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Using the UTM wireless control with a Linksys WRT1900AC (DD-WRT firmware)

abel johnston

Forgive me if this has been asked/solved already. I did search first.

 

So I just installed Sophos UTM 9 Home and was working on getting the wireless under control. Currently I have 2 wifi networks configured on my Linksys WRT1900AC. Can Sophos UTM control that device from within the webmin or do I need a Sophos access point?

If the answer is no, i cannot control that device from within the webmin, is there an access list for wireless devices? Right now I am using IPFire and when a device connects to my wireless access point (assuming they entered the correct key) they can not do anything until I manually allow their device in the firewall. Can someone point me in the right direction for that function?

 

Thank you.



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    Hi, Abel, and welcome to the UTM Community!

    Wireless Protection can't manage non-Sophos APs, but there might be a solution for your current AP...

    I'm not familiar with either of those devices.  The standard recommendation is to turn a wireless router into a wireless switch in the LAN behind the UTM and have the UTM do DHCP.  If your wireless device is capable of using VLAN tagging or can output the home and guest LANs on two different ports, then you can use the UTM's Hotspot capability as well as determine what guests can do using different firewall rules and different Web Filtering Profiles for each.

    Cheers - Bob

  • 0 in reply to BAlfson

    Hi BAlfson,

    I just now got back to looking at Sophos to replace my current firewall distro. I had to shelve that as I really needed a function to automatically block anyone joining my access point without being specifically allowed by MAC address via a white list. I also needed an easy way to add their MAC to said whitelist (as asking them to find and provide it proved very difficult at times). My current system shows a list of DHCP leases from which I can click to add to the whitelist. Which is a very nice feature.

    Just so I understand you properly, you are saying to have two separate wireless networks coming into the Sophos UTM (aka business and guest and give visitors the "guest" network password but lock them down via firewall rules?

     

    EDIT: I just seen this (it is old but sounds like exactly what I need) does this functionality only work in conjunction with Sophos AP's?

    http://ideas.sophos.com/forums/17359-utm-feature-requests/suggestions/3923266-wireless-mac-address-filtering-for-wireless-acces

  • 0 in reply to abel johnston

    just read your post and jumping in.... balfson will answer too i think..

     

    to fit your needs its recommended to use an sophos Acess-point.. you can manage your wlans, guest-wlan, dhcp and so on  then in the admin-gui from the sophos utm.

  • 0 in reply to abel johnston

    Yes, you can make firewall rules that are MAC-address dependent, so you should be able to accomplish what you want.  If the UTM is doing DHCP for the Guest network, it also can refuse to give an IP to an unknown MAC.

    As zaphod says, it's straightforward with a Sophos AP.

    Cheers - Bob

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  • 0 in reply to abel johnston

    Yes, you can make firewall rules that are MAC-address dependent, so you should be able to accomplish what you want.  If the UTM is doing DHCP for the Guest network, it also can refuse to give an IP to an unknown MAC.

    As zaphod says, it's straightforward with a Sophos AP.

    Cheers - Bob

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