Virtual
Access
Point
Settings
D-Link
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
November
2011
Page
73
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
Broadcast
SSID
Specify
whether
to
allow
the
AP
to
broadcast
the
Service
Set
Identifier
(SSID)
in
its
beacon
frames.
The
Broadcast
SSID
parameter
is
enabled
by
default.
When
the
VAP
does
not
broadcast
its
SSID,
the
network
name
is
not
displayed
in
the
list
of
available
networks
on
a
client
station.
Instead,
the
client
must
have
the
exact
network
name
configured
in
the
supplicant
before
it
is
able
to
connect.
• To
enable
the
SSID
broadcast,
select
the
Broadcast
SSID
check
box.
• To
prohibit
the
SSID
broadcast,
clear
the
Broadcast
SSID
check
box.
Note:
Disabling
the
broadcast
SSID
is
sufficient
to
prevent
clients
from
accidentally
connecting
to
your
network,
but
it
will
not
prevent
even
the
simplest
of
attempts
by
a
hacker
to
connect
or
monitor
unencrypted
traffic.
Suppressing
the
SSID
broadcast
offers
a
very
minimal
level
of
protection
on
an
otherwise
exposed
network
(such
as
a
guest
network)
where
the
priority
is
making
it
easy
for
clients
to
get
a
connection
and
where
no
sensitive
information
is
available.
Security
Select
one
of
the
following
Security
modes
for
this
VAP:
• None
• Static
WEP
• WPA
Personal
• IEEE
802.1X
• WPA
Enterprise
If
you
select
a
security
mode
other
than
None,
additional
fields
appear.
These
fields
are
explained
below.
Note:
The
Security
mode
you
set
here
is
specifically
for
this
VAP.
MAC
Authentication
Type
You
can
configure
a
global
list
of
MAC
addresses
that
are
allowed
or
denied
access
to
the
network.
The
drop
‐
down
menu
for
this
feature
allows
you
to
select
the
type
of
MAC
Authentication
to
use:
• Disabled:
Do
not
use
MAC
Authentication.
• Local:
Use
the
MAC
Authentication
list
that
you
configure
on
the
MAC
Authentication
page.
• RADIUS:
Use
the
MAC
Authentication
list
on
the
external
RADIUS
server.
For
more
information
about
MAC
Authentication,
see
“Controlling
Access
by
MAC
Authentication”
on
page
85
.
Redirect
Mode
Enable
the
HTTP
redirect
feature
to
redirect
wireless
clients
to
a
custom
Web
page.
When
redirect
mode
is
enabled,
the
user
will
be
redirected
to
the
URL
you
specify
after
the
wireless
client
associates
with
an
AP
and
the
user
opens
a
Web
browser
on
the
client
to
access
the
Internet.
The
custom
Web
page
must
be
located
on
an
external
Web
server
and
might
contain
information
such
as
the
company
logo
and
network
usage
policy.
Note:
The
wireless
client
is
redirected
to
the
external
Web
server
only
once
while
it
is
associated
with
the
AP.
Redirect
URL
Specify
the
URL
where
the
Web
browser
is
to
be
redirected
after
the
wireless
client
associates
with
the
AP
and
sends
HTTP
traffic.
Table
22:
Virtual
Access
Point
Settings
(Cont.)
Field
Description
