Template:Networking rutos configuration example guest wifi

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Introduction

Most of us are aware, that network security is extremely important. If your WiFi network is not properly secured, it makes you and all of your home or office resources vulnerable to a variety of security threats. To stay ahead of the curve, many companies and home users have guest WiFi. Unlike your regular WiFi network that you or your company members use, the guest WiFi network restricts what your guests can do in your network. It gives visitors access to the Internet connection, but nothing else making you or your company a lot more secure. This chapter is a guide on configuring a guest WiFi.

Configuring router (RUTX)

If you're having trouble finding some of the parameters described here on your device's WebUI, you should turn on "Advanced WebUI" mode. You can do that by clicking the "Basic" button under "Mode", which is located at the top-right corner of the WebUI.

New LAN


Login to the router's WebUI and navigate to the Network → Interfaces page and do the following:

  1. Enter a custom name.
  2. Click the Add button.

In the LAN interfaces page, do the following:

  1. Select protocol Static.
  2. Enter a IPv4 address.
  3. Enter a IPv4 netmask.
  4. Enable DHCP server and don't forget to Save&Apply the changes.

New Wireless


Navigate to the Network → Wireless page and do the following:

  1. Click Add.

On General Setup tab do the following:

  1. Enable instance.
  2. Select mode Access Point.
  3. Enter ESSID.
  4. Assign it to new Guest LAN network.

Switch to Wireless Security tab and do the following:

  1. Select Encryption type.
  2. Select Cipher type.
  3. Enter Key.
  4. Save&Apply changes.

Wait for configuration to apply. Two Wireless Access Points should be enabled

Edit Firewall zone


Navigate to the Network → Firewall → General Settings page and do the following

  1. Click the Add button.

In the ZONE page, do the following:

  1. Enter a custom name.
  2. Add new created Guest LAN to Covered networks.
  3. Select WAN interfaces for Allow forward to destination zones.
  4. Select WAN interfaces for Allow forward from destination zones.
  5. Save&Apply changes.

Results

If you've followed all the steps presented above, your configuration should be finished. If you are near a RUT, that is, in a wireless zone, turn on WiFi on your device and view the available networks. You should see the available SSID - "RUT_WiFi" and "Guest_WiFi". Select one of them and enter the appropriate WiFi password.

Wireless users connected to SSID: “RUTX_WIFI”, will be assign to “LAN”, and will get IP from main pool 192.168.1.0/24.

Wireless users connected to SSID: “GUEST'S_WIFI”, will be assign to LAN “Guest”, and will get IP from new pool 10.10.10.0/24.

Guest hosts are unable to access any data from pool 192.168.1.0/24.