Professional Access Point
Administrator Guide
Setting the DNS Name
Field
DNS Name
Description
Enter the DNS name for the access point in the text box.
This is the host name. It may be provided by your ISP or network administrator, or you can provide your own.
The rules for system names are:
•This name can be up to 20 characters long.
•Only letters, numbers, and dashes are allowed.
•The name must start with a letter and end with either a letter or a number.
Managing Guest Access
You can provide controlled guest access over an isolated network and a secure internal LAN on the same Professional Access Point by using VLANs. You can also configure an access point for guest access only, without maintaining a separate secure LAN. The Guest settings on the Ethernet (Wired) Settings tab are required only if you want to use VLANs. For information about configuring an access point for guest access only, see “Configuring Guest Access without Virtual LANs” on page 124.
Configuring an Internal LAN and a Guest Network
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a communications network covering a limited area, for example, one floor of a building. A LAN connects multiple computers and other network devices like storage and printers.
Ethernet is the most common technology for implementing a LAN.
The Professional Access Point allows you to configure two different LANs on the same access point: one for a secure internal LAN and another for a public guest network with no security and little or no access to internal resources. To configure these networks, you need to provide both wireless and Ethernet (wired) settings.
Information on how to configure the Ethernet (wired) settings is provided in the sections below.
(For information on how to configure the wireless settings, see “Wireless Settings” on page 97. For an overview of how to set up the Guest interface, see “Guest Login” on page 121.)
Enabling and Disabling Guest Access
The Professional Access Point ships with the Guest Access feature disabled by default. If you want to provide guest access while also maintaining a secure, internal network on your access point, enable Guest
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