Guest Network Password Encryption? Is this feature secure?

I have an EA8500 (and I previously had a WRT1900AC), and I really want to use the Guess Network feature, but I have noticed that it just creates an open network, with no encryption at all. Isn't this method very insecure? Anyone could sniff the Guess Network password as plain text. Am I correct?

http://community.linksys.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/WRT1900AC-WPA2-on-Guest-Network-and-Setting-Domain-Name/m-p/958426#M305099

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  • Guest Network Issue

    I want to thank all of you for your help. I finally have installed my AE software and all of our computers are up and running, two macs and one pc upstairs. I'm delighted. I did put in a password, but what I'm not sure of is the Guest Network Settings. Should I have checked the Guest Network which I did and it says WPA 2 Personal. I entered a guest network password. Does this mean that no one can use this but those who are on the network which would be my husband and myself? I don't want anyone else to access the wifi. I did enter a regular password at the beginning for the settings and of course a name for the AE.
    I'd appreciate an answer to this because I'm concerned about privacy.
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    Bob, I just turned it off. Will my husband still be able to access AE? he was able to. I am able to on this computer. I have the software set up on my Intel machine this one is older. I've just plugged this one into the AE with an ethernet cable. All seems to work well, but I still don't understand the Guest Network issue. All I care about is that we can get on. I don't want anyone else to be able to access the connection. So, I turned off "enable guest network." Did I do the right thing? Thanks again!

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    Hi
    Just wondering if leaving the "guest network" password free creates an unsecured network overall? I just purchased an Airport Extreme to replace a D-link router [that would no longer stream airtunes (to my airport express) since I upgraded to snow leopard. (A common problem it seems)] Airtunes works great but to maintain a connection for the Nintendo DS's in the household I have to leave the guest network without a password. Is this a security issue?
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    Evelyn Bednarz wrote:
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  • When I set up a guest network on my time capsule nothing can not connect to this network

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  • Timed Access controlling Main and Guest Network

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    Obviously, this is a bug/missing feature and has been for several software revisions. I don't want people accessing the main network that aren't on the timed access list. However, I still want guest users to access the Guest Network, without using MAC address filtering on the Guest Network.
    It looks to me that the Timed Access window is controlling the restriction of the Guest and Main network. Which renders the Guest Network feature pretty much useless.
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    It looks to me that the Timed Access window is controlling the restriction of the Guest and Main network.
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  • Without this feature location service is useless

    There is one location feature that Apple needs to program in the location app and in the mobile me website.
    The feature I refer to is to show you the last location of your devices even if some one turns off location option in the iphone or ipad.
    With this great feature you could find your devices more easily because you could see the last location recorded by your device.
    I think about this feature because unfortunately the iphone 4 of my wife was pickpocket, the iphone was on airplane mode because we were outside our country and she only uses it for taking photos and playing games.
    After we detected that a pickpocket take the iphone I try to locate it using my iphone 4 app, also I sent multiple messages thinking that maybe the thief would turn wifi on.
    After one week I got 2 messages from mobile me, the first one was the following:
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    If you think about this you are the only that could program the location on the first time and because of this you are the owner of the device.
    Another security feature could be that if you want to turn of the location option in the iphone or the ipad you need to type another time the password of the mobile me account, or type your itunes account password to disable this feature in the ipad app.
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    Lawrence please read my post to understand it.
    I send a message to locate my iphone, and after one week I received a mail saying that my message was delivered and that my iphone was located, when I go to mobile me to see where the iphone was, I can't view the iphone in my devices list.
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  • Kids are using the WiFi all night long and not sleeping... How can I temporarily turn off the WiFi at night using the Airport Extream or Airport Utility?  I must keep the guest network up as I have a tenant in an apartment over my garage using that.

    My kids are up all night streaming Netflix and using the WiFi on their iPads and Apple TV. The next day they don't want to get up and go to school. Is there a way I can set up a separate access point for just the kids in AirPort Extreme and then turn that one off when i go to bed? Or somehow turn off the main network when I go to bed, without having to reconfigure the entire router the next day, and then simply turn it back on the next morning?  I have to keep the Guest Network up as I have a paying tenant living in an apartment over my garage that uses that network.
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  • Guest Network Possible?

