SonicWALL SonicWave 432i Quick start guide

Brand: SonicWALL

Model: SonicWave 432i

Category: WLAN access points

Type: Quick start guide

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SonicWave 432e

SonicWall™SonicWave432eandSonicWave432i

GettingStartedGuide

RegulatoryModelNumbers:

APL43‐0C2(SonicWave432e)

APL43‐0C3(SonicWave432i)

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SonicWave

432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

Updated‐September2017

232‐004036‐51RevA

Legend

WARNING:AWARNINGiconindicatesapotentialforpropertydamage,personalinjury,ordeath.

CAUTION:ACAUTIONiconindicatespotentialdamagetohardwareorlossofdataifinstructionsarenotfollowed.

IMPORTANT,NOTE,TIP,MOBILE,orVIDEO:Aninformationiconindicatessupportinginformation.

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

Introduction

InthisGuide

ThisGettingStartedGuideprovidesinstructionsforbasicinstallationandconfigurationoftheSonicWall™SonicWave432eand

SonicWave432iwirelessaccesspointsinsingle‐unitormulti‐unitwirelessdeployments.

Forthelatestproductdocumentation,visithttps://www.sonicwall.com/en‐us/support/technical‐documentation.

Chapter1Topics

Introductiononpage3 • SonicWave432eWirelessOverviewonpage6

• SonicWave432iWirelessOverviewonpage6

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

Chapter2Topics

InitialSetuponpage11 • CheckPackageContentsonpage12

• DeploymentRequirementsonpage12

• SonicWave432eandSonicWave432iAvailablePorts/Status

LEDsonpage13

• InstallingSonicWave432eAntennasonpage15

• ConnectingEthernetCablesonpage15

• WirelessAccessPointPlacementConsiderationsonpage17

• Mounting

theSonicWave432eandSonicWave432ion

page19

Chapter3Topics

ConfiguringSonicOSforWirelessAccessonpage23 • ConfiguringSonicO SforSonicWave432eorSonicWave432i

onpage23

• VerifyingSonicWaveOperationonpage28

• TroubleshootingTipsonpage29

Chapter4Topics

SupportandProductRegistrationonpage31 • RegistrationandSupport

onpage31

• OnlineSu pportandTrainingonpage32

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

Forgeneralsupportinformation,seeSonicWallSupportonpage41.

Chapter5Topics

ProductSafetyandRegulatoryInformationonpage33 • SafetyInstructionsfortheSonicWave432eandSonicWave

432iAppliancesonpage34

• Sicherheitsanweisungenonpage35

• EUandEFTAonpage36

• SimplifiedEU/CEDeclarationofConformityonpage38

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SonicWave432eWireless

Overview

TheSonicWave432eispartofthenextevolutionary

generationinwirelessaccesspointsaftertheSonicWall

SonicPointACe.

TheSonicWave432eprovidesphysicallayerenhancementsfor

higherthroughputwithamaximumdatarateof1730Mbpsfor

5GHzand800Mbpsfor2.4GHz.Toachievethis,theSonicWave

432euses:

•

Moreantennas—four antennasforthe5GHzradio,and

fourmoreforthe2.4GHzradio

• Widerchannels—80MHz‐widechannelsforthe

802.11acradiomodule,whilecontinuingtosupport20/

40MHzchannels.Thisallowsfordynamicperpacket

negotiationofchannelwidthssothatwhenthereis

interference,the

SonicWavecantemporarilyfallback

to40or20MHzchannels.

• Morespatialstreams—4X4multiple‐inputand

multiple‐output,(MU‐MIMO)forthe802.11acradio

module,wherethecapacityofaradiolinkismultiplied

usingmultipathpropagation.

SonicWave432iWireless

Overview

TheSonicWave432iispartofthenextevolutionarygener ation

inwirelessaccesspointsaftertheSonicWallSonicPointACi.

TheSonicWave432iprovidesphysicallayerenhancementsfor

higherthroughputwithamaximumdatarateof1730Mbpsfor

5GHzand800Mbpsfor2.4GHz.Toachievethis,theSonicWave

432iuses:

•

Widerchannels—80MHz‐widechannelsforthe

802.11acradiomodule,whilecontinuingtosupport20/

40MHzchannels.Thisallowsfordynamicperpacket

negotiationofchannelwidthssothatwhenthereis

interference,theSonicWavecantemporarilyfallback

to40or20MHzchannels.

