Changing from managed switch to OpenWRT.
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Hello,
I have 3 people here: Myself and 2 brothers. We all rent separate rooms in my Dad's spare home.
I have the 3 of us on separate vLANs, to segregate traffic.
I had 2 old WiFi routers go out on me recently. All 3 of the current (working) routers are Apple AirPort routers. Alas, I am in the process of selling my Apple stuff and switching to either Android or Linux-based devices. Those routers can only be programmed/setup from Apple devices...
Without further adu, my issue is:
Since my Netgate 1100 has 2 LAN ports, and 1 is currently unused, I would like to consolidate the various equipment sitting atop my clothes dryer into less equipment. How can I move from 3 WiFi Routers, a Managed Switch with vLANs, to 2 OpenWRT routers. One of the OpenWRTs is straightforward, and I can handle it fine, I believe. I just don't want to lock myself out trying to reconfigure everything.One router is for one brother, the other Brother only needs WiFi, not Wired. He and I will share the second router. Both are TP-Link Archer C7 WiFi routers, which are being delivered today.
Current setup: LAN is unplugged, used for emergency access if locked out on OPT1 (In case of PBCK Error ;) OPT1 is set up with vLAN Tagging, and a Managed switch, and 3 vLANs. I need to carefully move to one of those being Tagged and 1 not.
I plan to put 2 WiFi signals on the same router with different vLANs & Subnets. the 4 Ethernet ports will be on one of the vLANs.
I realize this is not the OpenWRT support forums, I will handle configuring that aspect.
Does anyone know how I would go about pivoting to this new setup? Perhaps a config backup and factory restore would be a prudent starting point? I can probably figure this out myself, but a small think tank wouldn't hurt. I still don't completely understand how vLANs work.
--Aaron
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OpenWrt is good for what it does. Keeping otherwise unsupported/obsolete [redacted] consumer routers out of landfills.
You can get a used enterprise class WiFi 6 access point for ~$50 which supports multiple SSIDs and put each on its own VLAN.
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@elvisimprsntr You mean like the 2 Archer C7 units with WiFi 6 I picked up on eBay for about $40 each?
My question is: How do I configure the vLANs on my 1100. I did it before for my managed switch, but I forgot how. It was 2 years ago. Also need to transition from my current setup to new without locking myself out of the UI. The 1100 is a pain to figure out vLANs, since it uses them internally on its 3-port switch.
Only OPT1 would need vLANs, and only 2 of them.
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You know what? I'm overthinking this. I already have 4 vLANs configured on OPT1. This shouldn't be as difficult as I've convinced myself.
Hmmm.
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Hmm. I was under the impression that WiFi 6 was 802.11ac. Apparently, it's 802.11ax. My bad!