#1 most frequent
United States of America
75.0%3 installations of 4
What is SonicWave Series?
SonicWall offers the SonicWave series of WiFi access points. The SonicWave is available in the SonicWave 200 and SonicWave 400 series.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses SonicWall SonicWave Series
#2 most frequent
United Arab Emirates
25.0%1 installation of 4
Offers a high-speed wireless connectivity cluster
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It offers us a superior wireless experience as WiFi standards improve, whether we use it for everyday work, making a transaction, sharing information, or simply surfing the Internet. In addition, there is currently a growing trend toward the use of wireless technology in all areas of the company, which is why it is important to have this technology.
Pros
- Secures the enterprise network by scanning and eliminating threads through wireless traffic even when traffic is encrypted.
- Offers a simple solution to deploy and manage the continued proliferation of IoT-enabled clients.
- Enabled to include a variety of IoT devices.
Cons
- Installation costs may be high.
- They offer many alternatives, which can be confusing when it comes to making a choice.
- It has become a necessity for companies.
Most Important Features
- It is a wireless solution that delivers enterprise-class wireless services and security while dramatically simplifying network configuration and management.
- Security while dramatically simplifying network configuration and management.
- Unlike in-wall products, SonicWALL's wireless solution integrates industry-leading network protection into some of the fastest wireless access points available.
Return on Investment
- SonicWall SonicWave Series, also integrate additional security-related features.
- including wireless intrusion detection and prevention, virtual access points while guest services are up and running, and more.
- Also in support of the mesh technology API. Mesh networks are easy to configure and scale and require much less cabling.
Other Software Used
(EOL) Cisco CloudCenter, Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller, CallHub
SonicWave Unintuitive and Cumbersome
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My company has deployed SonicWall Firewall with SonicWave AP's at two companies. Originally the SonicWall WiFi firewall appliance was deployed with the possibility of expanding wifi for these customers. Which was the case. We were told that they will mesh easily into the current production environment. This was not the case. This product is not intuitive and is difficult to add to a SonicWall 300w Firewall appliance. There are other solutions with better cost benefits and user friendliness than this product.
Pros
- Provide reasonable wifi service when configured correctly
- Settings rich for the network engineer
- Aesthetically pleasing to the eye
Cons
- Detailed setup instructions
- Auto Setup Feature for mesh
- Provide filters without a yearly subscription
Most Important Features
- WiFi throughput
- WiFi range
- WiFi connections
Return on Investment
- Negative effect on time to setup.
- Expensive and not intuitive.
- Works well once setup.
Alternatives Considered
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi
Other Software Used
Ubiquiti Networks UniFi, Aruba Networks Wireless WAN, Juniper Mist Edge
Simple implementation with Sonic Wi-Fi mobile application technology.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
SonicWALL Wireless offers us a security solution for our wireless networks that combines SonicWall's wireless access points with Wi-Fi Cloud Manager and the next-generation firewalls we use in our company. The wireless access points can be managed through the cloud using SonicWALL Wi-Fi Cloud Manager or through one of Sonic Walls next-generation firewalls.
Pros
- Includes three models: the first is a sleek ceiling mount unit, the second a compact wall mount unit and a rugged unit for outdoor deployments
- Uses secure installations around air gap sealing The sonic shape of the access points provides 802.11 waveform
- It also uses the latest capabilities, such as multi-user, to improve wireless performance.
Cons
- Be more open to the use of other technologies.
- Offer more configuration options
- Costs can be high if the solution to be implemented is not well selected.
Most Important Features
- Performs spectrum analysis and executes additional security functions that help with PCI compliance with multiple transmit and receive antennas.
- Optimizes signal quality range and reliability, provides security and scans for unauthorized access points, supports multiple devices, and provides support for multiple devices.
- Also supports multiple devices.
Return on Investment
- SonicWall has an intuitive user interface that allows you to manage all the sound waves in a piece from a single pane of glass.
- In addition, it is easy to register and onboard access points with SonicWall.
- As simple as scanning the QR code, the API is automatically added to the network infrastructure once you have registered your new access points and the SonicWALL Wi-Fi Planner tool.
Other Software Used
Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller, Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points
Sonicwall Sonicwave: When and why you should go for it?
Pros
- Easy deployment
- Cost effective
- Basic management from SonicWall firewall and even cloud management options available now.
- Stable and, hence, suitable for corporate usage.
Cons
- To troubleshoot the issues it is difficult to take console access and then resolve it.
- It cannot work independently.
- Logging options are not there, and for logs and reports, again another tool or appliance is required.
Most Important Features
- Mobile management.
- POE supported power option.
- Zero touch deployment.
Return on Investment
- Our users are happy accessing applications and web-sites from their mobile devices, where cellular network is least.
- We are controlling their Social media access and also denying access to unwanted or malicious websites, which is increasing their daily work output.
- We have not recorded any negative impacts as such.
Alternatives Considered
Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points, Aruba ClearPass and Aruba Networks Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Other Software Used
Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points, Aruba ClearPass, Aruba Networks Wireless LAN (WLAN), Motorola Wireless WAN
Secure and user friendly user interface
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
SonicWall SonicWave Series offers security to our business network.We use SonicWall SonicWave Series at our office and we have up to 5 locations so we use the VPN function of SonicWall SonicWave Series as well. The software provides great antivirus capabilities, and content filtering as well.You can be in complete control of your network using SonicWall SonicWave Series.
Pros
- The problem we are addressing with SonicWall SonicWave Series is security over our network. We handle information and have to keep everything confidential. So we use SonicWall SonicWave Series to keep our network safe from intrusion and anybody who may want to try to get into our system to do harm
Cons
- There is much difference in the CLI command statements from version old version and new version i.e v7.5. Sonicwall need to be improve their customer support.
Most Important Features
- as configuration and operation are basic importance for any network for sustaining and following the policies, the best user interface and policies options in sonic wall along with monitoring and troubleshooting features are good.
- initial deployment and setup are simple.
- Multifactor authentication support is available.
- onfiguration of IPsec VPN tunnel is simple in Sonicwall compared to other vendors.
- Inspection of packets in both In and Out directions.
Return on Investment
- Technical documents are not that much available on the internet
- Whenever we change the real-time data report option, it asks for a device reboot.
- We can wireless access points of Sonicwall, and they can be managed through the same Sonicwall dashboard.
- Diagnostics option in GUI is very helpful, it has most of the troubleshooting tools.
Alternatives Considered
WatchGuard Network Security
Other Software Used
Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller, Zoho Desk, HubSpot Service Hub