And assign the port that was originally assigned to your LAN interface:įig.10: Set LAN interface network port to BRIDGE0 and old value of LAN interface to OPT1Ĭlick on the save button. Next, assign the BRIDGE0 port to your LAN interface. Interface Old Network port New Network portįig.09: Note down old network port values for LAN and OPT1 before swap You need to swap and set correct network port for LAN and OPT1 interfaces as follows: Make sure you select both the OPT1 and OPT2 interfaces under Member Interfaces. Please note that setup a different and strong pre-shared key and SSID for your network.Ĭlick on the Interfaces > Assign > select Bridges tab > click on Add button: Scroll down a little bit and set mode to ACCESS POINT, SSID, select WME, enable WPA, set WPA pre-shared key (wifi password), WPA mode to WPA2, WPA pairwise to AES as follows: Make sure you set standard and channel too. Step #3: Enable OPT2 (ath0 wifi AP) interfaceĬlick on the Interfaces > Assign > OPT2 and set it as follows (i.e activate access point):įig.06: Enable OPT1 with no IPv4 or IPv6 settings. At the end you should have four interfaces as follows:Ĭlick on the Interfaces > Assign > OPT1 and set it as follows:įig.05: Enable OPT1 with no IPv4 or IPv6 settings Next repeat the same step to add OPT2 interface with ath0 as a network port. Select igb3 network port from drop down menu (or which ever is free in your router) and click on the Add button to create OPT1: Let’s get our hands dirty and make pfSense based all in one access point.įig.02: The default WAN, LAN, and unconfigured ath0 wifi interfaces Make sure DHCP server enabled for LAN interface. Do not assign an IP address to bridge0 or ath0 (wifi) interfaces. You do not want to lose connectivity to your web interface. OPT2 = ath0 (wifi) (I’m using this Atheros AR9280 Chipset based mini pcie from Amazon) You need to configure additional interface (OPT1) and swap them as follows:

The bridge will include LAN (igb2) and Wifi (ath0) interfaces:

Our current setup look as follows on console:įig.01: The default WAN (igb0) and LAN (igb1) interfaces I am going to assume that you need to configure access point in a bridged mode. In this tutorial, I will explain how to setup a bridged LAN Wi-fi network access point using pfSense. How do I configure a bridged LAN wifi access point (AP) network and setup pfSense? I have installed wireless mini-PCIe card for my pfSense firewall.

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