• Morespatialstreams—4X4multiple‐inputand

multiple‐output,(MU‐MIMO)forthe802.11acradio

module,wherethecapacityofaradiolinkismultiplied

usingmultipathpropagation.

SonicWallWirelessFirewalling

WhenawirelessdeviceusesaSonicWallSonicWave432eor

SonicWave432iwirelessaccesspointtocommunicatewitha

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wirelessdeviceonanothersubnetoronacompletelydifferent

network,trafficbetweenthedevicesisforcedtotraversethe

SonicWallnetworksecurityappliance.Thistraversalenables

securityservicestobeenforcedbySonicOS.

Standardpracticeforwirelessfirewalling(whereonewireless

clientiscommunicatingwithanother)bypassesmanyofthe

criticalsecurityservices.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthe

standardpracticeforwirelessfirewalling.

StandardWirelessFirewalling

Manysecurityproductsonthemarketsharethispotential

vulnerabilitywhentwousersconnect edbyacommonhubor

wirelessaccesspointwishtoexchangedata.

SonicWalladdressesthissecurityshortcomingbymanaging

theSonicWaveaccess 

pointsfromthenetworksecurity

appliance.Thisallowscompletecontrolofthewirelessspace,

includingzoneenforcementofsecurityservicesandcomplete

firewallingcapabilities.

SecureWirelessFirewalling

WLAN Zone

Security Services

Content Filtering Service

Client Anti-Virus Enforcement

Gateway Anti-Virus

Gateway Anti-Spyware

Intrusion Prevention Service

Other Security Appliance

WLAN Zone Security Services

SonicWall SonicWave

SonicWall Appliance

Content Filtering Service

Client Anti-Virus Enforcement

Gateway Anti-Virus

Gateway Anti-Spyware

Intrusion Prevention Service

SonicWa

iance

ontent Fi

tering Servic

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FrequencyBandsandChannels

Currentlyfivestandardsfor802.11wirelessnetworktypeshavebeenwidelyadopted:a,b,g,n,andac.802.11nand802.11acare

thenewestandhighestcapacitystandards,butolderclientdevicesmightnotbeabletoutilizethenewerstandards.

Differentfrequencybandsprovidevaryingsignalstrengthandqualityover

differentdistanceranges.Signalsinthe2.4GHzrange

tendtopassthroughphysicalbarriersbetterandcarryfartherthanthoseinthe5GHzrange,buttheydonotprovideashigha

datarate.Signalsinthe5GHzrangeprovidefasterdataratesforbetterthroughput,but

thesignalattenuatesfasterandisbest

suitedforopenspaces.

RefertoRadioFrequencyBarriersandRFInterferenceonpage18fordetailedinformationaboutRFbarriersandinterference.

WirelessStandards

802.11(x) FrequencyStandard MaximumDataRate

802.11a 5GHz 54Mbps

802.11b 2.4GHz 11Mbps

802.11g 2.4GHz 54Mbps

802.11n 2.4GHzand5GHz 450Mbps

802.11ac 5GHz+

MU‐MIMO 2.34‐3.47Gbps

StrengthsandWeaknessesof5GHzan d2.4GHzSignals

5GHz 2.4GHz

Strength Higherspeed,morechannels Longerrange,strongersignalpenetration

Weakness Limitedpenetrationofwalls,clientcompatibility Moresourcesofinterference

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Toallowmultipleseparatewirelessnetworksinasharedandconfinedspace,theRFmediumisdividedintochannels.Fordevices

inthe5GHzrange(802.11a/n/ac),thismeansthepossibilityofupto23discretechannels.

Fordevicesusingthe2.4GHzrange(802.11b/g/n),thewirelessspaceislimitedto

amaximumof14overlappingchannels.Asa

resultoftheseoverlappingchannels,2.4GHztechnologyprovidesonlyatotalofthreediscretechannels.

