Deploy a wireless network as a bridge to an access point LAN
You want wireless clients to use the same address range as an access point LAN.
Objectives
When you complete this unit, you'll know how to do the following:
- Create a wireless network to be bridged into an access point LAN
- Ensure that blocked devices cannot access the network.
- Assign the network to an access point.
- Create a bridge interface.
Create a wireless network as a bridge to AP LAN
- Go to Wireless > Wireless networks and click Add.
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Specify the settings.
Option Description Name Bridge SSID Bridge Security mode WPA2 Personal Client traffic Bridge to AP LAN -
Type a password and confirm.
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Click Advanced settings and specify settings.
Option Description MAC filtering Blacklist MAC list Bad hosts
The firewall contains a defined wireless network and a corresponding virtual interface. Blocked devices cannot access the network.
Add a wireless network to an access point
- Go to Wireless > Access points, and click an active access point. If you don't have any active access points, follow the optional steps below.
- Select the zone in which your access points are connected.
- Approve the pending access point.
- Click the active access point.
- Select the country where the access point is located.
- In the wireless networks list, click Add new item and select the requested network.
The network is now deployed.
Create a bridge interface
You only need to create a bridge interface when using the built-in access point on a wireless Sophos Firewall. It's not required when using a separate access point, for example, an APX 320.
- Go to Network > Interface.
- Click Add interface and select Add bridge.
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Specify the following settings.
Option Description Name Bridge interface Interface Port1 > LAN Interface Port2 > WiFi Start IP $lt;IP address$gt; End IP $lt;IP address$gt; Subnet mask /24 (255.255.255.0) Domain name site.example.com Gateway Use interface IP as gateway
Clients who access the guest network will now be allocated an IP address from the range specified.