Recommend poe access point with guest settings
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As title suggests, I am trying to source an access point that will allow a secure guest network that won’t be able to give access to the rest of the LAN. I thought I had it worked out with a tp-link using captive portal but it doesn’t block the wider access. Also needs to have poe. Any suggestions?
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For this purpose I have been using a wa-1201. Tp-link helpline said they couldn’t recommend an AP that offered a truly isolated guest network, and there are a number of posts on other forums where tp-link users are expressing their frustration that they set up the guest network but can still see other devices on the network. These seemed to be deco, however, and I haven’t specifically searched against Omada. The test I’ve been using is to set up the separate ssids or captive portal and then enter the standard BT hub address and see if the supposedly isolated network can see it, and it can. On a previous thread there was a discussion about using a vlan switch but it is unclear whether this will work easily or at all with a bt smarthub 2 (non-business) as they don’t support vlans.
Aruba instant on has done the trick. Proper guest settings, not just a separate ssid. Very fast, too, with good coverage. Easy to manage with the app but I guess, as has been observed elsewhere, this will build in obsolescence when they stop supporting the app (there doesn’t seem to be any way of just logging in through an ip address as with standard routers/access points). Just have one for now bought used for £40 on ebay, but considering switching the whole network over. For info, it works with a standard bt smarthub connected by ethernet, directly or through a dumb switch, without the need for any other aruba network hardware.
Olds124 said:
Aruba instant on has done the trick. Proper guest settings, not just a separate ssid. Very fast, too, with good coverage. Easy to manage with the app but I guess, as has been observed elsewhere, this will build in obsolescence when they stop supporting the app (there doesn’t seem to be any way of just logging in through an ip address as with standard routers/access points). Just have one for now bought used for £40 on ebay, but considering switching the whole network over. For info, it works with a standard bt smarthub connected by ethernet, directly or through a dumb switch, without the need for any other aruba network hardware.
Happy that you’ve found a solution with Aruba, I suspect that it’s unlikely the Aruba cloud management will be discontinued during the working lifetime of the devices your considering.However if it’s a serious concern then take a look at the tp-link Omada line & eap accesspoints, you can host your own on prem controller, easy vlan setup to firewall off guest &/or IoT traffic from your trusted network.
They now do a all in one fw/router/poe switch/controller now for ~£180 & lots of choice new & s/h of Omada compatible accesspoints.
Another vote here for TP-Link Omada - dead east to setup guest networks and VLANs for IOT stuff.
Captain_Morgan said:
They now do a all in one fw/router/poe switch/controller now for ~£180 & lots of choice new & s/h of Omada compatible accesspoints.
Oooh, do they - do you have the model number, as one box may be more wife/aesthetically pleasing than the 3 I have at the moment.FunkyGibbon said:
Another vote here for TP-Link Omada - dead east to setup guest networks and VLANs for IOT stuff.
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/47184-tp-link-er7212pc/Captain_Morgan said:
They now do a all in one fw/router/poe switch/controller now for ~£180 & lots of choice new & s/h of Omada compatible accesspoints.
Oooh, do they - do you have the model number, as one box may be more wife/aesthetically pleasing than the 3 I have at the moment.Captain_Morgan said:
That's a great bit of kit. Wish they had that out when I was speccing my kit. Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff