Guest Network really secure? What about Ethernet?

Quick question - I haven't find any similar topics in the forum.
I have set up a Guest network on my Apple Time Capsule. Everything great, isolated VLAN I get the point. What if the "guest" connects directly to the Capsule via Ethernet /RJ45 ?
>> What are the risks, and what kind of resources he may have now access to ? I don't want to take the risks of personal data on the Capsule to be accessible through Ethernet.
Thank you for your help --AA

What if the "guest" connects directly to the Capsule via Ethernet /RJ45 ?
Then the "guest" will be on the "main" or "private" network, and the "guest" will be able to "see" other devices on the main network.
Whether or not the guest will be able to to actually connect to any other devices to access data will depend on whether he has the correct log on credentials for any given device.

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sabretooth wrote:
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GreatGeek wrote:
I've setup several of these devices and they work quite well but I setup the guest network on one and it's in the 172.X.X.X range and the local network is actually on the 192.X.X.X network.If I go to Start and Run and type in \\server it doesn't work but if I do \\192.168.1.2 it asks for the server credentials and allows someone to pull data! That's not a true "guest" network! Is this expected and normal? Do I need to return this device to the store and use something that actually protects the internal network?
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Tell us a bit more of the setup.
What is the main router? Is it setup to isolate vlans?
What about the switch.. again if it is managed or not and how are vlan setup?
What you might find is the Express is designed to work with the Extreme and in extend wireless mode where the network is correctly vlan isolated.
Have you tried another brand of wireless AP, with a guest mode.. because this might actually be a problem of the main router.. as it should not allow access.
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What is model and firmware they are running.. ?
Are they plugged into the network by ethernet and setup in bridge.. then create a wireless network? Is it setup for roaming rather than extend or have you mixed them??
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How to extend secure network and guest network.

Sorry if this has been covered but I couldn't find it.
I have an Airport Extreme running the 7.6.3 firmware. Once Comcast gets their act together it will be running off a static IP. I want to wirelessly extend my guest WiFi and my secure WiFi. What do I need to get this done? Do I need to get an Express for each network? Or can another Extreme repeat both networks? Eventually I hope we will have Cat5 running to the repeater's location but that could be a long way off.
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