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SonicPoint Deployment Best Practices
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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
• Note that SonicPoints have a ‘Standalone Mode’ which they will transition to if they can’t
find a SonicWALL UTM appliance. If you have more than one SonicPoint, you may have
issues as all of the SonicPoints will revert to the same default IP address of 192.168.1.20/
24.
• When troubleshooting wireless issues, logging, Syslog, and SNMP are your friends –
SonicWALL’s Global Management System (GMS) package can centralize all of these for
all of your SonicWALL devices, regardless of location. A free alternative is Kiwi’s Syslog
Daemon, which can accept Syslog streams and SNMP traps from all SonicWALL UTM
appliances. The most current version can be found here:
http://www.kiwisyslog.com/
• Check the network cabling. Is shielded or unshielded TP cable being used?
Resetting the SonicPoint
The SonicPoint has a reset switch inside a small hole in the back of the unit, next to the console
port. You can reset the SonicPoint at any time by pressing the reset switch with a straightened
paperclip, a tooth pick, or other small, straight object.
The reset button resets the configuration of the mode the SonicPoint is operating in to the
factory defaults. It does not reset the configuration for the other mode. Depending on the mode
the SonicPoint is operating in, and the amount of time you press the reset button, the
SonicPoint behaves in one of the following ways:
• Press the reset button for at least three seconds, and less than eight seconds with the
SonicPoint operating in Managed Mode to reset the Managed Mode configuration to factory
defaults and reboot the SonicPoint.
• Press the reset button for more than eight seconds with the SonicPoint operating in
Managed Mode to reset the Managed Mode configuration to factory defaults and reboot the
SonicPoint in SafeMode.
• Press the reset button for at least three seconds, and less than eight seconds with the
SonicPoint operating in Stand-Alone Mode to reset the Stand-Alone Mode configuration to
factory defaults and reboot the SonicPoint.
• Press the reset button for more than eight seconds with the SonicPoint operating in
Stand-Alone Mode to reset the Stand-Alone Mode configuration to factory defaults and
reboot the SonicPoint in SafeMode.
Switch Programming Tips
Sample HP ProCurve switch commands (per-interface)
• name ‘link to SonicPoint X’
• no lacp
• no cdp
• power critical
• no power-pre-std-detect (note: global command)
• speed-duplex 100-half (note: only if you are seeing FCS errors)
• spanning-tree xx admin-edge-port (note: replace xx with port number)
• mdix-mode mdix