SonicWALL SonicWave 200 Series Quick reference guide

SonicWall®SonicWave
200/400 Series
Deployment Guide

SonicWall SonicWave Deployment Guide
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Part 1. Hardware Overview and Configuration
Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SonicWave 231c Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SonicWave 231c Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SonicWave 231c Ports and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SonicWave 224w Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SonicWave 224w Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SonicWave 224w Ports and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SonicWave 231o Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SonicWave 231o Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SonicWave 231o LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SonicWave 432e and 432i
Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SonicWave 432e and 432i Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SonicWave 432e and SonicWave 432i
Available Ports/Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SonicWave 432o Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SonicWave 432o Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SonicWave 432o Available Ports/Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SonicWave 200 Series Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SonicWave 400 Series Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Deployment Requirements per Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SonicWave 231c
Deployment Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SonicWave 224w
Deployment Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SonicWave 231o
Deployment Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SonicWave 432e and 432i
Deployment Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SonicWave 432o
Deployment Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing SonicWave 231o Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SonicWave 231o Approved Alternative Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing SonicWave 432e Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing SonicWave 432o Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Available Antennas for the SonicWave 432o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting Cables for SonicWave 231c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Connecting Cables for SonicWave 224w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Connecting Cables for SonicWave 231o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting Cables for the SonicWave 432e and SonicWave 432i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connecting Cables for the SonicWave 432o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wireless Access Point
Placement Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Radio Frequency Barriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
RF Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mounting Wireless Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mounting the SonicWave 231c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mounting the SonicWave 224w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mounting the SonicWave 231o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mounting the SonicWave 432e and 432i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mounting Using Anchor Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mounting the SonicWave 432o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ground Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Mounting the SonicWave 432o on a Pole or Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Part 2. Software Configuration
Configuring SonicOS for
Wireless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Firewall-Based Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cloud-Based Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Configuring SonicOS for 200 Series SonicWave Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring the SonicWave Provisioning Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configuring the WLAN Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring SonicOS for 400 Series SonicWave Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring the Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring the WLAN Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring the 400 Series Access Point Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Wireless Cloud Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
WiFi Cloud Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
WiFi Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
WiFi Cloud Manager Mobile App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Integration with other
SonicWall Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Part 3. Tests and Troubleshooting
Verifying Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Verifying SonicWave 200 series Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Verifying SonicWave 400 Series Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
SonicWave 200 Series Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SonicWave 400 Series Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Part 4. Support and Product Registration
Registration and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Online Support and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Product Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SonicWall Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Hardware Overview and Configuration
•Hardware Overview
•Product Specifications
•Deployment Requirements per Model
•Antenna Installation
•Connecting Cables
•Power Requirements
•Wireless Access Point Placement Considerations
•Mounting Wireless Access Points

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Hardware Overview
This summarizes salient and visible differences among SonicWave 200 and 400 series access points.
Topics:
•SonicWave 231c Hardware Overview
•SonicWave 224w Hardware Overview
•SonicWave 231o Hardware Overview
•SonicWave 432e and 432i Hardware Overview
•SonicWave 432o Hardware Overview

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SonicWave 231c Hardware Overview
SonicWave 231c Product Description
Salient features of the SonicWave 231c include:
•Ceiling mount design / mount on ceiling or wall
•Plenum-rated for safe ceiling use
•2 x 2 MU-MIMO
•Ethernet: 1 x10/100/1000 auto-sensing RJ 45
•USB 2.0 interface
•802.3AT PoE power supply with optional 12 V adapter
SonicWave 231c
SonicWave 231c Hardware Components
Component Description
2.4GHz and 5GHz radios Dual radios provide:
•802.11b/g/n/ac
•DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection)
SonicWave 231c complies with FCC rules to detect and avoid interfering with radar
signals in DFS bands.
•2x2 11n + 2x2 11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO
1GbE LAN port 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 LAN port for wired connection to a SonicWall network security
appliance
USB port 1 USB 2.0 port
Flash memory 256 MB NAND Flash
DDR Memory 512 MB DDR3-1600MHz
Scanning radio Dedicated third scanning radio
Antennas 5 internal (2.4Ghz x 2 / 5Ghz x 2 / Scan Radio x 1)
Power source 802.3at PoE (standard, PoE device sold separately)
Optional DC 12V power adapter, sold separately
Chassis Rectangle 119mm x 214mm x 34mm
Plenum rated
Kensington security slot For use with a Kensington locking cable to prevent theft
Operating temperature 0° to 40°C

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SonicWave 231c Ports and LEDs
The back of SonicWave 231c provides a LAN/POE port where the PoE Ethernet cable connects the access point
with the PoE injector or PoE-enabled switch, which connects to your SonicWall network security appliance.
A 12V power connection is also provided on the back of the unit, where you can plug in a 12V adapter (sold
separately) to power the device.
SonicWave 231c Back
When the access point is installed, the back panel is attached to the ceiling or to a wall or other flat surface.

