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Procurve VLAN and Sonicwall 2040 standard OS

cswift001 (MIS)
10 Mar 11 14:18
I have 3 HP PRocurve 2524 switches (layer 2).  I want to create a vlan to allow internet access only to a WiFi access point.  If I create a vlan on switch using one port and give it an IP address on a seperate VLAN, what config do I need to do on sonicwall to allow that port to have access to internet?  It seems like I cant upgrade the firmware on the sonicwall.  The previous tech didnt extend the support warranty and it appears like you need that in order to be able to upgrade to enhanced.  Also, would I need to config my cisco 2600 router, create a logical interface?
cajuntank (IS/IT--Management)
8 Apr 11 16:36
Ok... your Sonicwall has 4 ports, but only 3 are active under Standard OS if I remember correctly. If you have version 4.x or better, that OS should understand VLAN tags (This used to be just for Exhanced, but I think they offered it on Standard with v4.X code). So if this is the case, you have two options.

You can create VLAN subinterfaces on the Sonicwall to match your VLANs you tag from your uplink switchport to the Sonicwall. See http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonicwall.com%2Fapp%2Fprojects%2Ffile_downloader%2Fdocument_lib.php%3Ft%3DTN%26id%3D270&rct=j&q=creating%20subinterfaces%20on%20Sonicwall&ei=kW2fTc6QB5CEtgfNsZyQAw&usg=AFQjCNG9NWGzBI3dsERaH47QlriRq9trgA (might give IE a security alert to download a file, but I promise it's good. It's a PDF document)

I remember your other posting about this situation and you might be able to use the Sonicwall to do your intervlan routing. Again, this might be a Standard vs Enhanced feature... so give it a try.

Then just choose a security zone for that VLAN subinterface (i.e. LAN, WLAN, DMZ, WAN) and do your access rules accordingly.

The second option would be to plug that Access Point directly into X3 on the Sonicwall and again, make that interface part of a security zone, access rules, etc...

If by chance the Access Point is too far to plug in directly, create yourself a dedicated VLAN just for it, pass that VLAN upstream through your switches till you get to the switch that has the sonicwall and from the untagged port in the wireless VLAN you created, uplink that to the X3 interface on the Sonicwall.

Hope that helps.

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