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Setting up Guest Access

Out-of-the-box Guest Interface features allow you to configure the U.S. Robotics Professional Access Point 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).

Configuring the Guest Interface

Note

Guest Interface settings are not shared among access points across the cluster. These settings must be configured individually on the Administration pages for each access point. To get to the Administration pages for an access point that is a member of the current cluster, click on its IP Address link on the Cluster > Access Points page of the current AP. For more information about which settings are shared by the cluster and which are not, see Which Settings are Shared as Part of the Cluster Configuration and Which Are Not?.

Configuring a Physically Separate Guest Network

To configure a physically separate guest network, do the following:

  1. Make two wired connections from the network ports on the access point: one to your secure, internal LAN and the other to a guest network.
  2. Configure Ethernet (Wired) Settings for physically separate Internal and Guest networks on VLANs as described in the sections in Setting the Ethernet (Wired) Interface.
  3. (Start by enabling Guets Access and choosing "For Internal and Guest access, use two: Ethernet Ports" as described in Specifying a Physical or Virtual Guest Network.)

  4. Provide the radio interface settings and network names (SSIDs) for both Internal and Guest networks as described in Setting the Wireless Interface.
  5. Configure the guest splash screen as described in Configuring the Guest Interface.

Configuring a Guest Network on a Virtual LAN

Notes

If you want to configure the Guest and Internal networks on Virtual LAN (VLANs), the switch and DHCP server you are using must support VLANs.

As a prerequisite step, configure a port on the switch for handling VLAN tagged packets as described in the IEEE 802.1Q standard.

Guest Welcome Screen settings are shared among access points across the cluster. When you update these settings for one access point, the configuration will be shared with the other access points in the cluster. For more information about which settings are shared by the cluster and which are not, see Which Settings are Shared as Part of the Cluster Configuration and Which Are Not?.

To configure a Internal and Guest networks on Virtual LANs, do the following:

  1. Use only one wired connection from the network port on the access point to the LAN. (Make sure this port is configured to handle VLAN tagged packets.)
  2. Configure Ethernet (wired) Settings for Internal and Guest networks on VLANs as described in the sections in Setting the Ethernet (Wired) Interface.
  3. (Start by enabling Guest Access and choosing "For Internal and Guest access, use two: VLANs" as described in Specifying a Physical or Virtual Guest Network.)

  4. Provide the radio interface settings and network names (SSIDs) for both Internal and Guest networks as described in Setting the Wireless Interface.
  5. Configure the guest splash screen as described in Configuring the Guest Interface.

Configuring the Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)

You can set up or modify the Welcome screen guest clients see when they open a Web browser or try to browse the Web. To set up the captive portal, do the following.

  1. Navigate to the Advanced > Guest Login tab.
  2. Choose Enabled to activate the Welcome screen.
  3. In the Welcome Screen Text field, type the text message you would like guest clients to see on the captive portal.
  4. Click Update to apply the changes.

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