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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br oadcast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prev entclientsfrom

accidentally

connectingtoyournetwork,butitwillnotpreventeventhesim plestofattemptsbya

hackertoconnectormonitorunencryptedtraffic.SuppressingtheSSIDbroadcastoffers

averyminimallevelofpr otection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Auth entication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

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