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Chapter 14: Setting up Guest Access
Understanding The Guest Interface
Out-of-the-box Guest Interface features allow you to configure the 9160 G2 Wire-
less Gateway for controlled guest access to an isolated network. You can configure
the same access point 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 username or password. When guests log in, they see a guest
Welcome screen (also known as a “captive portal”).
14.1 Understanding The Guest Interface
You can define unique parameters for guest connectivity and isolate guest clients
from other more sensitive areas of the network.
Important: No security is provided on the guest network;
only plain-text security mode is allowed.
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 login or certificates for access.
You can configure an 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway for the Guest interface by using a
single network with VLANs by setting up the guest interface configuration options
on the Administration Web pages for the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway. (For details on
how to set up this type of guest interface, see “Configuring A Guest Network On A
Virtual LAN” on page 150.
Notes: This method leverages multiple BSSID and Virtual LAN (VLAN) technol-
ogies that are built-in to the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway. The Internal and
Guest networks are implemented as multiple BSSIDs on the same access
point, each with different network names (SSIDs) on the Wireless inter-
face and different VLAN IDs on the Wired interface.
On a two-radio access point, the Guest Management and Login settings
apply to both Radio One and Radio Two.