AP’s needing to be on the same LAN

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Lazarus

• January 26, 2025 19:22

I had 2 LANs set up on 2 different ports to keep things separated easily but it doesn’t look like I can set up multiple APs on multiple LANs- only multiple vlans. For devices connecting to WiFi that may not like vlans is there a way this can be done in a future release?

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  Lazarus

  • January 26, 2025 20:15
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  So we need to be able to choose which SSIDs go to which AP. I have 2 floors and I need the floors on separate SSIDs and networks with 1 AP on floor 1 and 2 on floor 2 but it doesn’t seem like I can do that yet. That’s a big need!  I have devices next to an AP on one floor connecting to 2.4Ghz on another floor entirely

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  Firewalla

  • January 26, 2025 23:21

  You mean, you want to manage two sets of APs that are completely separate from each other? I don't see this can make your wifi range better, you are best just mesh everything together as one mesh and configured SSID on them

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  Lazarus

  • January 27, 2025 01:26

  Correct, we want to only have one network & SSID on one floor and a second network on another floor. It’s not just for WiFi range, we have 2 different groups using one ISP and want to keep everything separated. We also found an issue where currently devices on one floor are not connecting to the best AP- they’re connecting to an AP on an entirely different floor- through the floor.

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  DanM

  • January 27, 2025 02:36

  Wouldn’t the use of 2 SSID’s and each group uses their assigned SSID solve the separation you are looking for? e.g. SSIDFLR1 and SSIDFLR2. Trying to understand why it’s AP critical separation and not just routing separation.

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  Lazarus

  • January 27, 2025 02:51

  So yes we made the logical separation as you said Dan, but it’s the fact that devices are connecting to APs badly that is the issue now. So yes the “separation” is now there but not the ideal “performance”. Instead of Device A connecting to AP B in the same room at 5 GHz, it’s connecting to AP C on another floor at 2.4GHz, with dramatically lower throughput (as expected)

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  Robbie

  • January 27, 2025 03:01

  @Lazarus
  I’m also experiencing this same situation. I have a device (Nest Hub) in the same room as one of my AP7 (5 feet away) and it’s connected to the AP7 on the other side of my house on 2.4.
  Now I have a Nest cam that is about 20 feet away from this same AP7 and it’s connected on 5Ghz. Go figure.
  We just have to be patient and let them hopefully sort it out :-)

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  DanM

  • January 27, 2025 03:05

  Thanks Lazarus, makes sense now.

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