What Is Guest Access; Guest Access Options Screen; Appendix B: Wireless Guest Access - NETGEAR 7550 Installation Manual

Appendix B: Wireless Guest Access

What is guest The Netgear 7550 has a guest access feature that can be enabled so that guests
access
of the customer may access Internet services without the ability to connect to
any of the customer's computers or the 7550's gateway menu. Things to note
about Guest Access:
Guest access Guest access options reside in the 7550's wireless settings, the 6
options screen
the menu wireless settings menu
After entering the Guest Access screen, follow the steps in the next section
• Guest access permits access to the Internet
• Guest uses a second private LAN, with a network address block that
is distinctly different (192.168.5.0/24) than that of the 7550's private
LAN (192.168.254.0/24)
Due to the separate network address block, guest users are unable to
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access the gateway menu (192.168.254.254) or any computer on the
private or public LAN
• One good reason for a customer to want guest access enabled is so
they can provide internet access without the risk of those guests
accessing the customer's computers
• Just like normal wireless, guest access MUST be secured and the
preferred encryption method is WPA/WPA2/WPA Any
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