SonicWALL manual Connecting Wireless Clients to the, 9SonicWALL TZ 170 SP Wireless

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Connecting Wireless Clients to the

Connecting Wireless Clients to the

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For wireless clients to connect to your SonicWALL TZ 170 SP Wireless security appliance, they need:

A wireless network card installed and configured for the SonicWALL security appliance’s service set identifier (SSID), which you set up in Procedure 5: Using the SonicWALL Setup Wizard, Step 8: “WLAN 802.11b/g Settings” on page 16.

SonicWALL Global VPN Client (GVC) or SonicWALL Global Security Client (GSC) installed and configured for a secure wireless connection

Connecting to the Wireless Network

You connect to the wireless network according to the requirements of your client operating system. Your wireless client may automatically detect and display the SonicWALL security appliance’s SSID in a list of available wireless networks or you may need to manually configure your wireless card with the SonicWALL security appliance’s SSID.

Establishing Secure Wireless Connections

For a wireless client to securely connect to the SonicWALL TZ 170 SP Wireless using WiFiSec, the SonicWALL Global VPN Client (GVC) or SonicWALL Global Security Client (GSC) must be installed and configured. Installing and configuring SonicWALL GVC involves the following procedures:

“Installing the SonicWALL GVC or SonicWALL GSC Using the Setup Wizard” on page 27

“Creating an Office Gateway Connection Profile Using the New Connection Wizard” on page 27

“Establishing a WiFiSec VPN Connection Using the WLAN GroupVPN Policy” on page 28

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