Setting up the FortiWiFi-50B as an Access Point

Using a wireless network

Set the security options

To ensure proper security and protection of your network and its information, set the security options for the FortiWiFi-50B unit.

To set the data security

1Go to System > Wireless > Settings.

2Enter an SSID.

3Set the SSID Broadcast to either enable or disable.

4Select a Security mode.

5Enter a key or pre-shared key depending on the Security Mode selected.

6Select the MAC Filter tab.

7Enable MAC filtering if desired.

8Enter the MAC addresses and select to Allow or Deny.

Note: You will need to distribute the information entered in step 2 and step 5 with the wireless users so they can connect to the wireless network. It is highly recommended you do not select “None”. Selecting None will leave your wireless network prone to hackers.

Configure the firewall policies

The FortiWiFi-50B provides WAN interfaces for Internet connections. You can configure the Internet connection for both wired networks and the wireless network through the WLAN interface.

You can provide secure Internet access for wireless clients by creating firewall policies from the WLAN interface to the WAN1 or WAN2 interfaces.

The following example creates a policy from the wireless clients (WLAN interface) to the Internet (WAN1 interface) using traffic shaping, firewall authentication and the default Strict content policy.

To create a new wall policy for a secure Internet connection

1Go to Firewall > Policy.

2Select the blue arrow for WLAN to WAN1.

3Select Create New.

4Configure the following settings and select OK:

Interface/Zone Source

WLAN

Interface/Zone Destination

WAN1

Address Name Source

All

Address Name Destination

All

Schedule

Always

Service

ANY

Action

ACCEPT

NAT

Enable

Protection Profile

Strict

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