802.11SignalComparisonChart

802.11SignalCharacteristics

802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11ac

#ofChannelsinUSA2311111121

#ofChannelsinEU 23 13 13 13 16

#ofChannelsinJapan1514141419

FrequencyBand 5GHz 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 2.4/5 GHz 5GHz

Max.DataRate 54Mbps 11Mbps 54Mbps 800Mbps(For

4X4MU‐MIMO)

1.7Gbps(ForQAM‐

64,MU‐MIMO4X4,

and80MHzchannels)

Radius(Range) 90ft/25m 120ft/35m 120ft/35m 300ft/90m 120ft/35m

NOTE:Although802.11b/g/nstandardsprovidebetween11and14channels,onlythreeofthosechannelsarefullydiscrete

(non‐overlapping)channels.

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

InitialSetup

Thissectionprovidesabasicchecklistofmaterials,hardwareinformation,anddescribeshowtoconnectandconfigurephysical

aspectsoftheSonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iincludingLEDs,antennas,cabling,placement,andmounting.

• CheckPackageContentsonpage12

• DeploymentRequirementsonpage12

• SonicWave432eandSonicWave432iAvailable

Ports/StatusLEDsonpage13

• InstallingSonicWave432eAntennasonpage15

• ConnectingEthernetCablesonpage15

• WirelessAccessPointPlacementConsiderationsonpage17

• MountingtheSonicWave432eandSonicWave432ionpage19

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CheckPackageContents

Beforecontinuing,ensurethatyourSonicWave432eor

SonicWave432ipackagecontainsthefollowingmaterials:

AnyItemsMissing?

Ifanyoftheitemscorre spondingtoyourproductaremissing

fromthepackage,contactTechnicalSupportat:https://

www.sonicwall.com/support/contact‐support.Alistingofthe

mostcurrentsupportdocumentsareavailableonlineat:

https://www.sonicwall.com/support/technical‐documentation

DeploymentRequirements

SonicOSFirmware

• SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iaccess

pointsarecentrallymanagedbySonicWallnetwork

securityappliancesrunningthefollowingversionsof

SonicOS:

• SonicOS6.5orhigher

PowerSource

• Useamulti‐gigabit802.3atcompliantPoEinjectorora

PoEswitchtoprovidepowertoeachSonicWave432e

orSonicWave

432i.

InternetConnectivity

• AnactiveInternetconnectionisrequiredforyour

firewalltodownloadthelatestSonicWavefirmware.

GigabitEthernetConnectivity

• TheSonicWave432eorSonicWave432ihardwarerequires

morebandwidththana1GigabitEthernetconnectioncan

handle.SonicWallrecommendsconnectingyour

SonicWave(throughaPoEdevice)toa2.5Gbinterfaceto

takefulladvantageoftheSonicWave432eorSonicWave

432idatathroughputcapability.

SeeProductSafetyandRegulatoryInfo rmationonpage33.

SonicWave432eorSonicWave432iApplianceChecklist

SonicWave432e(externalantennas)ortheSonicWave

432i(internalantennas)appliance

Antennas:SonicWave432e(8),orSonicWave432i(0)

Mountinghardware

CAT5ecable

SERIGuide

GettingStartedGuide

NOTE:TheSonicWave432iisdesignedwithinternal

antennas.

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

SonicWave432eandSonicWave432iAvailablePorts/StatusLEDs

AvailablePorts

LAN1/PoEport.

ProvidesEthernetandPowerover

Ethernet(PoE)connections.

LAN2port.

ProvidesanadditionalEthernetconnection.Refertothe

SonicOSConnectivityAdministrationdocumentationfor

usecases.

Consoleport.

ProvidesamanagementconnectionusingRJ45

toDB9cable(forcommandlinemanagement

only).

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

StatusLEDs

LED(lan2)

‐On(solidyelloworgreen,Ethernetlink)

‐Blinkingyellow(1GEthernetactivity)

‐Blinkinggreen(10/100MEthernetactivity)

LED(lan1)

‐On(solidyelloworgreen,Ethernetlink)

‐Blinkingyellow(2.5GEthernetactivity)

‐Blinkinggreen(1G/100MEthernetactivity)

LED(5G)

‐On(solidgreen,5GHzradiolink)

‐Blinkinggreen(5GHzradio

activity)

LED(2.4G)

‐On(solidgreen,2.4GHzradiolink)

‐Blinking(2.4GHzradioactivity)

LED(Tool)

‐On(solidyellow,error)

‐Blinking(safemode)

LED(Power)

‐On(solidblue,power)

‐Blinking(booting/FWupgrade)

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

InstallingSonicWave432e

Antennas

ToinstalltheantennasonyourSonicWave432e:

1 Removealleightantennasfromtheirbagsandplace

oneoneachconnector.

