Mesh with VLAN suggestions

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Daniel

• November 25, 2022 14:49

I’m looking to upgrade my wireless network. I currently have a FWG. Any suggestions on mesh devices that handle VLANs? Or APs that I can connect directly to FWG?

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  Michael Bierman

  • November 25, 2022 20:18

  Anything that supports 802.1Q should work.

  Depending on requirements and what you are comfortable with, my favorites are: 

  1. Unifi (more feature rich, but more complex)
  2. Orbi pro (less powerful in terms of features, but easier to set up). 

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  Daniel

  • November 25, 2022 20:58

  Thanks!

  1. Are thinking of APs and Docker controller on FWG?
  2. Isn’t VLAN support disabled in Bridge mode for the Orbis?

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  Michael Bierman

  • November 25, 2022 21:01

  1. With Unifi you can run the controller on FWG. I'm a little more cautious about that on FWP just because it seems to maybe push my comfort zone on resources. I decided to move my unifi controller to my nas instead because I saw no particular benefit to running it on FWG but I have an installer that makes it easy to get up and running on FW. github.com/mbierman/unifi-installer-for-Firewalla
  2. Orbi Pro is fine in bridge mode. 

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  Daniel

  • November 25, 2022 21:20

  Ah nice, didn’t notice the Orbi Pros.
  Looks like that’s what I need.

  Thank you very very much’

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  Bob O'Hara

  • November 25, 2022 22:30

  Aruba and Meraki Go APs fit the bill, as well.

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  Daniel

  • November 26, 2022 21:15

  Do they need an external controller?

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  Michael Bierman

  • November 26, 2022 21:17

  I think they are like UniFi. You can run them without a controller depending on what features you need but you need it for configuration and there are excellent analytics you get with running the controller all the time.

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  Bob O'Hara

  • November 26, 2022 23:52

  I don’t believe they require a controller.

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  Daniel

  • November 27, 2022 20:52

  Alright, I think Orbi Pro will be sufficient in my small network.

  Thanks for your help!

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