Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia Parameters

By default, a single WMM profile is configured on the Dell SonicWALL security appliance with the parameters set to the values on the 802.11e standard.

To customize the WMM configuration, perform the following tasks:

1	Navigate to the SonicPoint > Wi-Fi Multimedia page.

2	To modify the a WMM profile, click the Edit icon for that profile. Or, to create a new WMM profile, click the Add button. The Add/Edit Wlan WMM Profile window displays.

3	For a new WMM profile, enter a Profile Name. The default name is wmmDefault.

4	The default WMM parameter values are auto-populated in the window. Modify the parameters to customize the WMM profile. For information about these categories, see WMM Access Categories .

NOTE: When configuring the WMM profile, you can configure the size of the contention window (CWMin/CWMax) and the arbitration interframe space (AIFS) number when creating a WMM profile. These values can be configured individually for each priority, AC_BK, AC_BE, AC_VI, and AC_VO on the Access Point (SonicPointN) and for the Station (firewall).

5	Click the Mapping tab to customize how the Access Categories are mapped to DSCP values.

The Mapping tab allows you to map priority levels to DSCP values. The default DSCP values are as same as the ones in Firewall > Access Rules, QoS mapping.

6	Click OK. The WMM Profiles table is updated.

Creating a WMM Profile when Configuring a SonicPoint

The SonicPoint > Wi-Fi Multimedia page provides a way to configure WMM profiles, including parameters and priority mappings.

You can also create a WMM profile or select an existing WMM profile when configuring a SonicPoint N or a SonicPoint AC Profile from the SonicPoint > SonicPoints page. The Configuration window provides a WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) drop-down menu on the Radio Advanced/Radio Advanced 0/1 tabs.

 

Selecting Create New WMM Profile… from the WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) drop-down menu, displays the Add Wlan WMM Profile window. For configuring this profile, see Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia Parameters .

Deleting WMM Profiles

To delete a single WMM Profile, click the Delete icon in the profile’s Configure column.

To delete some WMM Profiles, select the checkboxes of the profiles to delete, and then click the Delete button.

To delete all WMM Profiles, click the Delete All button. A pop-up message appears to confirm that all profiles are to be deleted.