If you have friends over, you can easily set up guest WiFi access on most routers. Advantage: You don't reveal your password.
WiFi: Set up guest access
We will explain the configuration of the guest WLAN using the example of a D-Link router. Use our instructions to set up WiFi for your guests.
- To set it up, open the router address in the browser, such as “http://192.168.0.1” and log in there as a user with a password.
- The following options differ depending on the model. For example, with a D-Link router, click on “Advanced” in the top window area and select the “Guest Zone” command in the next menu on the left. Activate the “Enable Guest Zone” option there.
- You can also use »New Schedule« to set up a schedule for when this access will be activated.
- In the “Wireless Network Name” field, change the suggested name of the network name (SSID). This name is different from your WLAN.
- The following option “Enable Routing Between Zones” determines whether data is exchanged between both networks and whether guests are therefore allowed to access your own network. For internet access only, leave this option switched off.
- Finally, decide via the “Security Mode” whether you want to offer an unprotected WLAN via “None” or whether you should activate the usual encryption with “WPA-Personal”. To do this, you assign a “pre-shared key” for encryption.
- You can use a simpler term to do this. This should not be the same as your own network password. Then save the settings with “Save settings” and tell the guests the necessary SSID and the key for it.