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3.5.2.1. Basic
Fig. 43. Basic IEEE 802.11g security settings.
For security reasons, it’s highly recommended that the security mode be set to options other
than Open System. When the security mode is set to Open System, no authentication and
data encryption will be performed. Additionally, you can disable the SSID broadcasts
func-
tionality so that a wireless client with an “ANY” SSID cannot associate with the
SMC2585W-G.
Wireless Client Isolation is a feature for the SMC2585W-G in AP mode to block wire-
less-to-wireless traffic between STAs so that the STAs cannot see each other. This feature
is useful for WLANs deployed in public places. This way, hackers have no chance to attack
other wireless users in a hotspot.
When the
Wireless client isolation
setting is set to
This AP Only
, wireless clients (STAs)
associated to this SMC2585W-G, which acts as an AP, cannot see each other, and wire-
less-to-wireless traffic between the STAs is blocked. When the setting is set to
All APs in
This Subnet
, traffic among wireless users of different SMC2585W-Gs in the same IP subnet
is blocked. The behaviors are illustrated in the following figures.
AP 1
AP 2
STA 1
STA 2
STA 3
Wireless Link
Ethernet Link
Switch
WCI:
This AP Only
WCI:
This AP Only
Fig. 44. Behavior of the “This AP Only” wireless client isolation option.
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