Guest Network on Nodes

[OzarkEdge]

I use the term AiMesh 2 to represent the future (at least I hope there's a future).

The mesh systems I've used aren't consumer. I come from a telco wireless background and I was also very involved in the "City wide WiFi" push of a decade or so ago before cellular data was as ubiquitous as it is today (which by the way is a mesh ).

I think AiMesh has promise and have posted recently a couple things I think they need to do to make it more usable.

I was hoping you knew of a better consumer mesh system for the money... I know you are thrifty since you buy refurbished consumer routers.

My 2x86U AiMesh with wireless backhaul is working quite well here.

OE

 

[Grisu]

I use the term AiMesh 2 to represent the future (at least I hope there's a future).

Over a year ago users from Asus (like arthurlien) announced something they called AiMesh phase 2 with bug fixes and possibly enhancements (guest wifi on mesh node).
Dont know if its out already and we didnt mention or still waiting.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/b...r-rt-ac68u-and-first-beta-for-bluecave.46802/

 

[OzarkEdge]

Over a year ago users from Asus (like arthurlien) announced something they called AiMesh phase 2 with bug fixes and possibly enhancements (guest wifi on mesh node).
Dont know if its out already and we didnt mention or still waiting.

Here's an official beta phase 2 post: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/b...r-rt-ac68u-and-first-beta-for-bluecave.46802/

As I read it, it is just rolling out more AiMesh work-in-progress... with no mention of guest networks on nodes.

I would expect a 'new product' before there will ever be an AiMesh 2.0.

OE

 

[L&LD]

To be fair, it needn't be called AiMesh 2.0, it could just have the expected features and just simply work too.

 

[OzarkEdge]

To be fair, it needn't be called AiMesh 2.0, it could just have the expected features and just simply work too.

Yeah, I've been calling that 'work-in-progress'. There will likely never be an AiMesh 2.0, imo.

OE

 

[WillyTP]

For the sake of knowledge,
some days ago I opened a ticket at Asus support in order to ask about Guest Network on WiFi nodes.

The answer has been the following:

Circa la sua richiesta, non sono disponibili informazioni ufficiali se la rete wifi Guest ai nodi AiMesh sarà supportata da una futura versione firmwar del modem ( probabilmente non sarà supportata ).
* segnaleremo la sua richiesta al reparto competente della casa madre .

which, translated in a few words, means that Guest WiFi on nodes won't be supported.

If you have 5 minutes to waste, I invite you all to open a ticket at Asus in order to let them hear our voices.

Best regards

 

[Kingp1n]

For the sake of knowledge,
some days ago I opened a ticket at Asus support in order to ask about Guest Network on WiFi nodes.

The answer has been the following:

which, translated in a few words, means that Guest WiFi on nodes won't be supported.

If you have 5 minutes to waste, I invite you all to open a ticket at Asus in order to let them hear our voices.

Best regards

I don't use guest wifi mode now...however, with it enabled on the main router what wld be the purpose to support guest network on a node? Plz enlighten me on my ignorance...can you simply block some devices so they don't roam from main to node?

 

[WillyTP]

I don't use guest wifi mode now...however, with it enabled on the main router what wld be the purpose to support guest network on a node? Plz enlighten me on my ignorance...can you simply block some devices so they don't roam from main to node?

I use two RT-AC68U in order to cover all my house, which is made of 3 floors.
However, in my house I run a little Bed & Breakfast too.

I need to extend both my full access WiFi, and the one for the guests.
Main node isn't enough to cover the B&B area of my home.

Time ago I accomplished this by using FreshTomato-ARM, however is not as stable as AsusWRT or Merlin...

 

[Smokindog]

I use two RT-AC68U in order to cover all my house, which is made of 3 floors.
However, in my house I run a little Bed & Breakfast too.

I need to extend both my full access WiFi, and the one for the guests.
Main node isn't enough to cover the B&B area of my home.

Time ago I accomplished this by using FreshTomato-ARM, however is not as stable as AsusWRT or Merlin...

If you're running the routers as APs (not AiMesh nodes) you can enable/disable the guest network on any AP node individually.

 

[Grisu]

If you're running the routers as APs (not AiMesh nodes) you can enable/disable the guest network on any AP node individually.

and they will have full access to your intranet!
Master router doesnt know about guest and standard SSID on the AP-node, getting everything on same LAN-port with full access to everything.
Instead you can tell everybody your SSID and password ...

 

[Smokindog]

and they will have full access to your intranet!
Master router doesnt know about guest and standard SSID on the AP-node, getting everything on same LAN-port with full access to everything.
Instead you can tell everybody your SSID and password ...

Hmmmm, didn't used to behave that way. Is that a new thing?

PS - just tried this and am most apologetic for suggesting it.

 

[Grisu]

Hmmmm, didn't used to behave that way. Is that a new thing.
PS - just tried this and am most apologetic for suggesting it.

Its been forever, maybe you could use scripts to get it solved, but requires Merlin and some knowledge how to do.

 

[Smokindog]

Its been forever, maybe you could use scripts to get it solved, but requires Merlin and some knowledge how to do.

Not that it's relevant since it behaves as you stated but I know I've done this in the past and it's been isolated from the LAN. It's been quite awhile so I can't tell you which model/firmware/...

No matter, I again apologize for suggesting without testing current functionality.

Thanks for correcting me.

PS - I had to physically power cycle the AP when I removed the Guest Network to regain LAN access!

 

[Grisu]

Not that it's relevant since it behaves as you stated but I know I've done this in the past and it's been isolated from the LAN. It's been quite awhile so I can't tell you which model/firmware/...

Maybe with openWRT.
My AVM routers can be configured to use LAN-port4 as guest access, so everything connected to it - either a PC or an AP-node - will have only internet access and can be enabled for access to other guest clients.