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SONICWALL SONICOS STANDARD 3.0 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
C
HAPTER
25:
Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings
Wireless Client Communications
1
Enter the number of clients to associate with the TZ 50 Wireless/TZ 150 Wireless/TZ 170 Wireless
in the Maximum Client Associations field. The default value is 32 which means 32 users can
access the WLAN at the same time. However, an unlimited number of wireless clients can access
the WLAN because node licensing does not apply to the WLAN.
2
If you do not want wireless clients communicating to each other, select Disabled from the
Interclient Communications menu. If you want wireless clients communicating with each other,
select Enabled. Enabling and disabling Interclient communications changes the associated
network access rule on the Firewall > Access Rules page.
3
Guests on the wireless network can download the SonicWALL Global VPN Client to install on their
computer or laptop. Type the URL location for the software in the VPN Client Download URL http
field. This field can contain up to 128 characters.
Advanced Radio Settings
Configurable Antenna Diversity (TZ 170 Wireless)
The TZ 170 Wireless employs dual 5 dBi antennas running in diversity mode. The default
implementation of diversity mode means that one antenna acts as a transmitting, and both antennas
act as potential receiving antenna. As radio signals arrive at both antennas on the TZ 170 Wireless,
the strength and integrity of the signals are evaluated, and the best received signal is used. The
selection process between the two antennas is constant during operation to always provide the best
possible signal.
To allow for external (e.g. higher gain uni-directional) antennas to be used, antenna diversity can now
be disabled from the Wireless > Advanced > Advanced Radio Settings section.
Clearing the Enable Antenna Diversity checkbox presents a pop-up message indicating that only
the antenna nearest the power-socket is active when antenna diversity is disabled. The antenna
nearest the serial connector must be disconnected when antenna diversity is disabled. The optional