Introduction
Product Overview
Cisco RV180/RV180W Administration Guide 3
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Wireless Distribution System (Cisco RV180W)
The Cisco RV180W’s wireless access point supports Wireless Distribution 
System (WDS), which allows the wireless coverage to be expanded without wires. 
Virtual Networks
The access point also supports multiple SSIDs for the use of virtual networks (up 
to 4 separate virtual networks), with 802.1Q-based VLAN support for traffic 
separation.
Wireless Security (Cisco RV180W)
The Cisco RV180W implements WPA-PSK, WPA-ENT, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-ENT, and 
WEP encryption, along with other security features including the disabling of SSID 
broadcasts, MAC-based filtering, and allowing or denying “time of day” access 
per SSID. 
Quality of Service (Cisco RV180W)
The Cisco RV180W supports Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) and Wi-Fi Multimedia 
Power Save (WMM-PS) for wireless Quality of Service (QoS). It supports 802.1p, 
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), and Type of Service (ToS) for wired 
QoS, which can improve the quality of your network when using delay-sensitive 
Voice over IP (VoIP) applications and bandwidth-intensive video streaming 
applications.
Configuration and Administration
With the Cisco RV180/RV180W’s embedded web server, you can configure the 
router’s settings using the browser-based Device Manager. The Cisco RV180/
RV180W supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari web browsers. 
The Cisco RV180/RV180W also provides a setup wizard. The setup wizard allows 
you to easily configure the Cisco RV180/RV180W’s basic settings.