Compare SonicWave Models

Legend: S — Standard,  O — Optional,  N — Not Available

SONICWAVE 432E SONICWAVE 432I SONICWAVE 432O
SonicWave Overview
Location Indoor Indoor Outdoor
Antennas 4+4 (SMA 2.4 GHz + TNC 5 GHz) 8 Fully Internal 8 N-type dipole
Wired Network Ports (1) 10/100/1000 auto-sensing RJ-45 for Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE); (1) 100/1000/2.5 GbE auto-sensing RJ-45 for Ethernet; (1) RJ-45 console; (1) USB 2.0  (1) 10/100/1000 auto-sensing RJ-45 for Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE); (1) 100/1000/2.5 GbE auto-sensing RJ-45 for Ethernet; (1) RJ-45 console; (1) USB 2.0  (1) 10/100/1000 auto-sensing RJ-45 for Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE); (1) 100/1000/2.5 GbE auto-sensing RJ-45 for Ethernet; (1) RJ-45 console
External Connectors RP-TNC Male / SMA Male N/A RP-TNC Male / SMA Male
PoE Injector 802.3at 802.3at 802.3at
Radios Dual: 4x4 11n + 4x4 11ac MU-MIMO; Dedicated third scanning radio; Bluetooth Low Energy radio Dual: 4x4 11n + 4x4 11ac MU-MIMO; Dedicated third scanning radio; Bluetooth Low Energy radio Dual: 4x4 11n + 4x4 11ac MU-MIMO; Dedicated third scanning radio; Bluetooth Low Energy radio
Chassis Plenum rated Plenum rated Plenum rated
Virtual Access Points (VAP) Up to 8 Up to 8 Up to 8
MIMO MU-MIMO 4x4 (4 streams) MU-MIMO 4x4 (4 streams) MU-MIMO 4x4 (4 streams)
IEEE Standards 802.11a / b / g / n / ac Wave 2 802.11a / b / g / n / ac Wave 2 802.11a / b / g / n / ac Wave 2
Data Encryption WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES
Wireless Authentication Active Directory, single sign-on (SSO) Active Directory, single sign-on (SSO) Active Directory, single sign-on (SSO)
Band Steering S S S
Profile Auto-provisioning S S S
SSL VPN Enforcement S S S
Wireless IDP S S S
Wireless Guest Services S S S
Lightweight Hotspot Messaging S S S
Beamforming S S S
FairNet S S S
AirTime Fairness S S S
MiFi Extender S S S
Wireless Distribution System S S S