Dave Howorth wrote:
That's certainly annoying. The profiles remain, but the management has been reduced. No option of going back to the previous firmware ?
The OS on the 7530 is updated by my ISP, so no. Presumably their main focus on keeping the security up to date, which I don't object to!
Makes sense.
How about using the main and the guest network both? Assign your mobile phones and other "regular" devices to the main SSID, everything else on the guest SSID ?
I know I have to trust Apple to some extent, but that would mean trusting them and the apps on my main network. Plus visitors' phones also need Internet access but I certainly don't want them on my main network.
Maybe there is a way of setting up a third SSID (with its own profile) on your 7530 ?
There is plenty of choice, but I don't know of one that permits multiple profiles and assigning device to them. (other than per SSID).
It doesn't have to be profiles, although that seems to be convenient, but surely you can adjust the access rights of devices on the network?
I have 5-6 access points - Netgear, D-Link, TP-Link - none of them have any means of adjusting access rights for individual devices. I do my restrictions in my firewall. None of those APs are particularly new though, they're all five years or more.
Then again, if I had a device that could set up multiple SSIDs then I could assign devices to the relevant SSID.
Yes, that was also my next thought, but you would have to find a way of restricting their access.
Of the devices the others mentioned, the Unifi AC-Lite doesn't seem to be available in the UK yet, and the RT-N12D1 is no longer available. But neither seem to support wifi 6, which seems like a sensible capability to look for? I don't even know which brands to look at, if there are some better ones. I also don't really want to spend too much.
fwiw, I am also looking for some new access points. I haven't really had the time to dedicate to it, but Netgear and Zyxel are probably my favourites right now. The Netgear WAX218 looks good, although it defaults to PoE and doesn't come with a power supply. It's a bit pricey - I'm going to look for one without PoE. Wifi6 - yep, seems like a good idea. 5GHz - I would vote for that too, but you can get some very affordable devices with 2.4GHz only. (Zyxel WAP3205 for instance, here only SFr35). Sorry it's not a lot of help, but maybe at least some inspiration. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (7.9°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes (2016 - present) We're hiring - https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Heroes