Hello, I have a grievance and need a proper solution. It seems that TP-Link’s Deco mesh WiFi APs don’t tag the three SSIDs to vlans (and they see no operational issue with this), and I would like to make the most use out of the “iot” network they provide to separate smart devices from my own. I could do by IP and assign static routes to such devices, but I was hoping something would be possible in router mode, though im unfamiliar with how such a structure works. Any other suggestions (including other brand mesh WiFi units, most especially supporting openwrt) are appreciated
You can built a mesh network out of off the shelf routers.
anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Any router that supports latest openwrt will be able to do a mesh network, if you have the option to run cable I would recommend ethernet backhaul instead.
Sometimes there are caveats when setting up the mesh, f.e. the firmware issue and fix here:
bbuez@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Thank you very much for that final note, I just love misleading marketing tactics and actually may not have noticed. Cheers!