How to allow wireless internet access while protecting the LAN?
I would tell you to add a second AP (or router) which would then isolate your guests from your main network. By putting the guests on a second subnet they won’t be able to see the LAN at all. There are routers made with Wireless Isolate features which keep all wireless traffic separated from wired traffic. However, that means that your own wireless units would be isolated as well. Proxim, ubiquiti,and others make AP’s that allow user management adding one into your existing system would deliver what you would like. One easy way is to use something like “OpenMesh” devices which are easy to setup and will keep your users happy and isolated. http://www.open-mesh.com/store/ The open mesh system even isolates wireless to wireless so even the guests are isolated from each other! It shouldn’t interfere with your current lan at all. In fact you can setup an AP on open mesh that shows 2 ssid’s one for private use (yours) which does co
