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Wireless Access Router Suggestions - Temporary Solution, 3 Devices need same SSID

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September 20, 2013 7:42:30 AM

I'm in a small business environment and I need to setup a temporary wireless solution. The area needs to cover a decent amount of space, and I've found 3 computers that I'd like to piggy back off of the network connection for the computer.

I'd like 3 devices that I can configure to work with each other, and or have the same SSID information so that the users only have to connect to one Wireless connection. This solution should also allow me to configure a guest network so that the wireless connection will not have access to the regular network

Can someone point me into the right direction for some recommendations?

Thank you in advance for your assistance..

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September 20, 2013 8:08:12 AM

Do you mean you have 3 computers or you need 3 wireless AP or both ? Many routers have the ability to run a guest network so if you can use a single router that is pretty easy. If you need to run multiple wireless devices and need to run a main network and a guest network you have now gotten fairly complex. First issue you are going to need a switch to connect these that support vlans. Then is still pretty much 1 router that supports the 2 networks and 2 devices running in AP mode with the 2 networks on them. Since this is getting close to a option you only find on commercial routers I would load dd-wrt on the 3 devices instead.
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September 20, 2013 8:44:56 AM

bill001g said:
Do you mean you have 3 computers or you need 3 wireless AP or both ? Many routers have the ability to run a guest network so if you can use a single router that is pretty easy. If you need to run multiple wireless devices and need to run a main network and a guest network you have now gotten fairly complex. First issue you are going to need a switch to connect these that support vlans. Then is still pretty much 1 router that supports the 2 networks and 2 devices running in AP mode with the 2 networks on them. Since this is getting close to a option you only find on commercial routers I would load dd-wrt on the 3 devices instead.


I meant, I'm looking for 3 wireless Access points. I mentioned the 3 computers because that is where I have access to network jacks, so I'd like to split the connections at those workstations. It's basically, a giant room, with allot of walls and turns, so this is why I thought I may need 3 devices with a singular broadcast SSID. We are on a Sonicwall 2400.
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September 20, 2013 9:40:14 AM

Sonic wall could then act as your router/switch I guess since it support 802.1q vlans.

What you do is get a AP that supports vlans and build 2 vlans. One for the business and one for guest. You assign 2 different SSIDs. This maps the users to the vlans. You then normally run a single cable back to a central switch or other device that support 802.1q trunks. it uses vlan tagging to keep everything separate. At some point you will need to carry the vlans to a device that is acting as a router. It will have virtual interface in each vlan. Pretty much it appears as 2 routers in one box. You can buy AP that can do this but it will be much cheaper to buy a router that support dd-wrt and run it as a AP. dd-wrt supports 802.1q as well as guest vlans and even the router function if you would need one of the devices to do the router. Since you have a sonicwall I would use that since it is much easier to configure the security restrictions on.

Since you are using vlans all the AP guest would share one network and all the AP business would share another.
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September 23, 2013 12:11:45 PM

bill001g said:
Sonic wall could then act as your router/switch I guess since it support 802.1q vlans.

What you do is get a AP that supports vlans and build 2 vlans. One for the business and one for guest. You assign 2 different SSIDs. This maps the users to the vlans. You then normally run a single cable back to a central switch or other device that support 802.1q trunks. it uses vlan tagging to keep everything separate. At some point you will need to carry the vlans to a device that is acting as a router. It will have virtual interface in each vlan. Pretty much it appears as 2 routers in one box. You can buy AP that can do this but it will be much cheaper to buy a router that support dd-wrt and run it as a AP. dd-wrt supports 802.1q as well as guest vlans and even the router function if you would need one of the devices to do the router. Since you have a sonicwall I would use that since it is much easier to configure the security restrictions on.

Since you are using vlans all the AP guest would share one network and all the AP business would share another.



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