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Unified Services Router User Manual Figure 46 : Lis t of configure d acce s s points (Virtu al APs ) s hows one e nable d acce s s point on the radio, broadcas t ing its SSID The clients connected to a particular A P can be viewed by us ing the Status Button on t h e Lis t o f A v ailab le A cces s Po in t s . Traffic s t at is t ics are s h o wn fo r t h at in d iv id u al A P, as co mp ared t o t h e s ummary s t ats fo r each A P o n t h e St at ist ics t ab le. Co n n ect ed clien t s are s o rted b y t h e M A C ad d ress an d in d icat e t h e s ecu rit y p aramet ers u s ed b y t h e wireles s lin k, as well as t h e t ime co n n ect ed t o t h is p art icu lar A P. Clickin g t h e Det ails b u t t o n n ext t o t h e co n n ect ed clien t will g iv e t h e d et ailed s en d an d receiv e traffic s tatis tics for the wireles s link between this AP and the client. 4.3.1 Primary benefits of Virtual APs:  Op t imize t h ro u g hpu t: if 802.11b , 802.11 g , an d 802.11n clien t s are exp ect ed t o acces s t he LA N v ia t h is ro u t er, creat in g 3 VA Ps will allo w y o u t o man age or s hape traffic for each group of clients. A unique SSID can be created for the network of 802.11b clients and another SSID can be as s igned for the 802.11n clien t s . Each can h av e d ifferen t s ecu rit y p aramet ers - rememb er, t h e SSID an d s ecu rit y o f t h e lin k is d et ermin ed b y t h e p ro file. In t h is way legacy clients can acces s the network without bringing down the overall t h ro u g h p u t o f mo re cap ab le 802.11n clien t s .  Op t imize s ecu rit y : y o u may wis h t o s u p p o rt s elect leg a cy clien t s t h at o n ly o ffer W EP s ecu rit y wh ile u s in g W PA 2 s ecu rit y fo r t h e majo rit y o f clien t s fo r t h e rad io . By creat in g t wo VA Ps co n fig u red wit h d ifferen t SSIDs an d d ifferen t s ecurit y p aramet ers, b ot h t y pes o f clien ts can co n n ect t o t h e LA N. Sin ce W PA 2 is mo re s ecu re, y o u may wan t t o b ro ad cas t t h is SSID an d n o t 77