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Broadcast SSID, Station Isolation, and Security Mode
To configure security on the access point, select a security mode and fill in the related fields as described in the following table. (Note you can also allow or prohibit the Broadcast SSID and enable/disable Station Isolation as extra precautions as mentioned below.)
FieldDescription
Broadcast SSID To enable the Broadcast SSID, select the checkbox directly beside it.
By default, the access point broadcasts (allows) the Service Set Identifier (SSID) in its beacon frames. You can suppress (prohibit) this broadcast to discourage stations from automatically discovering your access point. When the AP’s broadcast SSID is suppressed, the network name will not be displayed in the List of Available Networks on a client station. Instead, the client must have the exact network name configured in the supplicant before it will be able to connect.
Station Isolation To enable station isolation, select the checkbox directly beside it.
∙When disabled, wireless clients can communicate with one another normally by sending traffic through the access point.
∙When enabled, the access point blocks communication between wireless clients. The access point still allows data traffic between its wireless clients and wired devices on the network, but not among wireless clients. The traffic blocking extends to wireless clients connected to the network via WDS links; these clients cannot communicate with each other when Station Isolation is on. See “Configuring the Wireless Distribution System (WDS)” for more information about WDS.
Deny | To enable Deny communication between Radio 1 and Radio 2, select the checkbox |
communication | directly beside it. |
between Radio 1 |
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and Radio 2 | ∙ When disabled, wireless clients connected to radio 1 can communicate with |
| those connected to radio 2 normally by sending traffic through the access point. |
∙When enabled, the access point blocks communication between the wireless clients connecting to radio 1 and the wireless clients connected to radio 2. The access point still allows data traffic among its wireless clients connected to the same radio, but not across radios. The blocking will not take effect to wireless clients connected to the network via WDS links; for example, wireless clients connected to radio 1 can communicate with wireless clients connected to the network via WDS even though Deny communication between Radio 1 and Radio 2 is on.
Note: When Station Isolation is enabled, Deny communication between Radio 1 and Radio 2 will also be enabled automatically.