Chapter 4 Tutorial

7Enter the PSK you want to use in your network in the Pre Shared Key field. In this example, the PSK is ThisismyGuestWPA2pre-sharedkey. Click Apply.

8Your guest wireless network is now ready to use.

4.2.5Testing the Wireless Networks

To make sure that the three networks are correctly configured, do the following.

On a computer with a wireless client, scan for access points. You should see the Guest_SSID network, but not the SSID01 and VoIP_SSID networks. If you can see the SSID01 and VoIP_SSID networks, go to its SSID Edit screen and make sure to select the Hidden SSID check-box and click Apply.

Try to access each network using the correct security settings, and then using incorrect security settings, such as the WPA2-PSK for another active network. If the behavior is different from expected (for example, if you can access the SSID01 or VoIP_SSID wireless network using the security settings for the Guest_SSID wireless network) check that the SSID profile is set to use the correct security profile, and that the settings of the security profile are correct.

4.3NWA Setup in AP and Wireless Client Modes

This example shows you how to restrict wireless access to your NWA.

4.3.1 Scenario

In the figure below, there are two NWAs (A and B) in the network. A is in MBSSID or root AP mode while station B is in wireless client mode. Station B is connected to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. You want only specified wireless clients to be able to access station B. You also want to allow

 

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