How To Configure Multiple Wireless Networks; Figure 13 Tutorial: Example Messid Setup - ZyXEL Communications G-3000 User Manual

Chapter 4 Tutorial

4.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks

In this example, you have been using your ZyXEL Device as an access point for your office
network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your ZyXEL Device in
Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the
MESSID feature (see
wireless network will cater for a different type of user.
You want to make three wireless networks: one standard office wireless network with all the
same settings you already have, another wireless network with high Quality of Service (QoS)
settings for Voice over IP users, and a guest network that allows visitors to your office to
access only the Internet and the network printer.
To do this, you will take the following steps:
1 Change the operating mode from Access Point to MESSID and reactivate the standard
network.
2 Configure a wireless network for Voice over IP users.
3 Configure a wireless network for guests to your office.
The following figure shows the multiple networks you want to set up. Your ZyXEL Device is
marked Z, the main network router is marked A, and your network printer is marked B.

Figure 13 Tutorial: Example MESSID Setup

The standard network (SSID04) has access to all resources. The VoIP network (VoIP_SSID)
has access to all resources and a high Quality of Service (QoS) setting (see
75 for information on QoS). The guest network (Guest_SSID) has access to the Internet and
the network printer only, and a low QoS setting.
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Chapter 8 on page 105) to provide multiple wireless networks. Each
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