ADVANCED NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PLANNING
Virtual Access Point (VAP) and WDS Bridging capabilities allow the access point to be integrated into many new network configurations. Some common configurations are explained briefly in this section:
Public/private access point service
Remote building wireless access with the AP8250 and 802.11a Bridging Kit
Remote building wireless access with the AP8250 and 802.11g Upgrade Kit
PUBLIC/PRIVATE ACCESS POINT SERVICE
The public/private access point service configuration allows the access point to provide public Internet access while simultaneously providing secure access to the enterprise network.
In this configuration, an AP7250 access point is configured with two Virtual Access Points:
The first Virtual Access Point is configured to support one SSID that is broadcast with no security.
The second Virtual Access Point is configured with a different, private SSID that is not broadcast.
The private SSID should be assigned to a separate VLAN and use 802.1x authentication with either TKIP or AES encryption to a RADIUS server.
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