Guest Networks - NETGEAR WNR612v3 User Manual

Guest Networks

Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them
your wireless security key.
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To set up a guest network:
Select Basic > Guest Network to display the following screen:
1.
Select any of the following wireless settings:
2.
Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled,
and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile.
Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, wireless clients (computers or
wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet. However, the wireless clients
cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network.
Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no SSID can adopt the
correct SSID for connections to this access point.
Allow guest to access My Local Network. If this check box is selected, any user who
connects to this SSID has access to your local network, not just Internet access.
Give the guest network a name.
3.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. You then
manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name
in addition to the main nonguest SSID.
Select a security option from the list. The security options are described in
4.
Wireless Security Options
Click Apply to save your selections.
5.
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Guest Network