Hello all, first post here.
I’m looking for some assistance in selecting an access point/router that can be used as a CPE device for installations in small businesses for a cable ISP.
Ideally, we would like to find a router that can do what we need, but if it turns out that we need a standalone AP instead, we are open to that as well.
We are searching for the following features:
-Multiple SSID support
-the ability to specify a different VLAN for each SSID
-the ability for the AP to establish a L2TP tunnel back to the ISP’s datacenter
-ability to bridge the VLANs from one or both SSIDs through the L2TP tunnel (DHCP for guest VLAN will come from a device in the ISP’s datacenter, as well as captive portal, payment gateway, traffic shaping, ad injection, etc).
-Hardware is under $100
Added bonus features we would like to see, but are not critical:
-Dual band radios
-AP support dynamic VLAN assignments from a radius server
I've looked at various different brands and models (openmesh, dd-wrt, mikrotik, engenius, tomato, ubiquiti, d-link, among others), and can't seem to find one that fits the bill. Ruckus APs are capable of what we need, but not at the price point we are looking for, and not as a router, just an AP. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance!!
I’m looking for some assistance in selecting an access point/router that can be used as a CPE device for installations in small businesses for a cable ISP.
Ideally, we would like to find a router that can do what we need, but if it turns out that we need a standalone AP instead, we are open to that as well.
We are searching for the following features:
-Multiple SSID support
-the ability to specify a different VLAN for each SSID
-the ability for the AP to establish a L2TP tunnel back to the ISP’s datacenter
-ability to bridge the VLANs from one or both SSIDs through the L2TP tunnel (DHCP for guest VLAN will come from a device in the ISP’s datacenter, as well as captive portal, payment gateway, traffic shaping, ad injection, etc).
-Hardware is under $100
Added bonus features we would like to see, but are not critical:
-Dual band radios
-AP support dynamic VLAN assignments from a radius server
I've looked at various different brands and models (openmesh, dd-wrt, mikrotik, engenius, tomato, ubiquiti, d-link, among others), and can't seem to find one that fits the bill. Ruckus APs are capable of what we need, but not at the price point we are looking for, and not as a router, just an AP. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance!!