Wireless Access Point Scheduling?
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I'm new to pfsense so please bear with me…
I have a pc engines based appliance with three ports and a wireless card installed that is running version 2.1.
I have simple requirements for the wireless access point that I haven't been able to figure out. Basically:
(1) I want my wireless access point to be part of our internal LAN and provide WAN access (like any standard commercial home router).
(2) I want to schedule the hours of operation to be five (5) days a week from 8AM to 5PM.Item #2 is the one I'm having trouble with... I thought I saw a scheduling page in the web gui but it' not what I expected.
I'm guessing that I can't really just turn off the wireless card but instead have to configure a rule to disable the interface?'
Thank You,
Jon Herr -
Hmm, install cron package and do something like ifconfig ath0 down|up as needed?
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Ok, I'm brand new to pfsense… is this done as a plug in? Do I have to ssh in to the router to create cron jobs?
Thanks,
Jon -
Install cron package. System - Packages.
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Just create firewall block rule and specify the schedule that you need under schedules.
doktornotor:
pfSense is unix but with the easy GUI, no! -
Hmm, install cron package and do something like ifconfig ath0 down|up as needed?
i do that and it works well. on my setup, it turns the radio right off, not just disables access. i added a web page that allows me to override the current wireless state if needed as well.
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@ermal:
Just create firewall block rule and specify the schedule that you need under schedules.
What Ermal says. I have this too (with some help from Phil.Davis to get it to work ;D ).
1. On the top of your LAN create a block all rule, and assign a time schedule to it (for example: off at 22.00 - on at 08.00).
2. Beneath that, have your pass rules.'t Works ;D