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    PfSense + Omada controller

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    • ahmetakkayaA
      ahmetakkaya
      last edited by

      Hello there
      I want to run (Tp-link) Omada controller on pfsense
      Could you help?

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Probably not. 😉

        But way more info needed. That's some sort of Access Point managment? Does it have a FreeBSD port? You have a link?

        Steve

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        • NogBadTheBadN
          NogBadTheBad @stephenw10
          last edited by NogBadTheBad

          @stephenw10 I’m guessing its this:-

          https://community.tp-link.com/en/business/forum/topic/181042

          Andy

          1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Looks....um....sketchy!

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            • ahmetakkayaA
              ahmetakkaya @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10

              I've tried
              result failed
              an old source ..

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Ok, so it is that you're trying to install? Exactly as described in that post?

                If so the basic answer here is don't do that. Run the controller on something else, off the firewall.

                Steve

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                • ahmetakkayaA
                  ahmetakkaya @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10

                  my purpose is to run pfsense and omada controller in a single device

                  I installed but I couldn't reach the omada controller login page

                  i need more detailed setup explanation

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                  • noplanN
                    noplan @ahmetakkaya
                    last edited by

                    @ahmetakkaya

                    Hey
                    Do not run this controller on pfS!!!

                    What you can do
                    Is install pfS in a virtual machine and the omada controller on another virtual machine on the same server

                    U will have some fun using interfaces and other fine stuff
                    But it's possible

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                    • ahmetakkayaA
                      ahmetakkaya @noplan
                      last edited by

                      @noplan

                      There is a project and a single computer to be used in the field
                      There are no resources to purchase the controller in omada
                      a completely cost-effective study
                      so i can't install contoroller on a different device

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                      • noplanN
                        noplan @ahmetakkaya
                        last edited by

                        @ahmetakkaya

                        To be honest than install the desktop client for omada if tp link offers something

                        The way to install both on a single piece of metal is virtual machine
                        and that's the bottom line

                        Get yourself a raspi and install omada there, if even that's out of budget your project seems to be doomed to failure

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                          jeff3820 @ahmetakkaya
                          last edited by jeff3820

                          @ahmetakkaya I agree with noplan...you can and should do this with 2 VMs on a single machine. The Omada controller is free to download for Windows or Linux (https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/omada-software-controller/). There are many choices of VMs for Linux...take your choice. Then install Pfsense on a separate VM. You just have to spend some time configuring the interfaces.

                          You really want to keep the firewall separate from other software.

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