client vendor as local mac instead of unknown for local mac address. |
| WSC-4513 | NTP sync time takes too long, and fails the switch auto upgrade function when the auto upgrade is set after three minutes. |
| WSC-4504 | Clients displayed as 160MHZ (4x4) 802.11.ax even when their channel bandwidth are not configured as 160MHZ. |
| WSC-4491 | IGMP Snooping Mrouter and blocked-router ports information could not be applied to local switch. |
| WSC-4486 | The set PoE USER DEFINED value fails to display on the Switch Policy > Ports page. It shows wrong graphical user interface. |
| WSC-4477 | An item with the same group name but different security mode can't be added to the Access List. |
| WSC-4448 | On the Switch Device page > VLAN tab, Remark CoS/802.1p shows empty, when Voice VLAN Enable is selected. |
| WSC-4443 | The Switch Device > VLAN configurations can't be saved. |
| WSC-4440 | Enable maximum entries for each item in the Switch SNMP Policy. |
| WSC-4387 | Unexpected graphics show up on the Swtich SNMP Policy page. |
| WSC-3657 | On the Add Matched Objects page, user is able to create invalid IPv4 Subnet Mask. |
| WSC-3603 | Adding a new user is success even when the Password and Confirm Password fields are empty, on the Switch Config > General page. |
| WSC-3496 | User can create illogical Matched Group Names using symbols in Wireless Network Manager. |
| WSC-3495 | User can create illogical Matched Group Names using symbols in Wireless Network Manager |
| WSC-3488 | Filter is not working as expected for Network >Topology. |
| WSC-3470 | The Description field on the Voice VLAN >Add OU Address should not take more than 32 characters. |
| WSC-3456 | The IPV4 Route Destination IP cannot be configured as 0.0.0.0, the local GUI can configure destination IP as 0.0.0.0. |
| WSC-3372 | Clicking on the VLAN tab on the Network > Devices page should navigate to Ports > VLAN tab in the Switch Config window. |
| WSC-3187 | The USER DEFINED column should not be editable when the PoE type is Auto. |
| WSC-3155 | Input reboot in console, there shoud be a System Restart alert in the Alerts page after the switch restarted |
| WSC-3135 | For Add New Security Policy, there should not be a Mathced Group displayed when Matched Group exists. |
| WSC-3130 | Invalid network informaion getting applied to local switch on Switch Policy > VLAN page. |
| WSC-3075 | On the Logs page, the switch sub type is different from Notification Center Logs Switch Sub Type; the LBD Subtype is missing. |
| WSC-1822 | Remove the Scan Radio page on the standalone GUI and the related CLI command for 224w. |
Known Issues
| Issue ID | Issue Description |
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| WSC-4704 | The data of CPU is not accurate on the Device page |
| WSC-4667 | On the Switch Config > System tab, the Static Route Destination IP does not respond as required. |
| WSC-4565 | The connected client is not displayed on the report Topology part. |
Additional References
WSC-4546
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