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The side panel of the SonicWave 231c has the LED indicators and the USB port.
SonicWave 231c LEDs
You can insert a 3G/4G USB modem into the USB port to create a mobile wireless (MiFi) hotspot. See the
SonicOS 6.5 Connectivity administration documentation for information about the MiFi Extender feature. You
can also use the USB port with a USB security clamp.
SonicWave 231c LED Activity
The SonicWave 231c LEDs provide essential status information about the access point.
Power LED
LED Color Description
Off No power
Blue Power is on
LAN LED
LED Color Description
Off No link
Solid Yellow Link established at 1 Gbps
Blinking Yellow Active traffic at 1 Gbps

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Solid Green Link established at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
Blinking Green Active traffic at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
5 GHz Radio LED
LED Color Description
Off 5 GHz radio is off
Solid Green 5 GHz radio is on
Blinking Green Active traffic on 5 GHz radio
2.4 GHz Radio LED
LED Color Description
Off 2.4 GHz radio is off
Solid Green 2.4 GHz radio is on
Blinking Green Active traffic on 2.4 GHz radio
LED Pattern During Firmware or SafeMode Bootup
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Green - Heartbeat The three LEDs blink simultaneously in a
heartbeat pattern while booting is in
progress:
On - On - Off
5 GHz Radio Green - Heartbeat
2.4 GHz Radio Green - Heartbeat
LED Pattern for Reset Button Hold Durations
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Blinking Green The three LEDs blink simultaneously at a slow
or medium rate:
•Slow blink – Press Reset button 3 sec
•Med blink – Press Reset button 8 sec
5 GHz Radio Blinking Green
2.4 GHz Radio Blinking Green
LED Pattern in SafeMode
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Green - Flow The three LEDs turn on serially (one by one)
and then turn off serially in a flow pattern
while the <Short Product Name> is in
SafeMode.
5 GHz Radio Green - Flow
2.4 GHz Radio Green - Flow
NOTE: The LEDs are disabled by default. You can enable them in the SonicWave
provisioning profile or individual SonicWave entry in SonicOS on the firewall.
LAN LED
LED Color Description

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SonicWave 224w Hardware Overview
SonicWave 224w Product Description
Distinguishing features of the SonicWave 224w include:
•Wall-mount design / mount on ceiling or wall
•2 x 2 MU-MIMO
•Ethernet: 3 x 10/100/1000, 2x 10/100/1000 pass-through ports supporting PoE
•802.3at PoE power supply with optional 12 V adapter
•PoE output: 802.3af
•Accessible (after mounting) reset button
SonicWave 224w
SonicWave 224w Hardware Components
Component Description
2.4GHz and 5GHz radios Dual radios provide:
•802.11b/g/n/ac
•DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection)
SonicWave 224w complies with FCC rules to detect and avoid interfering
with radar signals in DFS bands.
•2x2 11n + 2x2 11ac MU-MIMO
1GbE LAN ports 3 Ethernet 10/100/1000 LAN ports for wired connections to a SonicWall
network security appliance
Pass through LAN port 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 pass through LAN port pair for a separate network
connection from the same wall jack
LAN PoE Out port 1 LAN PoE Out port for 802.3af device
Flash memory 256 MB NAND Flash
DDR Memory 512 MB DDR3-1600MHz
Antennas 4 internal (2.4Ghz x 2 / 5Ghz x 2)
Power source 802.3at PoE (standard, PoE device sold separately)
Optional DC 12V power adapter, sold separately
Chassis Rectangle 122mm x 188mm x 18mm
Kensington security slot For use with a Kensington locking cable to prevent theft
Operating temperature 0° to 40°C