    New to forum and am a novice at networking. Have wired home network with macs and pcs. Have a wired SonicWall TZ205 firewall but is also my router. Use 2 AirPort Expresses and 1 Airport Extreme as basically access points for wireless connectivity for all the family's phones, tablets and laptops. The AirPorts are all in bridge mode and work great throughout the house. Would love to have a Guest Network for my kids' friends who come over with their devices without giving them access to our home network. Won't I get a "Double Nat" confict if I configure the Extreme in router mode? Is Guest Network even possible while still maintaining my SonicWall as the router? Appreciate any help.

    The AirPorts are all in bridge mode and work great throughout the house. Would love to have a Guest Network for my kids' friends who come over with their devices without giving them access to our home network.
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    Won't I get a "Double Nat" confict if I configure the Extreme in router mode?
    Yes, you will....and there is still no guarantee that the Guest Network would work in this setting....it might, or might not.  You would then have to connect the two AirPort Express devices to the AirPort Extreme if you try this.
    Is Guest Network even possible while still maintaining my SonicWall as the router?
    No, unless you are willing to try the Double NAT setup to see if it might work.

  • Guest Network reappeared after firmware update- Can't delete it.

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    I came to understand that is typical, and actually was persuaded this was better (not splitting bandwidth, etc) per this discussion and others: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18673654#18673654.
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    As I'm trying to scan a few threads (with time I don't really have),
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    Briolet
    Re: airport firmware 7.6.3 
    Feb 8, 2013 6:47 AM (in response to Neil Atkinson)
    About downgrading the firmware. On Airport Utility v5.6 it is simple. I am at the moment on 2 Snow leopard computers.
    In the menu of the utility, choose "load Firmware..." thats all.   It seems only to know the previous used firmwares. I skipped 7.6.2 and that is also not available. Also, on my newer  Snow leopard computer I only can choose between 7.6.1 and 7.6.3, while on my other Snow leopard computer I also can in addition choose 7.6 and 7.5.2 versions. Apparently they are stored in the libraries of the local computer.
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  • Airport Base/Express - Guest Network

    I have the lastest generation Airport Base station connected to 2 Airport Express stations in my house with a primary wireless and guest network.  I made a change to my guest network password on my base station, but the password change have not been pushed to the 2 Airport Express stations and the old password is still recognized on the Airport Expresses.  I have restarted both units, but the old guest network is still recognized. 
    I like to periodically change the guest network password and making the change on the base station should push any changes to express units automatically.
    Has anyone else had this issuse and what is the resolution?
    Thanks
    Vijay

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    Apple - AirPort Express - Feedback
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  • Guest Network login issues with EA6300 (Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC1200)

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  • HT4259 Can a wireless guest network be extended?

    Our church has two Airport Extreme Model A1354.   Our main wireless network, called FCCAK, is extended just fine throughout the building.  Our Guest network, called FCCAK Guest, is not reaching the basement, and it looks like that network is not being transmitted at all from the extender Router.   The Airport Extreme Utility has no check box on the guest network Tab to "extend this network."  Can we extend two wireless networks using our two Airport Extreme routers?  We bought both of these at the same time in March 2010. 

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  • With Timed Access List on, Guest users cannot access Guest network.

    I have a ABS with 7.5 version. In the Timed Access window i have default set to "no access". Then, all the computers that are allowed access to the main network are on the list. Then i have the main network hidden. My guest network is broadcasting but when a user tries to connect to it, they get a "Unable to connect". If I change the default access in Timed Access to "Everyday", users are then able to connect to the Guest network again.
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    Apple just updated the airport to 7.5.1. But there is still a problem with the the guest network not allowing access. If the "Unlimited" is set to "No Access" in the access list it prevents anybody from accessing the guest network. It should only deny your Main wireless Network.
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