Ability to add a guest network is available in most configurations.
Note: Some Wi-Fi points need to reboot the chip to make changes, for those a warning message is shown.
The benefit of having a guest network is that guests can reach the internet without accessing your personal Nokia WiFi network. The guest network is disabled by default.
Your guest network can be either:
- Password-protected: Guests must enter a password to connect to the network (default option).
- Open: No password is required to access the network, but you will need to grant internet access to each device after it connects (*available with most configurations).
Enable a guest network
- Tap the toggle button on the guest network in the home screen of your Nokia WiFi mobile app to enable the guest network. By default, a guest network is disabled.
- Tap on the guest network card to view the guest network details.
On the expanded card view you can:
Enable devices to access the guest network
Disable a guest network
- Tap the toggle button on the guest network in the home screen of your Nokia WiFi mobile app to disable the guest network. Or Tap Settings in the home screen of the Nokia WiFi mobile app.
- Tp Continue in the warning message. The network will go down for two minutes.
- Under Wi-Fi Networks, tap > next to the Guest Wi-Fi.
- On the Guest network screen, tap the toggle button next to Enable Network to disable the guest network.
- Tap Continue in the warning message. The network will go down for two minutes.
Create the guest network
- Tap the toggle button on the guest network card in the home screen of your Nokia WiFi mobile app to enable the guest network. By default, a guest network is disabled. While changing the network settings, your entire network will go down for two minutes. Tap Continue to change the network settings. Go to step 4. While adding a new guest network, if you see an error message that there is not enough space to add a new network, you will be prompted to delete an existing network. Go to step 2.
- On the Not enough space screen, select the network to delete. Tap Delete. Removing the existing network will permanently remove the network and this cannot be undone. Tap Delete. Deleting a network will take couple of minutes.
- Tap Name my new Network.
- On the Guest Network screen, select the access type (Open or Password) and tap Next.
- On the Name your guest network screen, enter the name and tap Save.
Edit the guest network
- Tap the Edit icon to edit the guest network.
- On the Guest Network screen, you can edit the following:
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Options |
Description |
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Enable Network |
Tap the toggle button to enable/disable the network. |
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Access Type |
Tap Access Type. Select one of the following and tap Save:
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Name |
Tap Name. The guest network has a default name based on the name of your Nokia WiFi network. You can edit the name. Then tap Save. Up to 32 characters (letters, numbers and special characters) are allowed. |
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Password |
This option is visible only if the Access Type is Password. Tap Password. The guest network has a default password 12345678. You can edit the password. Then tap Save. A minimum of 8 characters is required. |
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Expires |
Tap Expires. Select any of the following options to set the time the network will be available: Never, 1 Hr, 4 HRs, 8Hrs, 1 Day, 1 Week, 1 Month, 1 Year or Custom. If you select Custom, select the date and time that you would like the network to expire. While changing the network settings, your entire network will go down for two minutes. Tap tap Continue to change the network settings. Tap the check mark |
at the top right corner to save the changes.- Tap Share Network to share the network.
Share the guest network
The guest network can be shared via SMS, email, or other options in the share sheet.
- Tap the Share icon to share the guest network.
- Select how you would like to share the details of the guest network. For example, text message, email, or other options in the share sheet.
- Your guest will receive the network name and password (if it is a password-protected network) to login to the network to access the internet.
Enable devices to access the guest network
- Tap the Edit icon to edit the guest network.
- On the Guest Network screen, swipe down to view the Guest Devices.
- Tap the toggle button next to a device to enable the device to access the guest network