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3.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup
For each Virtual AP, administrators can configure SSID, VLAN ID(Tag), SSID broadcasting, Maximum number of client
associations, security type settings.
Click Edit button on the VAP Edit column, and then a Virtual AP setup page appears.
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 clients associated with the specified VAP.
Enable VAP : By default, it’s “Disable” for VAP1 ~ VAP7. The VAP0 always enabled.
Select “Enable” to activate VAP or click “Disable” to deactivate this function
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.
Client Isolation : By default, it’s “Disable”.
Select “Enable”, all clients will be isolated from each other, which means they can’t reach each other.
WMM : By default, it’s “Disable”.
Select “Enable”, then packets with WMM QoS will take higher priority.
WMM prioritizes traffic according to four Access Categories (AC) - voice, video, best effort, and background. However, it
does not provide guaranteed throughput. Packets with QoS header including Diffserv/IP ToS and 802.1p will be mapped
into 4 Access Categories of WMM, packets without QoS header will be assigned to the Best Effort queue. Please refer to
the table below for mapping from 802.1p and ToS mapping to WMM:
Queue
Data Transmitted
Clients to AP
IP
ToS
802.1P
Priority
Priority Description
AC_BK Background.
0x08
0x20
1, 2 Low
High throughput. Bulk data that requires maximum
throughput and is not time-sensitive is sent to this queue
(FTP data, for example).
AC_BE Best Effort 0, 3 Medium
Medium throughput and delay. Most traditional IP data is
sent to this queue
AC_VI Video
0x28
0xa0
4, 5 High
Minimum delay. Time-sensitive video data is automatically
sent to this queue