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    TL-WA801ND VLAN on stock firmware, working but can't access AP

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    • bthovenB
      bthoven
      last edited by bthoven

      I have my pfSense (on a 4-port gigabit mini PC) running fine with my TPLink Archer C9 (a wifi router turned as my main AP); however, I need to have a separate subnets for my IOT devices; and my main AP can't do that. So I got a TL-WA801ND access point (2.4Ghz N), as a second AP, which stock firmware can provide multi-ssids via separated VLAN ID.

      I managed to create two SSIDs from this AP, my PfSense gives the right subnet for each SSID and it works without problem. The only problem is I can't access my second AP admin page anymore, even when I connect to the new SSIDs. I used to do the same exercise with Openwrt router-turned-to-AP and I can access its admin page either when I connected to my main AP or the Openwrt AP itself.

      Any suggestion would be appreciated.

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      • JKnottJ
        JKnott @bthoven
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        @bthoven

        First off, anything with VLANs and TP-Link is suspect. Next, try doing packet captures, to see what's actually on the wire. Until then, we're just guessing.

        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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        • bthovenB
          bthoven
          last edited by

          Thanks. I can't find the solution yet. I've just flashed it with Openwrt and will see how it goes because it has more control regarding VLAN on Openwrt.

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