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Configuring the Wireless Network
Understanding the Cisco RV 120W’s Wireless Networks
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Understanding the Cisco RV 120W’s Wireless Networks
The Cisco Small Business RV 120W Wireless-N VPN Firewall provides four
Wireless Access Points (APs), or virtual wireless networks. These networks can be
configured and enabled with individual settings. You can set up multiple networks
to segment the network traffic, to allow different levels of access, such as guest
access, or to allow access for different functions such as accounting, billing, and so
on.
You can further customize wireless access by creating profiles. A profile is a set of
generic wireless settings that can be shared across multiple APs. Profiles allow
you to easily duplicate SSIDs, security settings, encryption methods, and client
authentication for multiple APs.
Configuring Wireless Profiles
A profile is a set of generic wireless settings that can be shared across multiple
APs. You can create multiple profiles on the Cisco RV 120W, but only one profile is
assigned to each AP at a time.
The Cisco RV 120W provides four default wireless profiles. E
Even if you are not
going to create custom profiles, at a minimum, you should edit the default profil
es
to enable wireless security.
See A Note About Wireless Security, page 60.
To configure wireless profiles:
STEP 1 Choose W
Wireless
> A
AP Profiles
.
STEP 2 In the Profiles Table, either click A
Add
to add a new profile, or check the box in the
row of an existing profile and click E
Edit
.
STEP 3 If creating a new profile, enter a unique name to identify the profile.
STEP 4 In the SSID field, enter a unique name for this wireless network. Include up to 32
characters, using any of the characters on the keyboard. For added security, you
should change the default value to a unique name.
STEP 5 Check the B
Broadcast SSID
box if you want to allow all wireless clients within range
to be able to detect this wireless network when they are scanning the local area
for available networks. Disable this feature if you do not want to make the SSID
known. When this feature is disabled, wireless users can connect to your wireless
network only if they know the SSID (and provide the required security credentials).