SonicWALL SonicWave 432e User manual

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
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SonicWallSonicWave432eandSonicWave432iGettingStartedGuide 3
1
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

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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SonicOS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SupportandTrainingonpage32

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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generation
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connected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
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Content Filtering Service
Client Anti-Virus Enforcement
Gateway Anti-Virus
Gateway Anti-Spyware
Intrusion Prevention Service
Other Security Appliance
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Client Anti-Virus Enforcement
Gateway Anti-Virus
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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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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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.

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