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Newbie - How to properly set up wireless access point

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    VivoAzzurro
    last edited by Apr 14, 2018, 2:18 AM

    Be warned, I have barely any prior experience with pfSense or networking in general. Running pfSense 2.4.3.

    I've just installed and properly configured my pfSense router. The hardware I'm using has a WAN port, a LAN port, and two optional ports. I would like to use an Asus Nighthawk as a wireless access point. I'm assuming I can connect the LAN port on my pfSense router to a Ethernet switch, then from the switch to the Asus Nighthawk. From that point, considering the default OS is installed on the Nighthawk, I should be able to easily set it up as an access point without having to do anything else.

    I wanted to get some feedback from anyone who knows what they're doing, as I'm not sure if this is really a proper way to set up a wireless access point. Thank you.

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      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by Apr 14, 2018, 8:29 AM

      Sounds like you are on the right track.

      https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Use_an_existing_wireless_router_with_pfSense

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