III-4-3. Guest Network

III-4-3. Guest Network

You can use an additional “guest” wireless network so guest users can enjoy Wi-Fi connectivity without accessing your primary network. The guest network can also be used as a parental control function, allowing you to moderate your child’s Internet access.

The guest network is separate from your extender’s primary network.

Enable Guest SSID

Check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the

 

guest Wi-Fi network.

Wireless Guest

Enter a reference/ID name for your guest

Name

wireless network.

Enable Wireless

Check the box to enable wireless clients

Clients Isolation

isolation. This prevents wireless clients

 

connected to the extender from

 

communicating with each other and improves

 

security. Typically, this function is useful for

 

corporate environments or public hot spots

 

and can prevent brute force attacks on clients’

 

usernames and passwords.

Band

Displays the wireless standard used for the

 

extender’s frequency band:

 

2.4GHz (b+g+n): Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and

 

802.11n wireless clients to connect to the

 

extender.

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Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn manual III-4-3. Guest Network, Enable Guest SSID, Wireless Guest, Name, Enable Wireless, Band