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WAX202 as an AP problem
I have a Billion BiPAC 8800AXL R2 as my main router. I have 2 SSID subnets set up lets call them ABC and ABC-Guest ABC uses 192.168.1.xxx and ABC-Guest uses 192.168.2.xxx allowing access to the In...
Many thank you for your help...
This is stretching my understanding a lot and I am struggling to get it to work in reality. I think I have bitten off more than I can chew...
The WAX202 doesn't appear to allow me to set up and VLANs unless I put it into router mode which I didn't think I wanted to do?
Additionally once I have done this I need to repeat it all with a WAC104 if that is even possible...
My full network was working ok with the 2 Netgear routers hard wired to the Billion and setup as access points using the same SSID and everything could see everything else ok as they were all on the same network, they could all access the internet etc. Admittedly the switch between access points wasn't as seamless as i would like but I expected that.
I don't need "guests" as such and it only got complicated when I started putting some "smart" devices onto the network and I read that it would be a good thing to segregate them so that if someone did manage to hack into one then they would not have access to my LAN. Which is where this all began...
I guess by far the easiest option would be to buy a mesh system and set it up on there... Time to go back to the drawing board I think...
Suggest to stay far away from these marketing[-ish!] Mesh systems, where most donßt support more than one LAN (and VLAN). Worst case, they also bring some other new "tech" and supposedly IEEE "compatible" features not fit for interoperability with the more common industry standards.
You currently have a router which does support two LANs and IP subnets - only on dedicated access ports, not on a single connection trunk. Same applies to the WAX202, the WAC104, ... -> https://kb.netgear.com/30611/How-do-I-create-multiple-SSID-s-to-operate-on-multiple-VLAN-s
An inexpensive Netgear Plus or Netgear Smart Managed Essential switch (new naming for these) model GSxxxE[nn] or MSnnnE[nn] and some brainwork is sufficient.
Good luck, and keep us posted please, we're happy to help!
-Kurt.
Hi Kurt,
Thank you for the insight... I wasn't aware of problems with mesh systems, I will have a look into it further...
I am happy to put in the brain power to try and figure it out as I have no doubt I would like to add more "smart" tech at some point in the not too distant future.
I need to replace one of my old 5 port switches anyway so need to go for a slightly larger 8 port one and make it a managed one...
Is there any reason to not go for something like the GS308E
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D4NTDSFR?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1
If I am not mistaken it is now an "end of life" product but I am guessing it, like my other unmanaged switches they just work for years until something breaks and at that kind of price, it is a bit of a no brainer...
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