Hardware recommendation for WiFi access point
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You want it in bridge mode anyway. Let pfSense be your router.
I believe in bridge mode you connect the WAN port of the airport to your network, which is pretty much opposite of what I'd do.
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You want it in bridge mode anyway. Let pfSense be your router.
I believe in bridge mode you connect the WAN port of the airport to your network, which is pretty much opposite of what I'd do.
But that's my point!
My Airport Extreme IS in bridge mode.
Therefore I lose the Guest Network option!
If I want the Guest Network option to show up again, then I need to change the mode to DHCP or NAT + DHCP, which I don't want to!
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You don't lose the guest network option. Well, at least I don't. Hmm. I don't get an option on my older one. It's not a dual-band.
On my newer, dual-radio Airport Express I can still set up a guest network.
Sorry. Didn't mean to mislead you.
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You don't lose the guest network option. Well, at least I don't. Hmm. I don't get an option on my older one. It's not a dual-band.
On my newer, dual-radio Airport Express I can still set up a guest network.
Sorry. Didn't mean to mislead you.
No misleading at all, I appreciate your comments very much.
But check out this link:
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/541
Requirements and Factoids
The base station should be configured as your primary router and not as a bridge. -
It will function as an AP with two SSIDs just fine in bridge mode.
Primary SSID will be untagged. Guest SSID will be tagged 1003.
I'm on 7.6.4
Internet->DHCP
Network->Off (Bridge Mode)
Wireless->Create a wireless network - set primary, enable guest network, set secondary.
WAN port plugged into switch.
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That's cool. Where did you find that out?
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Saw the guest network option, turned it on, and took a capture. Then some google to confirm the hard-set 1003 tag.
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It will function as an AP with two SSIDs just fine in bridge mode.
Primary SSID will be untagged. Guest SSID will be tagged 1003.
I'm on 7.6.4
Internet->DHCP
Network->Off (Bridge Mode)
Wireless->Create a wireless network - set primary, enable guest network, set secondary.
WAN port plugged into switch.
I'm getting really annoyed at my Airport Extreme.
I am also on 7.6.4.
My set up is exactly as you described it above.
Yet when I got into create a wireless network, the guest network option is non existent.
http://cl.ly/image/3C0r1x151v3R
(sorry it's in French)
I'm about to throw the Airport Extreme in the wall ;)
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It's only supported on the newer ones.
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It's only supported on the newer ones.
Then I think I'll go ahead and buy an Airport Express.
Thanks !
