Dell ACe, ACi, N2 User Manual
Wireless Network Security
Secure, high-speed wireless solutions
Dell SonicWALL Wireless Network
Security solutions combine highperformance IEEE 802.11ac wireless
technology with industry-leading
next-generation firewalls. As a result,
they deliver enterprise-class wireless
performance and security while
dramatically simplifying network
setup and management.
The solutions are based on:
• Dell SonicPoint AC Series wireless
access points (SonicPoint ACe and
SonicPoint ACi), which support the
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac standards
• Dell SonicWALL TZ, NSA and
SuperMassive firewalls, which use
deep packet inspection technology to
detect and eliminate threats over both
wired and wireless networks
Enterprise-level performance
Dell SonicPoints take advantage of
the latest capabilities in 802.11ac to
deliver up to 1.3 Gbps of wireless
throughput — three times that
of 802.11n. This enterprise-level
performance enables WiFi-ready
devices to connect from greater
distances and use bandwidth-intensive
mobile apps, such as video and voice,
in higher density environments without
experiencing signal degradation.
Built-in dual radios allow the SonicPoint
ACe and ACi to dedicate one radio to
the less crowded 5 GHz frequency
band, ensuring minimal interference
and a higher signal quality, while the
second radio operates at the 2.4 GHz
band to support legacy 802.11b/g/n
clients. With multiple antennas at the
transmitter and receiver and support
for 3x3 MIMO, SonicPoints are
engineered to optimize signal quality,
range and reliability.
For organizations with a substantial
long-term investment in 802.11n,
the Dell SonicPoint N2 features an
enterprise wireless chipset, dual
radios, high-speed performance and
all the advantages that Dell SonicWALL
Wireless Network Security solutions oer.
Comprehensive security
In addition to intrusion prevention, SSL
decryption and inspection, application
control and content filtering, the
Wireless Network Security solution also
integrates additional security-related
features, including wireless intrusion
detection and prevention, virtual access
points, wireless guest services, cloud
access control list and more.
Easy setup and centralized management
Dell SonicWALL Wireless Network
Security solutions greatly simplify
deployment and setup while reducing
total cost of ownership (TCO).
Integrated into every Dell SonicWALL
firewall is a wireless controller that
auto-detects and auto-provisions
SonicPoints across the network.
Ongoing management and monitoring
of SonicPoints and security are
handled centrally through the firewall
or through the Dell SonicWALL Global
Management System, providing
network administrators with a single
pane of glass from which to manage all
aspects of the network — both wired
and wireless.
Benefits:
• Superior wireless performance
and range
- Enhanced signal quality
- Increased wireless reliability
- FairNet wireless
bandwidth allocation
• Comprehensive wireless security
- Deep packet
inspection technology
- Granular security
policy enforcement
- Virtual access point segmentation
- Wireless intrusion detection
and prevention
- Cloud access control list
• Easy setup and centralized
WLAN management
- Flexible wireless
deployment options
- Broad standards and
protocols support
- Multiple hardware platforms
• Low total cost of ownership
Radio frequency coverage maps
SonicPoint ACe
External high-gain antennas
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LAN 2 LAN 1 5 GHz 2.4 GHz
WLAN
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Radio frequency coverage maps
SonicPoint ACi
Internal antennas
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WLAN
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