Re: [pfSense] Multiple SSIDs

[John Johnstone]

On Nov 24, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Steve Yates  wrote:
> 
> Steve Yates wrote on Tue, Nov 24 2015 at 9:28 am:
>>We haven't used wireless with pfSense yet.  The manuals for the
>> hardware models don't seem to mention how to set up the optional
>> wireless. The doc site suggests not using wireless in pfSense?
>> (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Should_I_use_pfSense_as_my_access_poi
>> nt)  It also says that some cards can handle multiple SSIDs
>> (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Wireless_Interfaces).  Does anyone
>> know if pfSense's hardware models support multiple SSIDs?

I haven't used wireless with pfSense.  From what I've glanced at in the 
freebsd-questions mailing list, wireless with FreeBSD is very much a hit or 
miss situation.  I'd definitely stick with an external access point.

My company has a D-Link DAP-2660.  It's not running through pfSense though.  It 
has multiple SSID capability although we're not using it.  You can configure 
each SSID to a VLAN.  It only gets light use and works well.

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John J.
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Re: [pfSense] Multiple SSIDs

[Kostas Backas]

We are using Ubiquiti Edge router and Unifi APs to route multiple SSIDs to 
VLANs.

I am sure (since Unifis can handle VLANs very well) that pfSense can be used. 
We are using pfSense VLANs to route multiple WANs from one NIC.

Best regards

Kostas

> On 27 Νοε 2015, at 02:37 π.μ., John Johnstone 
>  wrote:
> 
> On Nov 24, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Steve Yates  wrote:
>> 
>> Steve Yates wrote on Tue, Nov 24 2015 at 9:28 am:
>>>   We haven't used wireless with pfSense yet.  The manuals for the
>>> hardware models don't seem to mention how to set up the optional
>>> wireless. The doc site suggests not using wireless in pfSense?
>>> (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Should_I_use_pfSense_as_my_access_poi
>>> nt)  It also says that some cards can handle multiple SSIDs
>>> (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Wireless_Interfaces).  Does anyone
>>> know if pfSense's hardware models support multiple SSIDs?
> 
> I haven't used wireless with pfSense.  From what I've glanced at in the 
> freebsd-questions mailing list, wireless with FreeBSD is very much a hit or 
> miss situation.  I'd definitely stick with an external access point.
> 
> My company has a D-Link DAP-2660.  It's not running through pfSense though.  
> It has multiple SSID capability although we're not using it.  You can 
> configure each SSID to a VLAN.  It only gets light use and works well.
> 
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> John J.
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Re: [pfSense] Multiple SSIDs

[Steve Yates]

Steve Yates wrote on Tue, Nov 24 2015 at 9:28 am:
>   We haven't used wireless with pfSense yet.  The manuals for the
> hardware models don't seem to mention how to set up the optional
> wireless. The doc site suggests not using wireless in pfSense?
> (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Should_I_use_pfSense_as_my_access_poi
> nt)  It also says that some cards can handle multiple SSIDs
> (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Wireless_Interfaces).  Does anyone
> know if pfSense's hardware models support multiple SSIDs?
> 
>   The scenario is a client would use pfSense for routing but has a "demo
> room" they would like to keep isolated.  Can we set up a second SSID that
> would connect to that room's network?  Or should we just get an access point
> for that room?
>

Or, for other/future reference, a "guest" SSID that would be isolated 
from the rest.  I'd expect that to be possible as long as it supports multiple 
SSIDs, and just be a matter of the routing setup...

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Steve Yates
ITS, Inc.



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