Guest Network; Basic Settings - TP-Link TD-W9970 User Manual

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4.8 Guest Network

There are two submenus under the Guest Network menu:
Status. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.
The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.8.1 Basic Settings

Go to Guest Network
allows you to create a separate network for your guests without allowing them to access your main
network and the computers connected to it.
Guest Network: You can choose your guest network. When you enable this function, you
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could set wireless parameters for guest network.
SSID: The guest network name. When setting up a guest network, it is strongly
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recommended to use a name that easily distinguishes it from your primary network. The
default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_Guest.
Security: The default value is disabled, but it's strongly recommended to enable
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WPA/WPA2-Personal. WPA/WPA2-Personal is the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based
on pre-shared passphrase.
Authentication Type:
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method is Auto, and you can leave it as a default setting.
Encryption: You can select either Auto, or
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Wireless Password:
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Hexadecimal characters.
Group Key Update Period:
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Basic Settings, and you will see the screen as shown below. This feature
→
Select the Authentication Type from the drop-down list, the default
You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64
Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value
Basic Settings
TKIP or AES.
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