Set up Multi PSK for a WiFi network
Multi Pre-Shared Key (PSK) lets you segregate a single WiFi network into different VLANs,
each accessible with a unique passphrase. In a way, Multi PSK lets you create different
sub WiFi networks on a single WiFi network. When connecting to the WiFi network, the
passphrase that a user enters determines the VLAN that the WiFi client is placed in.
In addition to a VLAN and passphrase, you can associate a key identifier with the
VLAN-to-passphrase mapping. The key identifier lets you identify the VLANs in the WiFi
network for network monitoring purposes. For example, when you display WiFi clients,
the key identifier can also display (see Display client distribution, connected clients, and
client trends on page 189).
As examples of key identifiers, you could use terms such as corporatenetwork_22,
corporatenetwork_23, and corporatenetwork_24. These key identifiers (or the associated
VLAN IDs) are not visible to a user trying to connect to the WiFi network: the user sees
the SSID and enters the passphrase.
If you enable Multi PSK, the WiFi network’s passphrase and VLAN are replaced by the
passphrases and VLANs that are part of the Multi PSK configuration.
Note: Multi PSK is supported only if the WiFi security is WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA
Personal. To configure Multi PSK on the default WiFi network (displayed as SSID1 in the
local bowser UI), which is the WiFi network that you defined when you initially connected
to the access point, you must first change the WiFi security to WPA2 Personal or
WPA2/WPA Personal.
In addition, the following restrictions apply to Multi PSK:
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You cannot enable Multi PSK for a WiFi network in the 6 GHz band.
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You can configure Multi PSK on a maximum of four WiFi networks.
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Each WiFi network on which you configure Multi PSK can support a maximum of
eight VLAN-to-passphrase mappings. (Within each WiFi network, each passphrase
and key identifier must be unique.) The access point can support a maximum of 32
Multi PSK VLAN-to-passphrase mappings. For example, four WiFi networks each
can support eight Multi PSK VLAN-to-passphrase mappings.
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Within a Multi PSK on a single WiFi network, you can map the same VLAN ID to
different passphrases. You can also use the same VLAN ID for Multi PSK in different
WiFi networks.
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