Set up the office Wi-Fi

NetLab lab Beginner 5 tasks 10 points

A new access point AP1 is powered from SW1 but has no configuration. Set it up:

SSID Staff, security WPA2-Personal, passphrase Netlab-2027!
5 GHz band, channel 44

Then join LAP1 to it (use LAP1's Wi-Fi button) and check it gets an address from R1's DHCP pool and can reach the gateway 192.168.30.1.

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Solution explanation

An AP needs an SSID before it broadcasts anything. WPA2-Personal uses one passphrase for everyone and AES-CCMP encryption. Once LAP1 associates, its Wi-Fi card is "connected" like a plugged-in cable, and it asks for a DHCP lease, which R1 hands out across the AP and SW1.

Show solution

[AP1]
wlan ssid Staff
wlan security wpa2
wlan passphrase Netlab-2027!
radio band 5
radio channel 44
show wlan
[LAP1]
@wifi LAP1 Staff Netlab-2027!
ipconfig
ping 192.168.30.1