Wireless Access Point

[Dan]

Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:
>
>    Is it possible, using 1 device, to have two separate networks to 
> connect to?  We're trying to setup a network where a client can come 
> in, connect to an open network and see a network drive to copy files 
> into.  However, that network will only allow them to do that, nothing 
> else - they can't get onto the internet, they can't get onto the rest 
> of the network or anything else.
>
>    At the same time, we want out employees to be able to connect, and 
> by providing a password they CAN get to everything and have outside 
> access to the internet.
>
>    Is this possible with just a single wireless access point, or do I 
> need to setup two different ones?  Using a Linksys WAP54G device.
>

Some access points support multiple ssid, and you can go further, and 
physically isolate traffic for each ssid into its own 802.1q vlan. I 
know access points from Cisco do this. Also, I own a dlink which is 
capable of this, but is buggy. No idea of the WAP54G supports this. 
Typically you also need a managed switch to accomplish this, so it can 
get pricey.