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Enabling or Disabling Guest Access
You can provide controlled guest access over an isolated network and a secure internal
LAN on the same Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP.
Configuring an internal LAN and a guest network
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a communications network covering a limited area, for
example, one floor of a building. A LAN connects multiple computers and other network
devices like storage and printers.
Ethernet is the most common technology implementing a LAN. Wi-Fi (IEEE) is another
popular LAN technology.
The Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP lets you configure two different LANs on the
same access point: one for a secure internal LAN and another for a public guest network
with no security and little or no access to internal resources. To configure these networks,
you need to provide both Wireless and Ethernet (Wired) settings.
Information on how to configure the Ethernet (Wired) settings is provided in the next
sections.
(For information on how to configure the Wireless settings, see “Configuring a wireless
interface” on page 74. For an overview of how to set up the guest interface, see “Advanced
Configuration” on page 67.)
Enabling or Disabling Guest Access
The Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP ships with the Guest Access feature disabled by
default. If you want to provide guest access on your AP, enable Guest access on the Ethernet
(Wired) Settings tab.
Specifying a physical or virtual Guest network
If you enable Guest Access, you must choose a method of representing both an internal
and guest Network on this access point. There are two ways of doing this:
■ Physically, by connecting the two LAN ports on the access point to different networks
with two different cables, one to the internal LAN and another to a guest network.
■ Virtually, by connecting the LAN port on the access point to a tagged port on a VLAN
capable switch then defining two different virtual LANs on this Administration page.
(For more information, see “Advanced Configuration” on page 67).
Field Description
Guest Access By default, the Gateway® 7001 AP ships with Guest Access disabled.
• To enable Guest Access, click Enabled.
• To disable Guest Access, click Disabled.