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SonicOS Enhanced 4.0 Administrator Guide
– Country Code: Select the country where you are operating the SonicPoints. The
country code determines which regulatory domain the radio operation falls under.
Step 3 In the 802.11g tab, Configure the radio settings for the 802.11g (2.4GHz band) radio:
– Enable 802.11g Radio: Check this to automatically enable the 802.11g radio bands on
all SonicPoints provisioned with this profile.
– Select a schedule to determine when the radio is enabled. The default is Always on.
you can create and manage Schedule objects in the System > Schedules page of the
management interface.
– SSID: Enter a recognizable string for the SSID of each SonicPoint using this profile.
This is the name that will appear in clients’ lists of available wireless connections.
Note If all SonicPoints in your organization share the same SSID, it is easier for users to maintain
their wireless connection when roaming from one SonicPoint to another.
– Radio Mode: Select the speed of the wireless connection. You can choose 11Mbps -
802.11b, 54 Mbps - 802.11g, or 108 Mbps - Turbo G mode. If you choose Turbo mode,
all users in your company must use wireless access cards from the same manufacturer.
– Channel: Select the channel the radio will operate on. The default is AutoChannel,
which automatically selects the channel with the least interference. Use AutoChannel
unless you have a specific reason to use or avoid specific channels.
– ACL Enforcement: Select this to enforce Access Control by allowing or denying traffic
from specific devices. Select a MAC address group from the Allow List to automatically
allow traffic from all devices with MAC address in the group. Select a MAC address
group from the Deny List to automatically deny traffic from all devices with MAC
address in the group. The deny list is enforced before the Allow list.
– Authentication Type: Select the method of authentication for your wireless network.
You can select WEP - Both (Open System & Shared Key), WEP - Open System,
WEP - Shared Key, WPA - PSK, or WPA - EAP.
– WEP Key Mode: Select the size of the encryption key.