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8.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup
For each Virtual AP, administrators can configure SSID, SSID broadcasting, Maximum number of client associations,
security type settings.
Click
Edit
button on the Edit column, and then a Virtual AP setup page appears.
Enable AP :
By default, it’s “
Disable
” for VAP1 ~ VAP6.
The Primary AP always enabled
.
Select “
Enable
” to activate VAP or click “
Disable
” to deactivate this function
ESSID :
Extended Service Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless networks, this is the SSID that
will appear in the list. ESSID will determine the service type available to AP's clients associated with the specified
VAP.
Client Isolation :
Select
Enable
, all clients will be isolated from each other, that means all clients can not reach to
other clients. Below Figures depict Client Isolation and AP Isolation
Hidden SSID :
By default, it’s “
Disable
”
.
Enable this option to stop the SSID broadcast in your network. When disabled, people could easily obtain the SSID
information with the site survey software and get access to the network if security is not turned on. When enabled,
network security is enhanced. It’s suggested to enable it after AP security settings are archived and setting of AP
clients could make to associate to it.
Maximum Clients :
The default value is
32
. You can enter the number of wireless clients that can associate to a
particular SSID. When the number of client is set to 5, only 5 clients at most are allowed to connect to this VAP.
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