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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

Chapter 13: Setting up Guest Access

Out-of-the-box Guest Interface features allow you to configure the AT-TQ2403 Management Software for controlled guest access to an isolated network. You can configure the same access point to broadcast and function as two different wireless networks: a secure "Internal" LAN and a public "Guest" network.

Guest clients can access the guest network without a username or password. When guests log in, they see a guest Welcome screen (also known as a captive portal).

The following sections are included here:

∙Understanding the Guest Interface

∙Configuring the Guest Interface

∙Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN

∙Configuring the Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)

∙Using the Guest Network as a Client

∙Deployment Example

Understanding the Guest Interface

You can define unique parameters for guest connectivity and isolate guest clients from other more sensitive areas of the network. No security is provided on the guest network; only plain-text security mode is allowed.

Simultaneously, you can configure a secure internal network (using the same access point as your guest interface) that provides full access to protected information behind a firewall and requires secure login or certificates for access.

You can configure an AT-TQ2403 Management Software for the Guest interface in below way:

∙Configure the access point using a single network with VLANs by setting up the guest interface configuration options on the Administration Web pages for the AT-TQ2403 Management Software. (For details on how to set up this type of guest interface, see “Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN”.)

Note:

∙The above method leverages multiple BSSID and Virtual LAN (VLAN) technologies that are built-in to the AT-TQ2403 Management Software. The Internal and Guest networks are implemented as multiple BSSIDs on the same access point, each with different network names (SSIDs) on the Wireless interface and different VLAN IDs on the Wired interface.

∙The Guest Management and Login settings apply to both Radio One and Radio Two.