SonicWALL SonicPoint ACi Quick start guide

Brand: SonicWALL

Model: SonicPoint ACi

Category: WLAN access points

Type: Quick start guide

SonicWall™SonicPointACi

GettingStartedGuide

RegulatoryModelNumber:APL27‐0B1

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SonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

Updated‐January2017

232‐003410‐50RevA

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

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStarted Guide

Introduction

Inthisguide

ThisGettingStartedGuideprovidesinstructionsforbasicinstallationandconfigurationoftheSonicWall™SonicPointACiwireless

accesspointinsingle‐unitormulti‐unitwirelessdeployments.

Chapter1Topics

Introductiononpage3 • Wirelessoverviewonpage5

Chapter2Topics

InitialSetuponpage9 • Checkpackagecont entsonpage9

• Deploymentrequirements

onpage10

• SonicPointACiavailableports/statusLEDsonpage11

• ConnectingEthernetcablesonpage13

• Wirelessaccesspointplacementconsiderationsonpage14

• MountingtheSonicPointACionpage16

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Chapter3Topics

ConfiguringSonicOSforwirelessaccessonpage21 • ConfiguringSonicOSforSonicPointACionpage21

• VerifyingSonicPointoperationonpage25

• Troubleshootingtipsonpage26

Chapter4Topics

Supportandproductregistrationonpage27 • Registrationandsupportonpage27

• Onlinesupportandtrainingonpage28

Chapter5Topics

Productsafetyandregulatoryinformationonpage29 • Mountingtheapplianceonpage30

• VerwarnungWeiterehinweisezurmontageonpage31

• EUandEFTAonpage32

• Declarationofconformityonpage33

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStarted Guide

Wirelessoverview

TheSonicPointACiispartofthenextevolutionarygenerationinwirelessaccesspointsaftertheSonicWallSonicPointNandNDR.

TheSonicPointACiprovidesphysicallayerenhancementsforhigherthroughputwithamaximumdatarateof1.3Gbps.Toachieve

this,theSonicPointACiuses:

• Widerchannels—80MHz‐wide

channelsforthe802.11acradiomodule,whi lecontinuingtosupport20/40MHzchannels.

Thisallowsfordynamicperpacketnegotiationofchannelwidthssothatwhenthereisinterference,theSonicPointcan

temporarilyfallbackto40or20MHzchannels.

• Morespatialstreams—3X3m ultiple‐inputandmultiple‐output,(MIMO)forthe

802.11acradiomodule,wherethecapacity

ofaradiolinkismultipliedusingmultipathpropagation.

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SonicWallwirelessfirewalling

Whenawireless deviceusesaSonicWallSonicPointACi

wirelessaccesspointtocommunicatewitha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connectedbyacommonhubor

wireless

accesspointwishtoexchangedata.

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

theSonicPoint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

appliance

SonicWall

SonicPoint

Content Filtering Service

Client Anti-Virus Enforcement

Gateway Anti-Virus

Gateway Anti-Spyware

Intrusion Prevention Service

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Frequencybandsandchannels

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

thenewestandhighestcapacitystandards,butolderclientdevicesmay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.

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+multichannel+multipath 1.3Gbps

Strengthsandweaknessesof5GHzand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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RefertoRadiofrequencybarriersandRFinterferenceonpage15 fordetailedinformationaboutRFbarriersandinterference.

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ov erlappingchannels.Asa

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

802.11comparisonchart

802.11sign al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 450Mbps(For

3X3MIMO)

1.3Gbps(ForQAM‐

64,MIMO3X3,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SonicPointACi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SonicPointACiincludingcablingandmounting.

• Checkpackagecontentsonpage9

• Deploymentrequirementsonpage10

• SonicPointACiavailableports/statusLEDsonpage11

• ConnectingEthernetcableson

page13

• Wirelessaccesspointplacementconsiderationsonpage14

• MountingtheSonicPointACionpage16

Checkpackagecontents

Beforecontinuing,ensurethatyourSonicPointACipackagecontainsthefollowingmaterials:

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Anyitemsmissing?

Ifanyoftheitemscorrespondingtoyourproductaremissing

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

support.sonicwall.com/contact‐support

Alistingofthemostcurrentsupportdocumentsareavailable

onlineat:

https://support.SonicWall.com/SonicWal l‐SonicPoint‐series/

ace/release‐notes‐guides

Deploymentrequirements

SonicOSfirmware

• SonicWallSonicPointACiaccesspointsarecentrally

managedbySonicWallnetworksecurityappliances

runningthefollowingversionsofSonicOS:

• SonicOS5.9.1.6orahigher5.9release

• SonicOS6.2.5.1orhigher

PoweroverEthernet

• An802.3atcompliantPoEinjectororPoE‐capable

switchcapableofproviding25wattsofpower

toeach

SonicPointACiisrequired.

Internetconnectivity

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

firewalltodownloadthelatestSon icPointfirmware.

GigabitEthernetconnectivity

• 802.11acwirelesshardwarerequiresmorebandwidth

thanasingle(orevendual)10/100Ethernetconnection

canhandle.Gigabit Ethernetconnectivitybetweenthe

WLANandthe

LANisrequiredtotakefulladvantageof

802.11acspeed.

