ability to add an additional WiFi network

[browntownington]

Been meaning to ask about this, as a request.

There's an option in the GUI to add an additional network under LAN interfaces. But there is no option to add a third network under WiFi. I previously tried to figure out how to do it in CLI but I was finding it pretty complicated (coming from a Cisco background.)

Would it be possible to implement this in the GUI?

Use case for this is as follows:

1. home (trusted network) - personal devices and home servers (adguard protection) - 5G

2. guest (untrusted network) guest internet - 2.4G (no advuard)

3. IoT devices (untrusted network) with adguard protection - 2.4G

I'm aware that an additional WiFi network / ssid will require more power and resources on devices that already are budgeting heavily. However on the cobra I've found it managing well in that respect. I know that these devices before de-telstra did have the telstra-air/fon network so this is why I assume this would be possible.

Happy to hear your thoughts.

[seud0nym]

WiFi is really complicated, and it is even worse on the Gen 3, because on earlier generations both the WiFi and EasyMesh implementations were from Technicolor, but the Gen 3 has a third-party EasyMesh implementation.

When I get some time, I will have a look.

I use Guest for my IoT network, and I have a separate AdGuard Home instance for it.

[browntownington]

Ah I see! I didn't consider the easymesh integration!

I might have another go at poking around the config.

[rageebm]

Use case for this is as follows:

1. home (trusted network) - personal devices and home servers (adguard protection) - 5G

2. guest (untrusted network) guest internet - 2.4G (no advuard)

3. IoT devices (untrusted network) with adguard protection - 2.4G

Happy to hear your thoughts.

Have you considered running Guest 2.4 as wlan-IoT (as most IoT devices use 2.4) and then using guest 5ghz as wlan-guest? That along with your main network with band steering will be your 3 networks no?

[seud0nym]

Have you considered running Guest 2.4 as wlan-IoT (as most IoT devices use 2.4) and then using guest 5ghz as wlan-guest?

This won't work on a Gen 3. There is only one Guest network (unlike the Gen 2 and earlier that have separate networks for each Guest SSID).

[rageebm]

Ah I see, it's the way I'm running it with that set up on my Gen 2 so was ignorant of this change on the Gen 3. Thanks

[rageebm]

Just an update - I've tested this on a Gen 3 and you can have the guest network with two separate SSIDs. Just turn on "split" at the top of the wireless tab. Notably, this doesn't create a second VLAN like it does in the Gen 2 so technically Guest and Guest-5ghz are both still on the same network.

[seud0nym]

Notably, this doesn't create a second VLAN like it does in the Gen 2 so technically Guest and Guest-5ghz are both still on the same network.

Which is the problem, because the OP wants to create a different network with no access from Guest or IoT network to personal devices and home servers.

I had considered what you have proposed, since as you say, if you split the SSIDs, you can have 3 SSIDs (5GHz/2.4GHz/2.4GHz) as the OP desires. However, even if you enable client isolation on the IoT 2.4GHz SSID that is attached to the LAN network (to get AdGuard protrection), it only stops Wi-Fi client-to-client access; it does not prevent Wi-Fi client access to the wired servers on that network.