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| ====== Private PSK 1 SSID Two Networks ====== | ====== Private PSK 1 SSID Two Networks ====== | ||
| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
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| + | * Please note that of Feb 2024 this component is under active development to make it even more feature rich and easy to use. | ||
| + | * Do check back here in order to find out when the development is completed and ready for production. | ||
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| * This is our first use case and a very simple implementation. | * This is our first use case and a very simple implementation. | ||
| * With this implementation we will: | * With this implementation we will: | ||
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| ===== The AP side ===== | ===== The AP side ===== | ||
| * We will start with the configuration of the Access Point in AP Desk. | * We will start with the configuration of the Access Point in AP Desk. | ||
| - | * Select a cloud to work in and to to **Networks** -> **AP Profiles**. Click on the **Add** button. | + | * Select a cloud to work in and go to **Networks** -> **AP Profiles**. Click on the **Add** button. |
| - | * Here we create an AP Profiles | + | * Here we create an AP Profile |
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| * After we created it we will edit it. | * After we created it we will edit it. | ||
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| * Ask the user to leave the WiFi network and connect again. | * Ask the user to leave the WiFi network and connect again. | ||
| * The user should now be connected directly onto the LAN through the WiFi. | * The user should now be connected directly onto the LAN through the WiFi. | ||
| + | * Here we see under Activity Monitor that the user is connected using PPSK (Our NAS Identifier uses a convention with **ppsk** in the value. | ||
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| + | ===== Devices Without Browsers ===== | ||
| + | * The Captive Portal works well for adding devices what has a browser. | ||
| + | * Some devices however needs access to the WiFi network but they do not have any screen to pop up a browser. | ||
| + | * These include sensors, WiFi Cameras and Printers. | ||
| + | * For these we have a handy applet that can be launched from Users -> Permanent Users. | ||
| + | * The **Devices Without Owners** applet will list all the MAC Addresses which connected to the SSID and were assigned to the default VLAN. | ||
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| + | * We also give an indication when last it was seen on the network which makes it even more easy to locate. | ||
| + | * On top of that we offer the opportunity to give them an alias in case you need to tag those devices first. | ||
| + | * Then you can attach them to a permanent user. | ||
| + | * Our recommendation is to have a dedicated special Permanent User for a class of devices. e.g. su-printers for printers and su-cameras (su is short for special user). | ||
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| + | ===== Banning Devices ===== | ||
| + | * You might ask, since all the users will have a common PSK, will it be possible to stop a specific device from gaining access to the network **without** forcing all the other devices to change the PSK they are configured with. | ||
| + | * Yes it is possible. | ||
| + | * Simply navigate to the BYOD applet and select the device(es) you want to stop the select the Enable / Disable button to complete the action. | ||
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