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Setting
VLAN ID
Network Authentication,
Data Encryption, and
Passphrase
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. Make sure that you can connect to the new WiFi network.
If you cannot connect to the new WiFi network, check the following:
• If your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device is already connected to another WiFi network in your
area, disconnect it from that WiFi network and connect it to the WiFi network that the access point
provides. Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open network without WiFi security
that they discover.
• If your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device is trying to connect to your network with its old
settings (before you changed the settings), update the WiFi network selection in your WiFi-enabled
computer or mobile device to match the current settings for your network.
• Does your WiFi device display as a connected client? (See
on page 104.) If it does, it is connected to the network.
AC WiFi Business Access Point WAC510
Description
You can enter the VLAN ID that must be associated with the VAP. By default, the VLAN
ID is 1.
This VLAN ID is not the same as the 802.1Q VLAN ID that is used for the wired network
(see Set the 802.1Q VLAN and Management VLAN
If the access point functions in Router mode, you can use the VLAN ID to assign a
particular DHCP server to the clients on the WiFi network (see
a WiFi Network on page 78).
Select one of the following WiFi security options for the VAP:
• Open. An open WiFi network does not provide any security. Any WiFi device can
join the network. We recommend that you do not use an open WiFi network but
configure WiFi security. However, an open network might be appropriate for a WiFi
hotspot.
• WPA2-PSK [AES]. This option is the default setting and uses AES encryption. This
type of security enables only WiFi devices that support WPA2 to join the VAP. If you
did not change the passphrase, the default passphrase displays. The default
passphrase is sharedseceret.
WPA2 provides a secure connection but some legacy WiFi devices do not detect
WPA2 and support only WPA. If your network includes such older devices, select
WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] security.
In the Passphrase field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the VAP, a
user must enter this passphrase. To view the passphrase in clear text, click the eye
icon.
• WPA-PSK [TKIP] / WPA2-PSK [AES]. This type of security enables WiFi devices
that support either WPA or WPA2 to join the VAP. This option uses TKIP and AES
encryption.
WPA-PSK [TKIP] is less secure than WPA2-PSK [AES] and limits the speed of WiFi
devices to 54 Mbps.
In the Passphrase field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the VAP, a
user must enter this passphrase. To view the passphrase in clear text, click the eye
icon.
Manage the Basic WiFi and Radio Features
on page 74).
View Connected Clients and Client Trends
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