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    mntwins7
    last edited by Mar 20, 2014, 8:47 PM

    Hello. I just built my PfSense box, and I am wanting to use my logitech gaming router as an access point. How do I setup the AP?

    I know I need to run an ethernet from the Pfsense to the AP, but then what do I do?

    Thanks. (and sorry if this is a duplicate topic).

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      jasonlitka
      last edited by Mar 20, 2014, 10:17 PM

      Do you want to have that traffic on a separate network or just part of your LAN?  If the latter, and assuming that the Logitech device is already broadcasting your WiFi SSID, disable DHCP on your Logitech router and then plug one of its LAN ports into the switch connected to LAN on your pfSense box.

      I can break anything.

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        mntwins7
        last edited by Mar 21, 2014, 1:17 AM

        @Jason:

        Do you want to have that traffic on a separate network or just part of your LAN?  If the latter, and assuming that the Logitech device is already broadcasting your WiFi SSID, disable DHCP on your Logitech router and then plug one of its LAN ports into the switch connected to LAN on your pfSense box.

        Can I just plug one of the LAN ports from the Pfsense box into the port labeled "Internet" on the router? The place where the ethernet from the modem connects.

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          charliem
          last edited by Mar 21, 2014, 2:46 AM

          @mntwins7:

          Can I just plug one of the LAN ports from the Pfsense box into the port labeled "Internet" on the router? The place where the ethernet from the modem connects.

          No, use a LAN port on your router.

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            marvosa
            last edited by Mar 21, 2014, 6:35 AM

            mntwins7, the short answer is yes, it will work, but then you're just adding unnecessary complexity to your network by double NATing.  Plug into a LAN port as charliem noted earlier.

            Also, the AP doesn't have to be plugged directly into PFsense, the AP can be plugged into any switch that is connected to your network.

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by Mar 21, 2014, 11:39 AM

              ^ Exactly. You can but you don't want to.

              https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Use_an_existing_wireless_router_with_pfSense

              Steve

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                mntwins7
                last edited by Apr 1, 2014, 4:45 PM

                Okay guys, I found out that the router has an option to use as an access point. It disables everything except for wireless. Thanks for the help.

                No double NAT or a different subnet

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