2Carefullyfinger‐tightenthefittings.

3Adjusttheantennasuprightforoptimalreception.

Foroptimalwirelesscoverage,theSonicWave432eantennas

shouldbeorientedvertically.Thecirculardesignofthe

SonicWaveaidesincreatingastrongmulti‐directionalwireless

signal

pattern.Inmostcases,leavingtheantennasstraightup

(asshownintheillustration)providesthebestoverall

coverage.

ConnectingEthernetCables

TheSonicWave432eorSonicWave432iarepoweredthrough

PoweroverEthernet(PoE),andshouldbecabledwithCAT5e

Ethernetcabling.

TIP:Theremightbea“dead”zonedirectlyunderneath

theSonicWave432ewhenitismountedonaceil ing

withtheantennasorientedvertically.Youcanmitigate

thisbyslightlyanglingtheantennas.

CAUTION:OnlyantennasprovidedbySonicWallare

authorizedforusewiththeSonicWave432e.Beaware

oftheregulationsinyourregionbeforeusingother

antennas.

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

WhenusingPoE,aSonicWall802.3atcompliantmidspanPoE

lineinjector(soldseparately),oran802.3atcompliantswitchis

requiredtopowereachSonicWave432eorSonicWave432i.

ToconnectPoEtoaSonicWave432eorSonicWave432i

1UsinganEthernetcable,connecttheData inporton

theSonicWallPoEInjectortoanexistingWLANzone

interfaceonthefirewallortoanunusedinterfacetobe

configuredlaterinSonicOS.

2UsingasecondEthernetcable,connecttheDataand

PoweroutportontheSonicWallPoEinjectorto

the

LAN1/PoEportonyourSonicWave432eorSonicWave

432i.

3PlugthepowercordoftheSonicWallPoEinjectorinto

anappropriatepoweroutlet.

4WaitfortheLAN1LEDontheSonicWave432eor

SonicWave432itoilluminate.Thisindicatesanactive

connection.

SeeProductSafetyandRegulatoryInformationonpage

33.

IMPORTANT:Besurecablesareconnected

correctly.

CAUTION:Amulti‐gigabit802.3atcompliantPoE

injectororPoE‐capableswitchisrequiredtoprovide

powertoeachSonicWave432eorSonicWave432i.

TomaintainpowertotheSonicWave432eor

SonicWave432i,themaximumlengthofCAT5ecable

fromthe802.3atPoEinjectortotheSonicWave432eor

SonicWave

432iis100meters(333feet).

Local Network (LAN)

X1 WAN

X0 LAN

Internet

X2 WLAN

PoE Injector

or PoE Switch

Wireless Clients

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

WirelessAccessPoint

PlacementConsiderations

PhysicalplacementoftheSonicWave432eorSonicWave432i

wirelessaccesspointhasameasurableeffectonwhocanand

cannotaccessyourwirelesssignal.

AccesspointsshouldbekeptclearofRadioFrequency(RF)

interferencesources.RFbarrierscanbecircumventedby

deployingmultipleaccesspoints.

Asitesurveycan

helpfindtheoptimum wirelessaccesspoint

placement,butyoucanfindusablelocationswithoutit.

Considerationsinclude:

•NumberofAccessPointsVersusUserDensity–Iftoo

manyusersareservicedbyasingle accesspoint,

maximumtransferratesarereachedandthataccess

pointmaybecomeabottleneckfor

thewholesystem.

• Bandwidth–Howmuchdataismovingupstreamand

downstreamforagiventypeofuser?

•EthernetCabling–Whereareyourunningthepowered

Ethernet(PoE)cabletoandhowareyousecuringthat

cable?Areyouusingamulti‐gigabit802.3atcompliant

PoEinjectororswitchto

powerallaccesspoints?

TomaintainpowertotheSonicWave432eor

SonicWave432i,therecommendedmaximumlengthof

CAT5ecablefromthe802.3atPoEinjectortothe

SonicWave432eorSonicWave432iis100meters(333

feet).

