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jeostang · 11-11-2004

I need some help for networking guys. WiFi questions

I'm setting up a hotspot in a local hotel cafe, which won't support more then 20 users at a time.

I have the AP, switch, and router. I'm connecting the switch to the existing wired network. How do I secure the wired network from the wireless? Will using the AP be enough if I set it up to use WPA? What I'm thinking is that any one that doesn't have rights to access the AP can't get to the wired network. This has me wondering about the ones that do have rights to connect the the AP. Can I just put a router between the AP and the switch to keep users off of wired network resources? Or is there a better way?

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jeostang Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	I need some help for networking guys. WiFi questions I need some help for networking guys. WiFi questions I'm setting up a hotspot in a local hotel cafe, which won't support more then 20 users at a time. I have the AP, switch, and router. I'm connecting the switch to the existing wired network. How do I secure the wired network from the wireless? Will using the AP be enough if I set it up to use WPA? What I'm thinking is that any one that doesn't have rights to access the AP can't get to the wired network. This has me wondering about the ones that do have rights to connect the the AP. Can I just put a router between the AP and the switch to keep users off of wired network resources? Or is there a better way?