How to setup 2 isolated wireless networks in the same building
I have setup and used without a problem one wireless network using 7 access points spread over 4 school buildings for 4 years.
How can I set up a 2nd wireless network isolated from the first, without creating wireless interference between the 2 networks?
Is it possible to buy new access points to replace the original 7, which have the capacity to have 2 isolated networks? Perhaps 2 physical network RJ45 connections or tagged VLAN functionality??
How would you approach this problem?
How can I set up a 2nd wireless network isolated from the first, without creating wireless interference between the 2 networks?
Is it possible to buy new access points to replace the original 7, which have the capacity to have 2 isolated networks? Perhaps 2 physical network RJ45 connections or tagged VLAN functionality??
How would you approach this problem?
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That's what I mean...channels not frequencies. Used wrong term. Thanks.
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tmoore - that sounds interesting "multiple SSIDs that can be isolated" But assuming there is only 1 RJ45 network connection on the access point, this means that traffic from both SSID's will be present on our main LAN. How are they isolated? I want 1 SSID to have full access to the school network. The other SSID only access to the internet - that they cannot see and hack into PCs on the school network.
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They're old Linksys access points, something like WAP54. I want to go more up market and get units that can run both N and G, and mutiple SSIDs.
At least I THINK that's the best route.
I'm going to check out now the Meraki and Aruba units recommended by tmoore.
I'll read your cisco link also Darr.
At least I THINK that's the best route.
I'm going to check out now the Meraki and Aruba units recommended by tmoore.
I'll read your cisco link also Darr.
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I have found Meraki and Meru solutions here in Norway.
Meraki was very expensive for us with the yearly fees required for cloud access.
Am looking at the Meru
MC1550 controller and AP1020i access points.
They have twin radio 2.4 and 5 GHz, multiple SSID, 2x2:2 MIMO.
I am assuming that it is better to have 1 set of more powerful accesspoints with twin radio and multiple SSID functionality instead of 2 separate WiFi networks consisting of twice the number of very cheap access points which might interfere with each other. Is this correct? I ask because this Meru system is still much more expensive than a lot of cheap access points. I'm hoping that the controller will give me a better overview and also better security.
Meraki was very expensive for us with the yearly fees required for cloud access.
Am looking at the Meru
MC1550 controller and AP1020i access points.
They have twin radio 2.4 and 5 GHz, multiple SSID, 2x2:2 MIMO.
I am assuming that it is better to have 1 set of more powerful accesspoints with twin radio and multiple SSID functionality instead of 2 separate WiFi networks consisting of twice the number of very cheap access points which might interfere with each other. Is this correct? I ask because this Meru system is still much more expensive than a lot of cheap access points. I'm hoping that the controller will give me a better overview and also better security.
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I will use Meru AP832 accesspoints which also have "ac" capability combined with a 3rd generation PaloAlto firewall PA200 which gives excellent layer 7 or application level security.
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.