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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
DHCP Server Scope
The DHCP server assigns leased IP addresses to users within specified ranges, known as
“Scopes”. The default ranges for DHCP scopes are often excessive for the needs of most
SonicPoint deployments, for instance, a scope of 200 addresses for an interface that will only
use 30. Because of this, DHCP ranges must be set carefully in order to ensure the available
lease scope is not exhausted.
The DHCP scope should be resized as each interface/subinterface is defined to ensure that
adequate DHCP space remains for all subsequently defined interfaces. Failure to do so may
cause the auto-creation of subsequent DHCP scopes to fail, requiring manual creation after
performing the requisite scope resizing. DHCP Server Scope is set from the Network > DHCP
Server page.
The table below shows maximum allowed DHCP leases for SonicWALL security appliances.
Virtual Access Points Profiles
A Virtual Access Point Profile allows the administrator to pre-configure and save access point
settings in a profile. VAP Profiles allows settings to be easily applied to new Virtual Access
Points. Virtual Access Point Profiles are configured from the SonicPoint > Virtual Access
Point page.
Platform Maximum DHCP Leases
NSA 3500 1,024 leases
NSA 4500, E5500, E6500, E7500 4,096 leases