•Hubs/Switches–Yourwirelessdeploymenthastotie

backintoyour

networksecurityapplianceandLAN

resources.Considerwhereyourkeynetworkingdevices

aredeployedandhowtheywillconnectefficientlywith

yourwirelessappliances.Whatspeedisneededfor

yourEthernetconnectiontoaccommodatethenumber

ofaccesspointsyouareinstalling?AGigabitEthernet

interfaceisrecommendedwhenconnecting

a

SonicWave432eorSonicWave432itoyourSonicWall

networksecurityappliance.

•LegacyClients‐Olderlaptopsandmobiledevicesmay

notsupport802.11ac.Althoughclientswith802.11a/g/

bhardwarearesupportedbytheSonicWallSonicWave

432eandSonicWave432i,thepresenceoftheselegacy

clientswithinrangeofyourwirelessnetwork

could

affecttheconnectionspeedofyour802.11acclients.

Forexample,an802.11bdeviceauthenticatedtothe

SonicWave432eorSonicWave432icouldlimitall

clientsconnectedtothatradioto802.11bdatarates.

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

RadioFrequencyBarriers

DetermininghowtocircumventRFbarrierscanbea

challengingpartoftheplacementprocess,butRFbarrierscan

alsobeusedbeneficiallyinanattempttoblocksignalswhere

youdonotwantcoverage.The5GHzfrequencyismore

sensitivetoRFbarriers.Awallthatallowsa2.4

GHzwireless

networktooperatecanblocka5GHzone.

RFInterference

RFinterferencefromhome,office,andmedicalequipmentisa

commonchallengeinwirelessdeployments.

WhenconsideringRFinterferencesources,rememberthat

mostcell/wirelessphonesandBluetoothdevicesonlyutilize

the2.4GHzfrequency.Assuch,theyshouldnotcause

significantinterferencewithwirelessnetworksoperatingin

the5GHzfrequency.

CommonRFBarrierTypes

BarrierType RFSignalBlocking

Openair VeryLow

Glass,wood,drywall,cubepartitions Low

Floorsandouterwalls,aquariums

(brick/marble/granite/water)

Medium

Concrete,securityglass,wiremesh,

stack edbooks/paper

High

Metalpartitions,desks,reinforced

concrete

VeryHigh

CommonSourcesofRFInterference

Interference

Source

PossibleRange BandsAffected

2.4GHzphones 100feet 2.4GHz

(802.11b/g/n)

Bluetoothdevices 30feet 2.4GHz

(802.11b/g/n)

Microwaveoven 10‐20feet 2.4and5GHz,

dependingon

shielding

Scientificand

medical

equipment

Shortdistance,

varies

2.4and5GHz,

dependingon

shielding

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

MountingtheSonicWave432e

andSonicWave432i

YoucanmountyourSonicWave432eandSonicWave432itoa

wallorceiling,oryoucansimplysetitonaflatsurface.

ForsafetytipswhenmountingtheSonicWave432eand

SonicWave432i,seeProductSafetyandRegulatory

Informationonpage33.

MountingusingCeilingBrackets

Themountingkitincludesalargeceilingbracket.

LargeCeilingBracket

TheundersideoftheSonicWave432eandSonicWave432ihas

twoinsertionpointswhereyoucaninserttheprovidedscrews

tohelpsecurethebracket.Youcanusetheseinsertionpoints

toattachthelargebrackettotheSonicWave432eand



SonicWave432i.

NOTE:Productsmaydifferfromillustrations.

Holesforscrews

SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide

TomounttheSonicWave432eorSonicWave432itoacrossbar

betweenceilingpanelsusingthelargebracket:

1Usethetwoprovidedscrewstoattachthelargebracket

totheundersideoftheSonicWave.

2 SupportingtheSonicWaveinonehand,positionthe

edgeclipsofthebracketovertheedgeofthe

ceilin g 

crossbarandrotatetheSonicWavecounterclockwise(to

theleftwhenlookingupatit)untilthebracketis

securelyattachedtothecrossbar.

ToremovetheSonicWave432eorSonicWave432ifrom

theceilingcrossbar,rotateitclockwise(totheright

whenlookingupatit)untilthebracket

detachesfrom

thecrossbar.

NOTE:Productsmaydifferfromillustrations.

Fastenthelargeceiling

bracketwithscrews.

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