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SonicWALL SonicPoint Ne Vs SonicPoint Ni

SonicPoint-N Dual-Band Series

The SonicPoint-N Dual-Band Series are high-performance wireless access points designed to easily and seamlessly extend existing SonicWALL deployments. They are completely integrated with SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewall feature set.

SonicPoint-N Dual-Band Series Brief description

SonicPoint-Ne Dual-Band

High-performance wireless access point with removable external antennas, PoE and AC adapter support.

SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band

High-performance wireless access point with fully internal antennas and PoE Support.

SonicPoint-Ne Dual-Band

sonic point ne The SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band model is a high performance wireless access point destined to organizations of any size.
It features three removable external antennas along with PoE(Power over Ethernet)support  and AC adapter enabling multiple deployment scenarios. A built-in Wireless Intrusion Detection System(IDS) scans for rogue access points and prevents unauthorized access.
Has broad protocol(Open, WPA, WPA2) and standards(802.11 a/b/g/n) support.

SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band

sonic point ni The SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band model is a high performance wireless access point destined to organizations of any size.
It features fully internal antennas along with PoE(Power over Ethernet) support enabling very discreet deployments. A built-in Wireless Intrusion Detection System(IDS) scans for rogue access points and prevents unauthorized access. Has broad protocol(Open, WPA, WPA2) and standards(802.11 a/b/g/n) support.


SonicPoint-Ne Dual-Band and SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band Features

Features

SonicPoint-Ne

SonicPoint-Ni

Wired Network Port

1 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE) port

Console Port

Yes

Yes

Antenna

3 removable external

Fully internal

Power Supply

PoE and AC adapter

PoE

Status Indicators

6 LED: WLAN(Link, Act); LAN(Link, Act); Power; Test/Safe Mode

Standards

802.11 a/b/g/n

Wireless Reliability

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output(MIMO) technology

Deployment

Walls or ceilings mount kit, Logo and LED Cover 1

Discreet Deployment

Medium

High

Circular Design 2

Yes

Yes

Security

WEP, WPA and WPA2

WEP, WPA and WPA2

Ciphers

TKIP, AES

TKIP, AES

Wireless Authentication

Open, PSK, EAP

Open, PSK, EAP

MAC Filtering

Yes

Yes

Wireless IDS

Yes

Yes

Wireless Guest Services

Yes

Yes

Virtual Access Points(VAP)

Yes(up to 8)

Yes(up to 8)

Lightweight Hotspot Messaging 3

Yes

Yes

Centralized WLAN management 4

Yes

Yes

Profile Auto-provisioning

Yes

Yes

SSL VPN Enforcement 5

Yes 3

Yes 3

Granular security policy enforcement

Yes

Yes

FairNet wireless bandwidth allocation

Yes

Yes

SonicWALL Clean Wireless 6

Yes

Yes

1: Dimmable LEDs(excluding power) and plastic covers that can obscure both the logo and LEDs.
2: The circular design aides in creating a strong multi-directional wireless signal pattern.
3: Requires external web server.
4: Can be administered using SonicWALL TZ, Network Security Appliance (NSA) or E-Class NSA Series firewalls requiring no pre-configuration; administrators can easily manage both their wireless and wired network from one firewall device.
5: With SonicWALL SSL VPN appliance.
6: SonicWALL Clean Wireless solutions combine high-performance 802.11n technology with enterprise-class network security appliances to deliver high security, easy to use and manage wireless networks.

Where to use them

Both models, SonicPoint-Ne Dual-Band and SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band, can be used in many deployment scenarios as they provide flexibility, performance, security and discretion. Such scenarios include shops, hospitals, warehouses or various office types.

  • Due to the fully internal antennas and PoE support the SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band model can be especially useful for very discreet deployments; ideal for hospital and medical office environments.
  • The SonicPoint-Ni Dual-Band model can be used for medium discreet deployments(like a back office, an engineering floor, etc) or deployments that require an AC adapter(if power is available nearby or you are not connecting the WAP to a PoE switch or injector).