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    Proper way to carry Wifi VLAN to a ethernet port?

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      minimos
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      Hello,
      I'm setting up a pfSense based on a APU 2 board, which has 3 ethernet ports and a WLAN module, for home usage.

      My question is: I'd like to bring the VLAN defined for the wifi interface out to an external switch (so to share it with an external AP). The pfSense ethernet port used for this function will likely carry also other tagged VLANs.
      What is the proper way to achieve that?

      Thanks

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        NogBadTheBad @minimos
        last edited by NogBadTheBad

        @minimos

        Don't use the APU2 Wi-Fi.

        Trunk all your vlans out to the switch, only trunk the Wi-Fi vlans to the access-point.

        Ge1 pfSense uplink.

        Screenshot 2022-06-26 at 11.13.13.png

        Ge3 access-point downlink.

        Screenshot 2022-06-26 at 11.13.37.png

        Andy

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

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          minimos @NogBadTheBad
          last edited by

          @nogbadthebad said in Proper way to carry Wifi VLAN to a ethernet port?:

          @minimos

          Don't use the APU2 Wi-Fi.

          Thanks for your answer, but it goes out of the specs of my problem.

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            viragomann @minimos
            last edited by

            @minimos
            On pfSense you have to define an AP VLAN on the port which the switch is connected to and as well on the switch and bridge it with the wifi VLAN.

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              JKnott @minimos
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              @minimos

              I have a VLAN going to my access point for guest WiFi. The LAN interface is configured with VLAN 3, as well as native. My AP is configured to have the 2nd SSID on VLAN 3 and my Cisco switch is configured to allow VLAN 3 on the ports connected to pfSense and the AP.

              It's as simple as that.

              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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