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Rev A 04/03

Release Notes for the SOHO TZW Internet Security Appliance

Prepared by SonicWALL, Inc.

04/25/03

SonicOS 1.0 is now available only on the SOHO TZW Internet Security appliance. This release

note provides technical information on the initial release of this product.

• Some firmware updates include updates for the wireless radio card. This information is

provided when the firmware update is released. Firmware updates that include updates

for the Wireless radio card can cause the Test, WLAN, WiFiSec, and Wireless LEDs to

remain lit while the firmware is uploading to the appliance. Do not power the unit off

during the update as this permanently damages your wireless radio card. After the

firmware upload is complete, the SOHO TZW automatically restarts and completes the

firmware update.

• If you begin a management session using the WLAN interface and interrupt the session

by opening another management session on the LAN, you can interrupt active WLAN to

LAN sessions at the TCP layer.

• If you experience multiple failures while attempting to establish a PPPoE connection, it

may be necessary to reboot the SOHO TZW to restore PPPoE functionality.

• Wireless Guests and Users are not unique accounts. If the same user name and

password is created for a wireless guest and a user, the Wireless Guest account is

referenced.

• Changing the HTTP management port on a SOHO TZW providing Wireless Guest

Services requires a reboot to ensure that wireless guest Web browsers are redirected to

the correct URL (specifying the new port) for authentication.

• To create simultaneous Global VPN Client connections through the SOHO TZW to a

remote point and the WLAN, with or without WiFiSec enforcement, you must first create

the connection through the SOHO TZW to the remote termination point on the Internet,

and then to the WLAN port.

• Attempting to create a VPN policy that enables Perfect Forward Secrecy and Forward

Packets to Remote VPNs can cause unfounded proposal-based Phase 2 failures.

• If WiFiSec is enforced on the WLAN, the only broadcast traffic allowed on the WLAN is

NetBIOS, DHCP, and ARP. All other broadcast traffic is dropped by design.

• If the WLAN radio fails, the SOHO TZW watchdog automatically reboots in an attempt to

recover from the failure. If the WLAN LED blinks following the automatic recovery

process, this indicates that the WLAN radio requires a full reset. Please power off the

SOHO TZW; wait a few seconds, then power on to completely reset the WLAN radio.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Release Notes for the SOHO TZW Internet Security Appliance Prepared by SonicWALL, Inc. 04/25/03 SonicOS 1.0 is now available only on the SOHO TZW Internet Security appliance. This release note provides technical information on the initial release of this product. • Some firmware updates include updates for the wireless radio card. This information is provided when the firmware update is released.
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Release Notes for the SOHO TZW Internet Security Appliance • XAUTH support for SecureID’s New PIN Mode, Next PIN Mode, and Next Token Mode is excluded from this release. • Changing the VPN keying method, for example, IKE to Manual Mode or Manual Mode to IKE, can inadvertently change the subnet mask of the defined remote destination network. • Some wireless cards, notably Netgear and Linksys 54G cards, have demonstrated compatibility issues when connecting to other manufacturer’s devices.
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Release Notes for the SOHO TZW Internet Security Appliance • Be sure Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is selected. • If your TZW SSID name appears in the Available Networks box, select it and then click Configure. If you do not see it, try clicking Refresh. Please note that if Hide SSID in Beacon and Block Response to Unspecified SSID are selected on the SOHO TZW, then you must use the Add button to manually enter the SSID.
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