D-Link AirPremier DWL-2210AP Manual page 52

Setting the Ethernet (Wired) Interface
Setting the DNS Name
Field Description
Field
DNS Name
Enabling or Disabling Guest Access
You can provide controlled guest access over an isolated network and a secure
internal LAN on the same D-Link DWL-2210AP.
Configuring an Internal LAN and a Guest Network
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a communications network covering a limited area, for
example, one floor of a building. A LAN connects multiple computers and other network
devices like storage and printers.
Ethernet is the most common technology implementing a LAN.
very popular LAN technology.
The D-Link DWL-2210AP allows you to configure two different LANs on the same access
point: one for a secure internal LAN and another for a public guest network with no
security and little or no access to internal resources. To configure these networks, you
need to provide both Wireless and Ethernet (Wired) settings.
Information on how to configure the Ethernet (Wired) settings is provided in the sections
below.
(For information on how to configure the Wireless settings, see "Setting the Wireless
Interface" in this manual. For an overview of how to set up the Guest interface, see
"Setting up Guest Access" in this manual.)
Enabling or Disabling Guest Access
The D-Link DWL-2210AP ships with the Guest Access feature disabled by default. If you
want to provide guest access on your AP, enable Guest access on the Ethernet tab.
Description
Enter the DNS name for the access point in the text box.
This is the host name. It may be provided by your ISP or network
administrator, or you can provide your own.
The rules for system names are:
• This name can be up to 20 characters long.
• Only letters, numbers and dashes are allowed.
• The name must start with a letter and end with either a letter or
a number.
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