Linksys X-Series - Manual (Page 195)

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Advanced Configuration Linksys X-Series
Wireless > Guest Access
The Guest Access feature allows you to provide guests visiting your home with
Internet access via wireless . The guest network is a wireless network separate
from your local network . The Guest Access feature does not provide access to
the local network and its resources, so your guests will not have access to your
computers or personal data . For example, the guest computer cannot print to
a printer on the local network or copy files to a computer on the local network .
This helps minimize exposure of your local network .
NOTE
To learn more about any field, click Help on the right side of the
screen .
Guest Access
Allow Guest Access To allow Internet access through a guest network, keep
the default, yes . Otherwise, select no .
Guest Network Name The default is the name of your wireless network,
followed by -guest .
Guest Password The default is guest . If you used the setup software for
installation, then the default is changed to a unique password .
Change Click this option to change the Guest Password . The Change Guest
Password screen appears .
Change Guest Password
• Enter a new guest network password Enter a password of 4-32 characters .
Then click Change to save the new password and return to the Guest Access
screen .
Total Guests Allowed By default, 5 guests are allowed Internet access through
the guest network . Select the number of guests you want to allow on your
guest network .
SSID Broadcast When wireless devices survey the local area for wireless
networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID (wireless network name)
broadcast by the router . To broadcast the SSID of the guest network, keep
the default, Enabled . If you do not want to broadcast the SSID of the guest
network, then select Disabled .
Guest Instructions
When a guest wants Internet access in your home, provide these instructions:
1. On the guest computer, connect to the wireless guest network named
on the Guest Access screen .
2. Open a web browser .
3. On the login screen, enter the password displayed on the Guest Access
screen .
4. Click Login .