WOP-2ac quick manual
10
7 Virtual access points configuration
On each wireless interface, you may configure up to 16 virtual access points. Each access point may have
individual name of wireless network (SSID) and type of authentication/authorization. According to the network
scheme given in the figure 1, it is necessary to configure 2 virtual access points on Radio 1 and Radio 2.
Band Steer feature allows clients having opportunity of operation at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz to set priority of
connection to virtual access points operating at 5 GHz. The followings are necessary for Band Steer feature
operation:
•
configure radio interfaces for different frequency ranges;
•
create virtual access points (VAP) with the same SSID on each radio interface;
•
make sure that the passwords on the access points are the same if you use encryption;
•
activate Band Steer parameter on access points.
In
«Manage»
menu, open
«VAP»
tab and perform the following:
Configuring Radio 1:
•
Radio
– select value
«1»;
•
Enabled
– check the boxes for VAP 0 and VAP1.
•
VLANID
– VLAN number:
•
set value
«100»
for VAP 0;
•
set value
«1»
for VAP 1;
•
SSID
– wireless network name:
•
set value
«WorkNetwork»
for VAP 0;
•
set value
«FreeNetwork»
for VAP 1;
•
StationIsolation
– forbid packet transmission among access point's clients. Check the box.
•
Band Steer
– set a priority of users connection to SSID configured at 5 GHz. Check the box.
•
VLANPriority
– the 2nd priority level which will be assigned to packets transmitted through the given VAP
from radio environment to wired network.
•
Security
– secure network mode:
•
set
«WPAPersonal»
value for VAP 0 and set a password for this network connection in
«Key»
field;
•
set value
«None»
for VAP 1.
Click «
Update
».
Configuration of Radio 2 is performed in the same way. Select
«2»
value in
Radio
and perform the configuration as
for the Radio 1 (given above). The password for «WorkNetwork» should be the same. Click «
Update
».