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Field
Enable Guest Network
Enable SSID Broadcast
Allow guests to see
each other and access
my local network
Security Options
If you want to change the WiFi security for an SSID in the 5 GHz band, select one of the following WiFi security
options for that SSID in the guest WiFi network:
• None. An open WiFi network that does not provide any security. Any WiFi device can join the selected WiFi
network in the 5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network. This is the default setting for the guest WiFi network.
• WPA2-PSK [AES]. WPA2 provides a secure and fast connection but some older WiFi devices do not detect
WPA2 and support only WPA. Select WPA2-PSK [AES] security to allow 802.11ac and 802.11n devices to
connect to the selected WiFi network in the 5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network at the fastest speed. If
your network includes older devices that do not support WPA2, select WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]
security.
To use WPA2 security, in the Passphrase field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the WiFi network
in the 5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.
• WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]. This type of security enables WiFi devices that support either WPA
or WPA2 to join the selected WiFi network in the 5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network. However, WPA-PSK
[TKIP] is less secure than WPA2-PSK [AES] and limits the speed of WiFi devices to 54 Mbps.
To use WPA + WPA2 security, in the Passphrase field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the
5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.
Passphrase
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage the Basic WiFi Network
Settings
AC1000 WiFi Router Model R6080
Description
By default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. To enable the guest WiFi network for
an SSID in the 5 GHz WiFi band, select the appropriate Enable Guest Network check
box.
By default, for an SSID in the 5 GHz band, the router broadcasts the SSID so that WiFi
stations can detect the WiFi name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. To turn off
an SSID broadcast for the 5 GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network, clear the
appropriate Enable SSID Broadcast check box.
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to an SSID in the 5 GHz WiFi band of the
guest WiFi network cannot access WiFi devices or Ethernet devices that are connected
to the main WiFi network. To allow access to the main WiFi network, select the
appropriate Allow guests to see each other and access my local network check
box.
The passphrase that provides users access to the selected WiFi network in the 5 GHz
band of the guest WiFi network. The passphrase is also referred to as the password
or key.
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