Dell SonicPoint ACi Getting Started Guide
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Configuring the SonicPoint ACi
settings
When a SonicPoint ACi is initially connected to an interface,
the firewall uses a default provisioning profile to create a
SonicPoint ACi entry. It can take up to 5 minutes for the entry
to be created.
You can modify the SonicPoint ACi entry to configure the
access point name, radio frequency mode, authentication
type, and other settings specific to your SonicPoint ACi.
To modify the SonicPoint ACi entry in SonicOS
1 Navigate to the SonicPoint > SonicPoints page.
2 In the SonicPointNs table, click the configure button in
the row for the SonicPoint ACi entry you wish to
modify.
General tab settings
3 On the General tab, select Enable SonicPoint.
4 In the Name field, optionally type in a new name for
this SonicPoint ACi. The existing name is assigned by
the provisioning profile based on the name prefix in
the profile with a unique number appended.
This is the access point name that appears in clients’
lists of available wireless connections.
5 Verify the Country Code for the area of operation.
6 Configure the remaining options as needed. For more
information, see the SonicOS Administrator’s Guide.
Radio 0 / Radio1 Basic tab settings
7 Click the Radio 0 Basic tab, or the Radio 1 Basic tab.
The configuration is very similar for the Radio 0 and
Radio 1 Basic tabs. The main differences are the radio
frequencies:
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For deployments of multiple SonicPoints that need
the same provisioning settings, you can create a custom
provisioning profile in the upper section of the
SonicPoint > SonicPoints page. In the Network > Zones
page, you can edit the WLAN zone and specify this
profile on the Wireless tab. Any SonicPoints connecting
to an interface in the WLAN zone will then be
provisioned with the assigned profile. See the SonicOS
Administrator’s Guide for more information.
Radio
Frequency
Default Mode
Radio 0
5 GHz
5 GHz 802.11ac/a Mixed
Radio 1
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz 802.11ac/g/b
Mixed
