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    Bridging dd wrt wifi router to pfsense

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      wheelhouse20
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      im using WRT1900AC for the AP`s

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
        last edited by

        And that has nothing to do with anything.. Doesn't matter what your using for AP..

        Banana is your answer then..

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          JKnott @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz said in Bridging dd wrt wifi router to pfsense:

          Banana is your answer then..

          I thought the answer was 42. 😉

          PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
          i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
          UniFi AC-Lite access point

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          • johnpozJ
            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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            Sure that works too..

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              wheelhouse20
              last edited by

              i think i ve managed to sort the problem. now have internet at the access point.

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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                Yeah clearly you have.. Great.. glad you got is sorted..

                Blueberry was it then?

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                  wheelhouse20
                  last edited by

                  No it was a gooseberry.

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Yeah that makes more sense ;)

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                      wheelhouse20
                      last edited by

                      what do you guys use as an access point ?

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                      • JKnottJ
                        JKnott @wheelhouse20
                        last edited by

                        @wheelhouse20

                        I have a TP-Link TL-WA901N AP. This is a stand alone AP with PoE.

                        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                        UniFi AC-Lite access point

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                          4o4rh
                          last edited by 4o4rh

                          i have 2x wr1043nd and 1x wdr3600 that all use to run dd-wrt. aside from the bug that trashed the firmware requiring a serial recovery, the vlan / switching config was different on each device. i struggled for ages trying to get them to work with the 3600 cascaded under a 1043.

                          The firmware update that resulted in a serial recovery was the final straw.
                          switched to openwrt and never looked back. i have them bridged as access points with vlans on the switch and separate ones for wireless. interface is sooooo much better than dd-wrt and the standard minimal install is all that is needed for an access point.

                          @johnpoz i assume he means bridge the wan/lan ports into a 5 port switch. with my tplink devices, HD videos were choppy when the devices were used as routers. turning them into unmanaged switches and a wireless access point solved the performance on both wireless and vlan networks

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                            wheelhouse20
                            last edited by

                            i was thinking of getting either Ubiquiti UAP-AC-M-PRO or an EAP225-Outdoor and just sticking it in the loft but not sure what sort of coverage id get.

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                            • JKnottJ
                              JKnott @wheelhouse20
                              last edited by

                              @wheelhouse20

                              That would depend on your house. If you have a multilevel house putting it up in a loft might not be the best choice. I live in a condo and have my AP mounted high on a wall in my laundry room, where it's roughly in the middle of my unit. With PoE, you don't have to worry about having AC handy. The Ubiquiti APs come with the PoE adapter, provided you buy them individually. They don't come in the 5 pack.

                              PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                              i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                              UniFi AC-Lite access point

                              I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                                wheelhouse20
                                last edited by

                                i live in a 2 story house with all ground floor walls being brick and the upstairs plasterboard walls. No PoE adapter in the 5 pack what a con. i use an Arbor FPC-7502 for the pfsense box.

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                                  JKnott @wheelhouse20
                                  last edited by

                                  @wheelhouse20

                                  No it's not a con. The price per AP is significantly less. The assumption is if you're buying that many, you'll be using a PoE switch. As for the loft, that will mean the AP is significantly above much of the house and may have poorer signal at lower levels. One thing you can do is use your cell phone as an AP and place it at various locations, so see how the signal is around the house.

                                  PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                                  i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                                  UniFi AC-Lite access point

                                  I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    I have a single UAP-AC-LR that I have on the ceiling of a ground floor room. I can connect to that from anywhere across 3 floors in a brick building with good signal levels.
                                    Generally speaking higher is better for APs but not through floors!

                                    Steve

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