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Chapter 4 Tutorial

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4.1.3 Further Reading

Use these links to find more information on the steps:

• Choosing 802.11 Mode: see

Section 6.7.1 on page 91

.

• Choosing a wireless Channel ID: see

Section 6.7.1 on page 91

.

• Selecting and configuring SSID profile(s): see

Section 6.7.1 on page 91

and

Section 8.2.1

on page 118

.

• Configuring and activating WDS Security: see

Section 6.7.2 on page 92

.

• Editing Security Profile(s): see

Section 7.9 on page 104

.

• Configuring an external RADIUS server: see

Section 7.11 on page 112

.

• Configuring and activating the internal AUTH. SERVER: see

Section 7.4.1 on page 101

and

Chapter 13 on page 151

.

• Configuring Layer 2 Isolation: see

Section 9.3 on page 125

.

• Configuring MAC Filtering: see

Section 9.4 on page 128

.

4.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks

In this example, you have been using your ZyXEL Device as an access point for your office
network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your ZyXEL Device in
Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the
MBSSID feature (see

Section 8.1 on page 115

) to provide multiple wireless networks. Each

wireless network will cater for a different type of user.
You want to make three wireless networks: one standard office wireless network with all the
same settings you already have, another wireless network with high Quality of Service (QoS)
settings for Voice over IP users, and a guest network that allows visitors to your office to
access only the Internet and the network printer.
To do this, you will take the following steps:

1 Change the operating mode from Access Point to MBSSID and reactivate the standard

network.

2 Configure a wireless network for Voice over IP users.
3 Configure a wireless network for guests to your office.

The following figure shows the multiple networks you want to set up. Your ZyXEL Device is
marked Z, the main network router is marked A, and your network printer is marked B.