Home wireless Network router Setup multi-SSID Tutorial

Many families and small and medium-sized enterprises have set up a wireless network, the most commonly used device is the wireless router, which focuses on the wireless AP and broadband router functions. The use of wireless routers, mobile users can have wireless network card equipment to connect to wireless networks, so as to achieve mobile interoperability, for the general user, wireless router after the purchase, after a simple setup may work, or even a year or two without it.

But the wireless router also has a special function, called the multiple SSID, many friends may not have been used. The use of this feature can quickly make a wireless router but become two or more units, does it sound magical?

First, let's take a look at what the SSID is:

What does the SSID mean:

First of all talk about the SSID, I believe that users who have used wireless networks know that the SSID (that is, Service set Identifier, services settings Identification) is what we often say the wireless network name, the general wireless router manufacturers will be their own brand name as part of the SSID, such as the Tp-link wireless router, the default SSID is "Tplink", the DLink wireless router default SSID is "DLink", but generally in order to distinguish themselves and others of the wireless network, you may be in the No line by the configuration interface reset this name. As shown in the following illustration:

What does multiple SSID mean:

By setting up multiple SSID on a wireless router, a wireless router can be configured with multiple wireless access points, and users can connect to different wireless LANs to avoid interference between the two. But virtually all users are connected to the same wireless router, except that each group of SSID is separated from each other. Somewhat similar to the concept of VLAN in a switch.

Which users do the multiple SSID apply to? The most suitable is small and medium sized wireless network deployment, the general small and medium size is not too much, but there are many different departments, such as the Administration Department, Technology Department, sales Department, Finance Department, each department wants to have independent wireless LAN, If the purchase of 1 wireless routers for each department is clearly not cost-effective, the multiple SSID function can be useful. Multiple SSID, also applies to some friends, different tenants to connect to different wireless LAN, to avoid interference between each other. Because each group of SSID is separated from each other.

Multiple SSID settings:

Other configuration, do not introduce here, you can refer to wireless router Special Introduction: Wireless router settings _it168

Now the wireless router settings are very stupid, so the multiple SSID feature is very simple to set up, but note that not all wireless routers support the multiple SSID function. We simply log on to the wireless router's Web configuration interface, locate the Wireless Settings menu, and then enter multiple wireless network names. A typical wireless router can support 3 to 4 groups of SSID, up to 8 sets of SSID, name for each SSID, and quarantine.

After the multi-SSID function is set up, you should also pay attention to the wireless network encryption problem, so as to avoid their own wireless local area network by others at random. The encryption process is simple, just find the Security Settings menu, and then set the wireless encryption for each SSID, as shown in the following illustration:

When the settings are complete, users can suggest that you choose WPA/WPA2 level encryption from the list of wireless networks to ensure a more secure wireless network. Also need to be reminded that the encryption method to choose the same, but the password can cause can not be set to the same, the truth, you understand!

Disadvantages of multiple SSID:

"Nobody is perfect, gold has no pure", many SSID also has the inadequacy place. Although multiple SSID can achieve "one more" function, but its use of space is also relatively limited, because 1 wireless router's signal coverage is limited, the general use of no line by the multiple SSID function, the application area is best limited to 200 square meters within, in order to achieve the best results; Because the multiple SSID function is to distribute the network bandwidth evenly, so the original network bandwidth also has certain requirements, if the export bandwidth is too low or too many wireless clients, it is not recommended to use this feature.

From the above, we can see that the multi-SSID function for small and medium-sized enterprises and a number of home users to deploy wireless network is very cost-effective, you can ensure that each user has its own independent wireless LAN, but also conducive to the security of data information, kill the birds with one stone!