Chapter 3: Wireless Configuration For The Sa520W; Configuring An Access Point - Cisco WS-CE500 Administration Manual

Wireless Configuration for the SA520W
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Configuring an Access Point

Cisco SA500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide
This chapter describes how to configure the access points and the radio for the
SA520W. It includes the following sections:.
• Configuring an Access Point
• Configuring the
The router is configured with default settings for a simple wireless network.
However, you must enable the access point before any wireless devices can
connect.
By default, your SA520W is configured with an access point named AP1, which is
has the default network name of Cisco_1. The access point is enabled by default.
The security profile has Open security and is identifying itself to all wireless
devices that are in range. These settings make it easy for you to begin using your
wireless network. However, for security purposes, it is strongly recommended
that you configure each profile with the highest level of security that is supported
by the wireless devices that you want to allow into your network.
You can create multiple access points to segment the wireless LAN into multiple
broadcast domains. This configuration helps you to maintain better control over
broadcast and multicast traffic, which affects network performance. For each
access point, you can customize the security mode, the Quality of Service
settings, and the radio.
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