Specifying A Virtual Guest Network - US Robotics Instant802 APSDK Administrator's Manual

Access on the Ethernet (Wired) Settings tab.
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Guest Access

Specifying a Virtual Guest Network

If you enable Guest Access, you must represent both an Internal and a Guest Network on this access point
virtually, by connecting the LAN port on the access point to a tagged port on a VLAN-capable switch and
then defining two different virtual LANs on the Ethernet (Wired) Settings page. (For more information, see
"Guest Login" on page 121.)
Choose virtually separate internal and guest LANs as described below.
Field
Guest Access
For Guest access, use
Enabling and Disabling Virtual Wireless Networks on the Access Point
If you want to configure the Internal network as a VLAN (whether or not you have a Guest network
configured), you can enable
You must enable this feature if you want to configure additional virtual networks on VLANs on the
Advanced menu's Virtual Wireless Networks page as described in "Virtual Wireless Networks" on
Description
By default, the Professional Access Point ships with Guest Access disabled.
• To enable Guest Access, click Enabled.
• To disable Guest Access, click Disabled.
Description
• Select Enabled to enable Guest Access. (If you choose this option, you must
select VLANs on the next setting
details on VLAN or wired setting for the Guest Network on the rest of the
page.)
Disabled
• Select to disable Guest Access
Specify a virtually separate guest network on this access point:
VLAN on Ethernet
• Choose
must provide a VLAN ID. See also "Configuring Guest Interface Ethernet
(Wired) Settings" on page 95.
Caution: If you reconfigure the Guest and Internal interfaces to use VLANs,
you may lose connectivity to the access point. First, be sure to verify that the
switch and DHCP server you are using can support VLANs per the
802.1Q standard. After configuring the VLAN on the Advanced menu's
Ethernet (Wired) Settings page, physically reconnect the Ethernet cable on the
switch to the tagged packet (VLAN) port. Then, reconnect via the Web User
Interface to the new IP address. (If necessary, check with the infrastructure
support administrator regarding the VLAN and DHCP configurations.)
Virtual Wireless Networks on the access point.
Professional Access Point
For Guest access, use, and then provide
Port. This will enable the VLAN settings where you
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