TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue

Mitch Rapp

@mcury

mcury

@mitch-rapp Firewall rules are correct.
The NAT part, you need to click the Outbound tab

Also, I can see hitcounts... Are you sure that the internet is not working in VLAN28 ?

Mitch Rapp

@mcury
IT CONNECTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mcury

@mitch-rapp said in TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue:

IT CONNECTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great man, everything is working now...
You have Internet from the access point going all the way through the switch, then to pfsense, with VLANs in place. Happy not only for you, but for both of us now :) hehehehhe

Mitch Rapp

@mcury
You are THE MAN! I cannot thank you enough. I owe you big-time.

Now, How do I utilize the back-haul feature on the Main Deco to the other DECO AP's :-)

mcury

@mitch-rapp said in TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue:

You are THE MAN! I cannot thank you enough. I owe you big-time.

You are welcome.

@mitch-rapp said in TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue:

Now, How do I utilize the back-haul feature on the Main Deco to the other DECO AP's :-)

I would have to read the documentation of these decos to be sure, but I guess that you would need to configure the TL-SG108E ports, exactly as you configured the port that is connecting to this AP that is already working, then configure the decos to use the mesh mode.. not sure what back-haul feature means yet

Mitch Rapp

@mcury
This router is a tri-band - 2.5ghz, 5ghz, & 5ghz.
the third band is for back-haul to the other Decos

mcury

@mitch-rapp Hm, I see...
So, as far as I understood from your topology, you will be connecting a cable to each one of these decos, right?
If so, the mesh would work in the same way, even better..
You would only use wifi mesh in case you can't connect a cable directly to the AP.

Mitch Rapp

@mcury
click here for Deco X90 specifications

Mitch Rapp

@mcury
That is correct!

mcury

@mitch-rapp Taking a look at it, give me a few minutes..
But will you be connecting a cable from the switch (TL-SG108E) to each deco?
Or these decos will be connected to each other by WIFI ?

mcury

@mitch-rapp Ok, try to add the other decos to see what happens

Mitch Rapp

@mcury

Connecting the second one now!

Mitch Rapp

@mcury

They will all be connected to the SG108E switch by Ethernet.

mcury

@mitch-rapp said in TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue:

They will all be connected to the SG108E switch by Ethernet.

Perfect, so, you should just turn them on, and after two minutes, they should be working already.
Confirm if that is working, then move through the ambient and confirm if the mesh is working the way you want to

Mitch Rapp

@mcury

2nd one is online and working. Moving to third

“Ambient?”

mcury

@mitch-rapp said in TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue:

“Ambient?”

Place wherever you are, sorry, sometimes my English fails on me.. :)

mcury

If you are going to use the homeshield pro features, we will have to change a few things..

Mitch Rapp

@mcury

Ok, I did get that before I bought the pfsense router with firewall.
What do I need to change?

mcury

@mitch-rapp said in TP-LINK TL-SG108E VLAN configuration issue:

@mcury

Ok, I did get that before I bought the pfsense router with firewall.
What do I need to change?

Few things to consider:

Change the operation mode to router mode, instead of ap mode.
New network behind the Decos
Create a new NAT entry in pfsense.
Change the firewall rule in pfsense.
Create a static route in pfsense.
Disable DHCP in pfsense.

I can't find where to disable NAT in these Decos, which means that you wouldn't be able to filter users IPs in pfsense, all IPs would natted before they reach pfsense...
So, pfsense would see only the Deco IP