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Chapter2:CiscoConnect
Guest Access allows you to provide guests visiting your
home with Internet access . Your guests will not have
accesstoyourothercomputersorpersonaldata .Provide
yourguestwiththeGuestNetworknameandpassword .
Guest computers must connect to your network using
a wireless network connection . Refer to
and
formoreinformation .
The following diagram shows a typical example of how
localaccessandguestaccessareusedinthesamehome .
Guest Access versus Local Access Sample Diagram
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Internet
Guest Laptop
Family Laptop
Printer
Modem
Valet
MainMenu–ComputersandDevices
Usethisoptiontoconnectothercomputersordevicesto
yourValet’slocalnetwork,oneatatime .
There is x device(s) connected to your Valet
The
numberofdevicesconnectedtotheValetisdisplayed .
Add device
To connect another computer or device to
the Valet, click
Add device
and go to
MainMenu–ParentalControls
Parental controls restrict Internet access for up to five
computers .Forthecomputersyouselect,youcanblockor
limitInternetaccesstospecifictimes .Youcanalsoblock
specificwebsites .
Parental controls restrictions are being applied to x
device(s)
Thenumberofdeviceswithparentalcontrols
restrictionsisdisplayed .
Change
Toenableparentalcontrolsorchangesettings,
click
Change
andgoto
.
MainMenu–GuestAccess
TheguestnetworkprovidesInternetaccessonly .Togrant
Internet access to friends or family, provide the guest
networknameandpassworddisplayedonthisscreen .
NOTE:
Guest Access provides Internet access
only; it does not provide access to your local
network and its resources or your personal
information .Forexample,theguestcomputer
cannotprinttoaprinteronthelocalnetwork
or access files on a computer on the local
network .Guestaccesshelpsminimizeexposure
ofyourlocalnetworkandyourfamily’sprivate
information .
Guests can connect to x-guest using the password
xyz
When a guest wants Internet access in your home,
havetheguestdothefollowing:
1 . Connect to the wireless guest network, which is the
nameofyourwirelessnetworkfollowedby
-guest
.
2 . Openawebbrowser .
3 . Ontheloginscreen,entertheguestaccesspassword
andclick
Login
.
Change
Todisableguestaccessorchangesettings,click
Change
andgoto
MainMenu–ValetSettings
UsethisoptiontopersonalizetheValet’ssettings .
Valet name is x
ThenameoftheValetisdisplayed .
Safe Web Surfing
Displaystheon/offstatusofSafeWeb
Surfingoption .
Change
To change settings, click
Change
and go to
.
ComputersandOtherDevices
Thecomputersordevicesyouconnectwillhaveaccessto
theInternetandyourlocalnetwork,includingcomputers
orotherdevices,suchasaprinter,connectedtotheValet .
Ifyouhaveaguestvisitingyourhome,youcanprovide
Internet access only (no access to your local network)
throughtheguestaccessfeature .Referto
formoreinformation .
ConnectAnotherComputerorDevice
Computer
Clickthisoptiontoconnectanothercomputer
inyourhome .Goto
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