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SonicWave 224w Ports and LEDs
The SonicWave 224w is a “wall jack” access point. The back of the device provides two LAN ports, a LAN1/PoE
IN port where the PoE Ethernet cable connects the access point with the PoE injector or PoE-enabled switch,
and one port of the LAN Pass Through port pair.
Punch down blocks are also provided for both LAN1/PoE IN and Pass Through. For the LAN1/PoE IN
connection, pin 1 of the Ethernet connector connects to the top left punch down block (labeled as 1>). For the
Pass Through connection, pin 1 of the Ethernet connector connects to the bottom right punch-down block
(labeled as <1). The rest of the pins are laid out in sequential order from 1-8.
SonicWave 224w Back
When the access point is installed, the back panel is attached to the wall or to a junction box.
The blue Pass Through port is directly connected to the blue Pass Through port on the bottom edge of the unit.
Neither of these ports access any functionality in the SonicWave 224w, but they provide a way for you to
connect to a second network available in the same wall jack that provides your PoE-enabled network
connection.
224w Ports on Bottom Edge
Other ports on the bottom edge of the SonicWave 224w include a power connection where you can plug in a
12V adapter (optional), and the LAN4/PoE OUT port which provides power over Ethernet for an 802.3af device,
such as an IP camera.
The LAN2 and LAN3 ports provide a way for you to connect directly to the SonicWave 224w over Ethernet for
access to the Internet or internal networks via the SonicWall firewall that is connected to the SonicWave 224w.
The side panel of the SonicWave 224w has the LED indicators.

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SonicWave 224 LEDs
For information about the LEDs, see the SonicWave 224w LED Activity section.
SonicWave 224w LED Activity
The SonicWave 224w LEDs provide essential status information about the access point.
Power LED
LED Color Description
Off No power
Blue Power source is AT (802.3at)
Yellow Power source is not AT
LAN LED
LED Color Description
Off No link
Solid Yellow Link established at 1 Gbps
Blinking Yellow Active traffic at 1 Gbps
Solid Green Link established at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
Blinking Green Active traffic at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
5 GHz Radio LED
LED Color Description
Off 5 GHz radio is off
Solid Green 5 GHz radio is on
Blinking Green Active traffic on 5 GHz radio
2.4 GHz Radio LED
LED Color Description
Off 2.4 GHz radio is off
Solid Green 2.4 GHz radio is on
Blinking Green Active traffic on 2.4 GHz radio

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PoE OUT LED
LED Color Description
Off PoE power output is disabled
Solid Green PoE power output is enabled
LED Pattern During Firmware or SafeMode Bootup
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Green - Heartbeat The three LEDs blink simultaneously in a
heartbeat pattern while booting is in
progress:
On - On - Off
5 GHz Radio Green - Heartbeat
2.4 GHz Radio Green - Heartbeat
LED Pattern for Reset Button Hold Durations
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Blinking Green The three LEDs blink simultaneously at a slow
or medium rate:
•Slow blink – Press Reset button 3 sec
•Med blink – Press Reset button 8 sec
5 GHz Radio Blinking Green
2.4 GHz Radio Blinking Green
LED Pattern in SafeMode
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Green - Flow The three LEDs turn on serially (one by one)
and then turn off serially in a flow pattern
while the SonicWave 224w is in SafeMode.
5 GHz Radio Green - Flow
2.4 GHz Radio Green - Flow
NOTE: The LEDs are disabled by default. You can enable them in the SonicWave
provisioning profile or individual SonicWave entry in SonicOS on the firewall.

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SonicWave 231o Hardware Overview
SonicWave 231o Product Description
Because this product has unique market and functionality, the SonicWave 231o requires specially trained
professionals to configure and install it. Also, according to FCC rules (similar rules in other regulatory domains),
you are required to consult with an experienced professional RF installer/dealer/technician to conduct the
installation, conform to the regulation, and correct the interference from the standard industry measures. The
FCC requires you to be notified that any changes or modifications made to the device, that are not expressly
approved by SonicWall, could void your authority to operate the equipment. A professional installer is
responsible for the proper installation and configuration of the outdoor SonicWave. The installer needs to
understand and prepare for operating near any Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) locations based on the
FCC Memorandum and comply with all its requirements. The professional installer needs to choose the correct
antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not
more than that required for successful communication to ensure the reduction of potential radio interference
with other users. The professional installer must also properly select the current country of operation from the
SonicWall configuration interface. Incorrectly entering the country of operation could result in illegal operation
and might cause harmful interference to other systems.
Distinguishing features of the SonicWave 231o include:
•For outdoor application, licensed installer required.
•2 x 2 MU-MIMO
•NEMA mounting kit / 4 external, omni-directional antennas.
•Ethernet: 1 x 10/100/1000 auto-sensing RJ-45
•PoE in: 802.11af
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SonicWave 231o Hardware Components
Component Description
2.4GHz and 5GHz radios Dual radios provide:
•802.11b/g/n/ac
•DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection)
SonicWave 231o complies with FCC rules to detect and avoid interfering with radar
signals in DFS bands.
•2x2 11n + 2x2 11ac wave 2 MU-MIMO
1GbE LAN port 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 LAN port for wired connection to a SonicWall network security
appliance
Flash memory 256 MB NAND Flash
DDR Memory 512 MB DDR3-1600MHz

