Wireless Printer Off of Network
This may be simple, or sound like an odd question, but I can't seem to find a good answer with searches. Here goes...
1. Guests can access the Internet through our wireless access points. They can surf to their hearts content, but they do not have access to anything on our network.
2. If they want to print something, they need to login to our network to get to a network printer. This allows them access to folders and files I'd rather they didn't see.
I'd like to add an option besides step 2 above. I am looking to setup a cheap laser printer connected to a wireless router/access point. (Dell 1710n laser printer & D-Link 4300 gaming router setup as an AP if possible) This printer will only be accessible via this access point. (Ethernet or USB wire to Acess point) Guests can type in the encryption key, surf the Internet, print to this one printer, but not have access to anything on our network. Make sense? Let me know if I need to explain this in a different way.
Thanks!
1. Guests can access the Internet through our wireless access points. They can surf to their hearts content, but they do not have access to anything on our network.
2. If they want to print something, they need to login to our network to get to a network printer. This allows them access to folders and files I'd rather they didn't see.
I'd like to add an option besides step 2 above. I am looking to setup a cheap laser printer connected to a wireless router/access point. (Dell 1710n laser printer & D-Link 4300 gaming router setup as an AP if possible) This printer will only be accessible via this access point. (Ethernet or USB wire to Acess point) Guests can type in the encryption key, surf the Internet, print to this one printer, but not have access to anything on our network. Make sense? Let me know if I need to explain this in a different way.
Thanks!
* IP 10.10.10.x - 119
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Hmmm... Guess I didn't add that in.
I'd like all users to be able to access the network through the wireless access point. Everyone could print to this printer if they wanted, but this would be the only printer the guests could use. They're not part of the AD or logged into the network at all.
We have a wireless access point in a conference room. I was thinking of taking the cheap network capable printer and connecting it to the access point via an ethernet cable. The printer is not on the network, just connected to the access point via a lan port. Does this make more sense or add confusion?
Thanks!
I'd like all users to be able to access the network through the wireless access point. Everyone could print to this printer if they wanted, but this would be the only printer the guests could use. They're not part of the AD or logged into the network at all.
We have a wireless access point in a conference room. I was thinking of taking the cheap network capable printer and connecting it to the access point via an ethernet cable. The printer is not on the network, just connected to the access point via a lan port. Does this make more sense or add confusion?
Thanks!
"They can surf to their hearts content, but they do not have access to anything on our network."
OR
"I'd like all users to be able to access the network through the wireless access point."
I am confused. :/
Do you want them to access this wireless AP and surf the internet and use this printer but not access the network? (Same as first quote)
Sorry for the confusion
OR
"I'd like all users to be able to access the network through the wireless access point."
I am confused. :/
Do you want them to access this wireless AP and surf the internet and use this printer but not access the network? (Same as first quote)
Sorry for the confusion
I am reading it more now and you explained yourself the second time well enough. You DO want the existing network to access the printer but the wireless user to not access the network and only have acces to the one printer.
That is a little more tricky
That is a little more tricky
I have thought and thought CJ, and all I can come up with is that you need to use ACLs but your router will not do that. Anyone Else????
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Sorry I haven't been back. I'll try to get back to you all today.
Thanks!
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I still haven't had the time to try this and don't know when I will. Will award points now, as that looks like it'll work.
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Your existing Network IP 10.10.10.x - 129 SNM 255.255.255.0 GW Paremeter Router
Wireless NetworK (On D-Link Router) IP 10.10.10.121 - 254 SNM 255.255.255.0 GW Paremeter Router
What this is doing is putting the same subnet in two different broadcast domains. This would prevent the wireless users from accessing anything on the existing network only because the router will not forward requests for ips on the same subnet. This also means that noone behind the existing network would be able to access the wireless network.
Basically take a segment of IPs on the existing network and make them available to the wireless users.