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====== Virtual Wireless ====== | ====== Virtual Wireless ====== | ||
- | The Virtual Wireless menu allows you to create and modify virtual wireless interfaces for virtual wireless networks. | + | The Virtual Wireless menu allows you to create and modify virtual wireless interfaces for virtual wireless networks. This is useful for creating things like guest networks, (for questionable/ |
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+ | ===== Virtual Wireless Interfaces ===== | ||
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+ | Clicking on any of the tabs in the Virtual Wireless Interfaces section displays the configuration/ | ||
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- | {{:virtual_wireless.jpg}} | + | **Interface: **The wireless VIF (Virtual Interface) name |
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+ | **Enabled: | ||
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+ | **SSID: | ||
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+ | **Mode: | ||
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+ | * Access Point | ||
+ | * Access Point + WDS | ||
+ | * Wireless Client | ||
+ | * Wireless Ethernet Bridge | ||
+ | * WDS | ||
+ | * Media Bridge | ||
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+ | For details on Wireless modes, please see the " | ||
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- | **Interface **- The wireless VIF (Virtual Interface) name\\ **Enabled **- Whether this VIF should be active and brought online \\ **SSID - **The wireless Service Set Identifier** **\\ **Mode - **Allows selection of Interface mode: Access Point, WDS, Wireless Client, etcetera** **\\ **Bridge** - | + | **Bridge:** Allows you to select |
- | Physical | + | Virtual |
- | Primary and virtual | + | Physical |
- | \\ | + | The more virtual interfaces there are, the more possible SSIDs you get and the less throughput is available to each client. However, the performance difference is barely noticeable for up to 4-5 virtual SSIDs. |
+ | **WFilter: | ||
===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ===== Virtual Wireless Notes ===== | ||
- | When you create/ | + | **Warning!** Avoid using virtual interfaces on an interface |
- | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses of all defined non-primary wireless VIFs could sometimes | + | When you create/ |
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+ | When saving changes, the MAC Addresses of all defined non-primary wireless VIFs could sometimes already | ||
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- | Configuration | + | You should not change configuration |
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