Primary Benefits Of Virtual Aps; Figure 46: List Of Configured Access Points (Virtual Aps) Shows One Enabled Access Point On The Radio, Broadcasting Its Ssid - D-Link DSR-150 User Manual

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Figure 46 : Lis t of configure d acce s s points (Virtu al APs ) s hows one
e nable d acce s s point on the radio, broadcas t i ng its SSID
Th e clien t s co nn ected t o a p art icular A P can b e v iewed b y u s ing t he St atu s Bu t t o n o n
t h e Lis t o f A v ailab le A cces s Po in t s . Traffic s t at is t ics are s h o wn fo r t h at in d iv id u al
A P, as co mp ared t o t h e s ummary s t ats fo r each A P o n t h e St at ist ics t ab le. Co n n ect ed
clien t s are s o rted b y t h e M A C ad d ress an d in d icat e t h e s ecu rit y p aramet ers u s ed b y
t h e wireles s lin k, as well as t h e t ime co n n ect ed t o t h is p art icu lar A P. Clickin g t h e
Det ails b u t t o n n ext t o t h e co n n ect ed clien t will g iv e t h e d et ailed s en d an d receiv e
t raffic s t at is t ics fo r t h e wireles s lin k b et ween t h is A P an d t h e clien t .

4.3.1 Primary benefits of Virtual APs:

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Op t imize t h ro u g hpu t: if 802.11b , 802.11 g , an d 802.11n clien t s are exp ect ed
t o acces s t he LA N v ia t h is ro u t er, creat in g 3 VA Ps will allo w y o u t o man age
o r s h ap e t raffic fo r each g ro up o f clien ts. A u n iq u e SSID can b e creat ed fo r
t h e n et wo rk o f 802.11b clien t s an d an o t h er SSID can b e as s ig n ed fo r t h e
802.11n clien t s . Each can h av e d ifferen t s ecu rit y p aramet ers – rememb er,
t h e SSID an d s ecu rit y o f t h e lin k is d et ermin ed b y t h e p ro file. In t h is way
leg acy clien t s can acces s t h e n et wo rk wit h o u t b rin g in g d o wn t h e o v erall
t h ro u g h p u t o f mo re cap ab le 802.11n clien t s .
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Op t imize s ecu rit y : y o u may wis h t o s u p p o rt s elect leg a cy clien t s t h at o n ly
o ffer W EP s ecu rit y wh ile u s in g W PA 2 s ecu rit y fo r t h e majo rit y o f clien t s
fo r t h e rad io . By creat in g t wo VA Ps co n fig u red wit h d ifferen t SSIDs an d
d ifferen t s ecurit y p aramet ers, b ot h t y pes o f clien ts can co n n ect t o t h e LA N.
Sin ce W PA 2 is mo re s ecu re, y o u may wan t t o b ro ad cas t t h is SSID an d n o t
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