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SonicWave 231o Antenna Connectors and LAN(PoE) Port
Four antenna ports on the ends of the SonicWave 231o provide connection points for the two 5GHz antennas
and two 2.4GHz antennas.
The SonicWave 231o provides one LAN(PoE) port for connecting to the PoE injector or PoE-enabled switch and
to your SonicWall network security appliance. You can also use a SonicWall PoE-enabled security appliance to
provide PoE from the appliance itself.
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Scanning radio Dedicated third scanning radio
Antennas 4 external Omni-Antenna (2.4Ghz x 2 / 5Ghz x 2)
1 internal antenna for scanning radio
Power source 802.3af PoE (standard, PoE device sold separately)
Chassis Rectangle 122mm x 188mm x 18mm
Plenum rated
Operating temperature -30° to 60°C
NOTE: The SonicWave 231o enclosure is IP67 compliant with components supplied with the
product and when installed as instructed.
SonicWave 231o Hardware Components
Component Description

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The bottom of the SonicWave 231o has four slots for inserting the pegs on the mounting bracket, and a
threaded hole for the mounting bracket locking screw. The ground connection point is also on the bottom of the
device.
SonicWave 231o LEDs
The side panel of the SonicWave 231o has the LED indicators.
For information about the LEDs, see the SonicWave 224w LED Activity section.
SonicWave 231o LED Activity
The SonicWave 231o LEDs provide essential status information about the access point.
Power LED
LED Color Description
Off No power
Blue Power is on
LAN LED
LED Color Description
Off No link
Solid Yellow Link established at 1 Gbps
Blinking Yellow Active traffic at 1 Gbps
Solid Green Link established at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
Blinking Green Active traffic at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
5 GHz Radio LED
LED Color Description
Off 5 GHz radio is off
Solid Green 5 GHz radio is on
Blinking Green Active traffic on 5 GHz radio
2.4 GHz Radio LED
LED Color Description
Off 2.4 GHz radio is off
Solid Green 2.4 GHz radio is on
Blinking Green Active traffic on 2.4 GHz radio

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LED Pattern During Firmware Bootup
LEDs LED Color Description
LAN Green - Heartbeat The three LEDs blink simultaneously in a heartbeat
pattern while booting is in progress:
On - On - Off
5 GHz Radio Green - Heartbeat
2.4 GHz Radio Green - Heartbeat
NOTE: The LEDs are disabled by default. You can enable them in the SonicWave provisioning
profile or individual SonicWave entry in SonicOS on the firewall.

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SonicWave 432e and 432i
Hardware Overview
SonicWave 432e and 432i Product Description
The SonicWave 432e provides physical layer enhancements over earlier SonicWall access points for higher
throughput with a maximum data rate of 1.3 Gbps. To achieve this, the SonicWave 432e uses:
•More antennas—three antennas for the 5 GHz radio, and three 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—4 x 4 multiple-input and multiple-output, (MIMO) for the 802.11ac radio module,
where the capacity of a radio link is multiplied using multipath propagation.
Salient features of the SonicWave 432e and 432i include:
•For indoor use with wall / ceiling mount
•4 x 4 MU-MIMO
•432e with external high-gain antennas (4 x 4) and 432i with 8 internal antennas
•LAN1 supports up to 2.5 GbE and 802.3at PoE
•LAN2 supports 10/100/1000 MbE
•USB 2.0
•Ethernet console port (RJ 45)

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SonicWave 432e and SonicWave 432i
Available Ports/Status LEDs
Available Ports
LAN1/PoE port.
Provides Ethernet and Power
over Ethernet (PoE)
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