Professional Access Point

Administrator Guide

Configuring Guest Network Wireless Settings

The Guest Settings describe the MAC Address (read-only) and wireless network name (SSID) for the Guest Network as described below. Configuring an access point with two different network names (SSIDs) allows you to implement the Guest interface feature on the Professional Access Point. For more information, see “Guest Login” on page 121.

Field

Description

MAC Address

Shows the MAC address for the Guest interface for this access point. This is a

 

read-only field.

 

Although this access is point is physically a single device, it can be represented

 

on the network as two or more nodes each with a unique MAC Address. This is

 

accomplished by using multiple Basic Service Set Identifiers (BSSID) for a sin-

 

gle access point.

 

The MAC address shown for the Guest access point is the BSSID for the

 

Guest interface.

 

 

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

Enter the SSID for the guest network.

 

The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 charac-

 

ters that uniquely identifies a wireless local area network. It is also referred to

 

as the Network Name. There are no restrictions on the characters that may be

 

used in an SSID.

 

For the guest network, provide an SSID that is different from the internal SSID

 

and easily identifiable as the guest network.

 

If you are configuring an access point for guest access only, without

 

also maintaining a separate, secure network, you do not need to spec-

 

ify a Guest network SSID. You will have only one network: the Internal

 

network.

 

 

Updating Settings

To apply your changes, click Update.

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