Using the switch ports on SG5100
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Hi,
I am a home user with SG5100. I recently upgraded the network with a Access Point, and disconnected all the re-cycled old router as access point.
I use only the typical function on pfsence, ie simple firewall, VLAN, openVPN, WAN and LAN port. Once it is setup and running, I rarely touch it.Currently, the new access point is connected to the trunk port on the 1st managed switch after the SG5100.
How can I use the unused switch ports on the SG5100 as a TRUNK port and be parts of the LAN, for the Access Point. I can free up the port on the managed switch.
According to some posts and documentation on SG2100 regarding switch ports, I have to create a new VLAN and grounp. Is this the way to do it?
Or I should just leave it as it is, the simplest way to connect the Access Point.
Managed switch is a Gigabit switch
Wifi6 Access point has a 2.5G portsAny advantage to connect the AP directly to the SG5100? Since all packets go back to the pfsence for routing, I have several L2 switches daisy chained on the network.
Best Regards
Pat
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The LAN ports on the 5100 are not a switch, they are all separate NICs. So if you need it to be part of an existing subnet you would have to bridge it and that's not really recommended if you don't need to.
If the wifi is using a VLAN, it's on a different subnet/interface, then you could just connect it to a port on the 5100 directly instead.Steve
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Thank you for the information. The WIFI have 3 difference SSIDs/VLANs plus the main one on it. I would like to use the port as a TRUNK.
The simplest would be 1 VLAN for 1 AP, assign to separate port. That is not I wanted to do.
Bridging is not a recommended then I just leave it as it is. It is working very well now, better not to touch it.
Thank you very much
Pat
