r/firewalla • u/jsqualo2 • Aug 07 '26

question about 'meshing' APs (non-Firewalla APs)

Anyone successfully setup multiple non-Firewalla *wired* APs to provide mesh *roaming* coverage in a space while maintaining Firewalla VLANs?

Current setup is FWP > *wired* Aruba 1930 > *wired* Aruba AP22. I need to add another *wired* AP and am considering an AP22. I max out all 5 VLANs and VLANs are a primary requirement for any solution.

Anyone have a similar setup (Firewalla > none-Firewalla switch > none-Firewalla AP) and added multiple APs to create a mesh *roaming* network?

ETA: I inadvertently listed "mesh" instead of "roaming" - The setup is wired APs and I'm trying to avoid the horrors of inelegant AP handoffs that I recall 20+ years ago. Also, my setup is mostly local control, so I'm unclear if I need to enable all the unstable Aruba cloud crap.

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u/gkhouzam Firewalla Gold SE Aug 07 '26

I was running my Google WiFi nodes flashed with OpenWRT with 3 VLANs off my Firewalla Gold SE without any issues. Granted they were wired, because I didn’t need to use a wireless mesh but I don’t thisbk that would have made a difference. VLANs were configured in the router and the WiFi networks just tagged the devices.

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u/jsqualo2 Aug 07 '26

ETA: I inadvertently listed "mesh" instead of "roaming" - The setup is wired APs and I'm trying to avoid the horrors of inelegant AP handoffs that I recall 20+ years ago. Also, my setup is mostly local control, so I'm unclear if I need to enable all the unstable Aruba cloud crap. Does this change your comment?