Compare Sophos AP6 Models: 420, 420E, 420X, 840, and 840E
This guide compares the five AP6 models by deployment location, radio bands, MIMO, uplink, and power requirements.
Central Wireless
Practical Sophos Central Wireless guides for selecting and registering access points, planning SSIDs and VLANs, securing access, rolling out firmware, and troubleshooting Wi-Fi.
Roll out Sophos AP6 firmware safely in Central
This runbook covers controlled AP6 firmware deployment through Sophos Central and the local update methods, with a pilot phase, validation, and a safe stop boundary.
Sophos Central Wireless: Plan AP6 Sites, Floorplans, and Regions
Practical guide to AP6 location metadata, regulatory regions, site assignment, scaled floorplans, coverage estimates, and rollback.
How to interpret Sophos AP6 and APX LED blink codes
The status, radio, and mesh LEDs indicate different operating, registration, radio, and error states depending on the AP6 or APX model.
Sophos Central Wireless requirements
Use this preflight to verify an AP6 power supply, switch port, and internet path before registration in Sophos Central.
Register a Sophos Access Point in Sophos Central
The current onboarding path is My Products > Wireless > Access Points. This guide covers individual and CSV registration, AP6-specific constraints, location choices, and …
Harden Sophos AP6 against AirSnitch: plan client isolation correctly
This guide separates local wireless isolation from the routed client path and combines the necessary AirSnitch safeguards safely.
Authenticate AP6 users with Microsoft Entra ID
This guide connects an Entra app to Sophos Central Wireless and validates EAP-TTLS/PAP on a controlled AP6 pilot SSID.
Diagnose Sophos AP6: logs and packet captures
A practical AP6 runbook for short, reproducible diagnostic captures, separate data-path tests, and controlled support access.
Enable and verify AP6 Active Threat Response safely
This runbook separates the Central control from its effect on the wireless client data path and covers pre-checks, a pilot, evidence, and reversal.
Investigate AP6 Wi-Fi telemetry with Live Discover
Start with built-in WiFi queries, then use cautious SQL examples for nsg_wifi_data.
Monitor AP6 clients, Usage Insight, and alerts in Sophos Central Wireless
A practical AP6 monitoring workflow: interpret the dashboard, isolate affected clients, correlate usage and events, and validate findings safely.
Plan and configure an AP6 mesh in Sophos Central Wireless
Practical AP6 mesh guide covering topology, backhaul, documented limits, Central configuration, acceptance testing, and troubleshooting.