Edimax BR-6478AC User Manual - Page 56

Guest, Enable Guest SSID, Wireless Guest, Enable Wireless, Clients Isolation, Channel Number

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III‐3‐5‐2. Guest You can setup an additional "Guest" Wi‐Fi network so guest users can enjoy Wi‐Fi connectivity without accessing your primary network. The "Guest" screen displays settings for your guest 2.4GHz Wi‐Fi network. The guest network is separate from your primary 2.4GHz network. The settings for your primary 2.4GHz network can be found under "Basic" in the "2.4GHz Wireless" menu. Enable Guest SSID Wireless Guest Name Enable Wireless Clients Isolation Band Channel Number Check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the guest Wi‐Fi network. Enter a reference/ID name for your guest wireless network. Check the box to enable wireless clients isolation. This prevents wireless clients connected to the BR‐6478AC from communicating with each other and improves security. Typically, this function is useful for corporate environments or public hot spots and can prevent brute force attacks on clients' usernames and passwords. Displays the wireless standard used for the BR‐6478AC's frequency band: 2.4GHz (B+G+N): Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless clients to connect to the BR‐6478AC. Channel number for the guest network is the same as the main SSID and cannot be adjusted independently. 52

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III
3
5
2.
Guest
You can setup an additional “Guest” Wi
Fi network so guest users can enjoy
Wi
Fi connectivity without accessing your primary network. The “Guest”
screen displays settings for your guest 2.4GHz Wi
Fi network.
The guest network is separate from your primary 2.4GHz network.
The settings for your primary 2.4GHz network can be found under
“Basic” in the “2.4GHz Wireless” menu.
Enable Guest SSID
Check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the
guest Wi
Fi network.
Wireless Guest
Name
Enter a reference/ID name for your guest
wireless network.
Enable Wireless
Clients Isolation
Check the box to enable wireless clients
isolation. This prevents wireless clients
connected to the BR
6478AC from
communicating with each other and improves
security. Typically, this function is useful for
corporate environments or public hot spots
and can prevent brute force attacks on clients’
usernames and passwords.
Band
Displays the wireless standard used for the
BR
6478AC’s frequency band:
2.4GHz (B+G+N): Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and
802.11n wireless clients to connect to the
BR
6478AC.
Channel Number
Channel number for the guest network is the
same as the main SSID and cannot be adjusted
independently.