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Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2019-08-29 18:01:52 - last edited 2019-09-02 02:21:12

I have some (non-mobile) wireless automation devices that I want to associate exclusively with their nearest Access Points.

 

I want to do this so that if that nearest AP goes down, the devices simply lose connectivity, instead of reaching out to distant APs with which they might have poor connections that they are then slow to release.

 

I can think of three approaches to accomplishing this:

 

  1. The best would be to be able to associate a given MAC exclusively with a single AP.
     
  2. Or, though a hassle, be able to ban a given MAC from all APs except the one I want it to use.
     
  3. Or, create some new SSIDs that only communicate over certain APs, and associate the devices with these new SSIDs.

 

Sadly, using Omada Controller 3.2.1, I can't find any way to do any of these things.

 

Does anyone know if any of these things are possible? Or have another approach to suggest?

 

Thanks very much!

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2019-08-30 11:57:29 - last edited 2019-09-02 02:21:12

I Have done that on my accesspoint, Add a "Dummy" SSID in this case IoT And go to accespoint and wlans, add SSID Overrides . IoT device work mutch beter and are more stable with this configuration.

 


 

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Re:Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2019-08-29 22:52:27

bland328 wrote

I can think of three approaches to accomplishing this:

 

1. The best would be to be able to associate a given MAC exclusively with a single AP

 

Could be done with MAC Filter/Filter Association. Drawback is that only allowed devices could use this AP.

 

2. Or, though a hassle, be able to ban a given MAC from all APs except the one I want it to use.

 

Could also be done with MAC Filter/Filter Association.

 

3. Or, create some new SSIDs that only communicate over certain APs, and associate the devices with these new SSIDs.

 

 

Could be done by adding an additional SSID to the WLAN group assigned to the radio.

 

See the Omada Controller User's Guide for information how to use 1., 2. or 3.

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2019-08-30 11:57:29 - last edited 2019-09-02 02:21:12

I Have done that on my accesspoint, Add a "Dummy" SSID in this case IoT And go to accespoint and wlans, add SSID Overrides . IoT device work mutch beter and are more stable with this configuration.

 


 

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Re:Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2019-08-30 21:04:58

Thanks very much, both @R1D2 and @shberge!

 

That got me on the right track.  I now have it configured and working well, with my IoT devices on "override" SSIDs, successfully associating each with only a single AP.

 

Again, many thanks!

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Re:Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2020-11-22 11:28:12

Hello everybody,

 

I have the same question and couldn`t find or understand the solution. And a look in forum more user search for this.

 

I have three devices 2 x EAP225 and 1 x EAP225-Wall  and use Omada softwarecontroller 4.2.4 on a synology docker

 

 

Where can I find a MAC white- or blacklist for the AP`s - with this function it was easy

 

I found a MAC white- or blacklist for the "Wlan`s" but does not help with the problem 


 

best regards mark

   

 

 

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Re:Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2020-11-25 02:57:55

Dear @SunTi,

 

I have the same question and couldn`t find or understand the solution. And a look in forum more user search for this.

 

It's suggested to set a unique SSID for certain devices, you can configure SSID Override by referring to this post.

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Re:Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2020-12-03 08:08:24

Hello everybody,

 

@bland328 - yes in the new version 4.2.4 wlan overide works well - but I think MAC Filter on AP are more easier

 

Thank you mark

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Re:Can devices be restricted to certain Access Points?
2020-12-03 11:07:17

@bland328 Yes, as far as I know. The device can be restricted. I usually blocked other users to share my connection. 

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