The switches I've been using I've been really pleased with, they are the TP-Link TL-SG108E, I've got the V2 switch which has all it's configuration via a webui. The guest network is an easy to enter word, whilst the default network is something a little more complex.Īnd my guest network, (note the VLAN ID of 10) Unifi Controllerįirst of all I used the Unifi controller software to setup my new guest network, the SSID is identical to my existing WiFi network just appended with -guest They use different passwords obviously. How I set this upĮssentially this is in three places, my Unifi controller software, my managed switch webui, and pfsense itself.

I have an unlimited internet connection and I'm more than happy for my friends and family who have often travelled a couple of hundred miles to see us to have unrestricted WAN access. When I added two Unifi AC Lite access points to my network they natively have the ability to utilise a guest network, with a landing page and even utilise social network logins and bandwidth restrictions, this seemed a little too formal for my use case.

If you'd seen my Father-In-Law's Windows PC with his penchant for entering online competitions and the sorts of sites that entails you'd understand my concerns. One thing I did miss about my old Asus DSL-AC68U when I switched to pfsense was the ability to have a guest network, so visitors to our house can be given an easy to remember WiFi password and a dedicated WiFi network that is unable to access my LAN and therefore reduces the risk of malware getting introduced to my machines. Setup Pfsense & Unifi with Guest Wifi VLAN My need for a guest network

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