USRobotics Instant802 APSDK - Manual (Page 121)

Professional Access Point
Administrator Guide
Guest Login - 121
Guest Login
The Professional Access Point’s Guest Interface features allow you to configure the access point for
controlled guest access to an isolated network. You can configure the access point for guest access only,
or you can configure it to broadcast and function as two different wireless networks: a secure Internal LAN
and a public Guest network.
Guest clients can access the guest network without a user name or password. When guests log in, they
see a guest Welcome screen (also known as a captive portal).
The following sections are included here:
• Configuring Guest Access Using Virtual LANs
• Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN
• Configuring the Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)
• Using the Guest Network
• Configuring Guest Access without Virtual LANs
• Configuring a Guest Network on a Dedicated Access Point
• Using the Guest Network
Configuring Guest Access Using Virtual LANs
If you implement the guest interface with VLANs, you can define unique parameters for guest connectivity
and isolate guest clients from other, more sensitive areas of the network. No security is provided on the
guest network; only
None is allowed as the security mode.
Simultaneously, you can configure a secure internal network (using the same access point as your guest
interface) that provides full access to protected information behind a firewall and requires secure logins or
certificates for access.
Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN
To configure the Guest interface on the Professional Access Point, perform these configuration steps:
1. To implement the Guest interface using VLANs, configure the access point to represent two virtually
separate networks as described in “Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN” on page 121.
2. Set up the guest Welcome screen for the guest captive portal as described in “Configuring the Wel-
come Screen (Captive Portal)” on page 123.
Note
The VLAN implementation of the Guest Interface uses the multiple BSSID and Virtual LAN (VLAN)
technologies that are built into the Professional Access Point. The Internal and Guest networks are
implemented as multiple BSSIDs on the same access point, each with different network names
(SSIDs) on the Wireless interface and different VLAN IDs on the Wired interface.