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Can I Re-Purpose a V2860n purely as a Wireless Access Point
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12 Jan 2017 13:33 #87777
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Hi all,
Before I buy, I'd like to know if I could repurpose a V2860n as a wireless access point please?
Ideally I'd like to connect the "AP" up to a linux router that already has multiple NICs. Each NIC on the linux router has it's own subnet, and I'd like to run cat5e from each NIC to a segregated/VLAN'd gigabit LAN port on the V2860n. I do hope this makes sense!
The overall plan is to achieve 3 completely segregated SSIDs running over 3 matching LAN ports on the V2860n...
I hope this makes sense...
Before I buy, I'd like to know if I could repurpose a V2860n as a wireless access point please?
Ideally I'd like to connect the "AP" up to a linux router that already has multiple NICs. Each NIC on the linux router has it's own subnet, and I'd like to run cat5e from each NIC to a segregated/VLAN'd gigabit LAN port on the V2860n. I do hope this makes sense!
The overall plan is to achieve 3 completely segregated SSIDs running over 3 matching LAN ports on the V2860n...
I hope this makes sense...
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12 Jan 2017 16:53 #87785
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Yes, you can. Disable DHCP and give it a LAN IP address in your main subnet.
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12 Jan 2017 18:22 #87789
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Ahhh great!!! I'm hoping it'll be straight forward to:
-create 3 different vlans
-associate 3 LAN ports with these vlans
-associate 3 ssids with the same vlans
Aside from a V120, I've no experience with Draytek products
-create 3 different vlans
-associate 3 LAN ports with these vlans
-associate 3 ssids with the same vlans
Aside from a V120, I've no experience with Draytek products
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17 Jan 2017 06:03 #87820
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Why buy a Vigor2860 just to use it as an access point though ?
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18 Jan 2017 20:09 #87835
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Because it'll work with my Linux router. Unless a single access point will do?
But I'm wanting 3 separate interfaces so that each NIC has its own LAN port with VLAN.
But I'm wanting 3 separate interfaces so that each NIC has its own LAN port with VLAN.
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