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Bridge mode as a guest network?

I have one airport extreme as the router at my dental practice with a very long and very strong password. If I setup a second airport extreme up in the waiting room and create a new wireless network and set it to bridge mode with wpa/wpa2 password, have I sufficiently made a pathway to the internet for patients without providing a hole to more sensitive areas of our back office wifi and lan network? If not, is it possible and what settings should I be aware of. I was able to set this up and create a second network that I could connect to the internet with my iphone, but I am concerned as to if I have taken the appropriate security precautions or if making it really secure is even possible. I have unplugged the bridged airport until I get some feedback from you guys.

Posted on Apr 23, 2015 6:19 PM

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John Galt

Level 10

141,264 points

Apr 25, 2015 10:07 AM in response to jedicpa

Connect it through the switch, then perform the "hard reset".

Otherwise, the Extreme is likely to retain its previous connection method.

Apr 25, 2015 7:03 PM in response to jedicpa

I honestly didnt not know about this wizard

Then it likely has been some time since you have set up a new AirPort device, since the "wizard" setup utility was included with the first version of AirPort Utility 6.3.x about 3 years ago.....when the Lion operating system was introduced.

The setup utility is also built into the iPhone and iPad, so you can use those devices to setup AirPorts as well.

So, for the past 3 years it has been tons easier and much faster for users to set up new AirPort devices.

In fact, it is so easy that you don't really need a support document to tell you how to set things up.....since the wizard will look at the network and choose the correct settings to apply.....automatically. You just name the device and then sit back and watch the wizard do the setup work and thinking for you.

Bridge mode as a guest network?