SeeProductsafetyandregulatoryinformationonpage29.

SonicPointACiApplianceChecklist

SonicWallSonicPointACiAppliance

MountingKit(CeilingBrackets,AnchorandScrewKit)

GettingStartedGuide

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStarted Guide

SonicPointACiavailableports/statusLEDs

Availableports

LAN1/PoEport.

ProvidesEthernetand

PoweroverEthernet(PoE)

connections.

LAN2port.

ProvidesanadditionalEthernetconnection.Ref erto

theSonicOSAdministrationGuideforusecases.

Consoleport.

Providesamanagementconnection

usingCLI>DB9cable(forcommand

linemanagementonly).

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StatusLEDs

LED(lan2)

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

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

‐Blinkinggreen(10/100MEthernet

LED(lan1)

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

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

‐Blinkinggreen(10/100M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)

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ConnectingEthernetcables

TheSonicPointACicanbecabledwithCAT5,CAT5e,orCAT6

Ethernetcabling.

TheSonicPointACiispoweredusingPoweroverEthernet

(PoE).ASonicWall802.3atcompliantPoElineinjector(sold

separately),oran802.3atcompliantswitchisrequiredto

powereachSonicPoint ACi.

ToconnectPoEtoyourSonicPointACi

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

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

interface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SonicPointACi.

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

anappropriatepoweroutlet.

4WaitfortheLAN 1LEDontheSonicPointACito

illuminategreen.Thisindicatesanactiveconnection.

SeeProductsafetyandregulatoryinformationonpage29.

CAUTION:An802.3atcompliantPoEinjectororPoE‐

capableswitchcapableofproviding25wattsofpower

toeachSonicPointACiisrequired.

Tomaintain25wa t tsofpowertotheSonicPointACi,

themaximu mlengthofCAT5ecablefromthe802.3at

PoEinjectortotheSonicPointACiis30meters.

Local Network (LAN)

X1 WAN

X0 LAN

Internet

X2 WLAN

PoE Injector

or PoE Switch

Wireless Clients

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

Wirelessaccess point

placementconsiderations

PhysicalplacementoftheSonicPointACiwirelessaccesspoint

hasameasurableeff ect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will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?IsyourPoEswitch802.3atcompliantandableto

powerallaccesspointswith25watts

each?

Tomaintain25wattsofpowertotheSonicPointACi,

themaximumlengthofCAT5ecablefromthe802.3at

PoEinjectortotheSonicPointACiis30meters.

•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

SonicPointACitoyourSonicWallnetworksecurity

appliance.

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

notsupport802.11ac.Althoughclientswith802.1 1a/g/

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

ACi,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

SonicPointACicouldlimitallclientsconnectedtothat

radioto802.11bdatarates.

SonicWallSonicPointACi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could 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 e d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SonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

MountingtheSonicPointACi

YoucanmountyourSonicWallSonicPointACitoawallor

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

ForsafetytipswhenmountingtheSonicPointACi,seeProduct

safetyandregulatoryinformationonpage29.

Mountingusingceilingbrackets

Themountingkitincludesalargebracket,twosmallbrackets,

anchorscrews,andscrews.

Largeceilingbracket

Smallceilingbrackets

TheundersideoftheSonicPointACihastwoinsertionpoints

forthescrews.Youcanusetheseinsertionpointstoattach

eitherthelargebracketorthetwosmallbracketstothe



SonicPointACi.

Holesforscrews

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

TomounttheSonicPointACitoacrossbarbetween

ceilingpanelsusingthelargebracket

1Usetheincludedscrewstoattachthelargebracketto

theundersideoftheSonicPoint.

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

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

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

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

is

securelyattachedtothecrossbar.

ToremovetheSonicPointACifromtheceilingcrossbar,

rotateitclockwise(t otherightwhenlookingupatit)

untilthebracketdetachesfromthecrossbar.

Fastenthelargeceiling

bracket

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

TomounttheSonicPointACitoacrossbarbetween

ceilingpanelsusingthesmallceilingbrackets:

1Usetheincludedscrewstoattachthesmallbracketsto

theundersideoftheSonicPoint,makingsureboth

bracketsareparallel.

2 SupportingtheSonicPointinonehand,cliptheedgeof

eachbracketovertheedgeoftheceilingcrossbaras

showninthefollowingimage.MakesuretheSonicPoint

is

securelyattachedtothecrossbarbeforereleasingthe

device.

Ceiling crossbar

Mounting brackets

SonicPoint unit

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

Mountingusinganchorscrews

TomounttheSonicPointACiusingtheanchorscrews

1Onthemountingsurface,markthelocationtomake

twoscrewholes.Themarksshouldbehorizontally

paralleltoeachother.

2Screwtheanchorscrewsintotheceilingtileordrywall

totheirfulldepth.

3Insertthescrewsintotheanchors,andscrewthemin

deepenoughtoleaveminimalspacebetween

the

screwheadsandthewallsurface.

4 SupportingtheSonicPointinyourhands,securelyfit

theundersideslotsoftheSonicPointontothescrew

heads.

SonicWallSonicPointACiGettingStartedGuide

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