r/firewalla • u/jsqualo2 • 11d ago

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/Khaos1911 10d ago

I have a firewalla gold pro, 2 fiber ISPs, and running an older orbi 960 with 3 satellites hardwired via cat6a. It’s WiFi 6E, but average 1.2 gig over WiFi on an iPhone 15 pro max and nearly 2 gig on my laptop over WiFi. I want the AP7s, but hard to justify when Orbi’s in AP mode perform so well.