Fortigate WiFi using Linksys Wireless Router?

[#1]

I should have bought the WiFi version of the Fortigate 60B... that was my first mistake... Since I have spare interfaces... is it possible to configure both peices and use the Linksys as a wireless access point? I was hoping to turn off DHCP and just plug it into the DMZ port...

[mhe]

Yes, just set the default gateway of your WLAN AP to the FG' s Interface IP and create firewall policies as neccessary... martin

[#3]

I did something similar here for our guest wireless access. But our DMZ port is used as a DMZ. I changed the 60B' s internal connections to switch mode giving me 6 internal interfaces and made one of those our guest wireless access network. I didn' t have a wireless AP laying around so I configured an older wireless router we had like a AP. I disabled DHCP on the router and DHCP is handled by the FortiGate on that interface. -- David

[#4]

Thanks guys! This was a huge amount of help. I didn’t know it was possible and I didn’t want to have to sell and re-buy the WiFi version. I will switch the 60B to Interface Mode and I have two WiFi access points/Linksys routers... I may use one for open guest access but only allow port 80 in and out, along with a Local Authentication on the 60B to get an outbound connection. (No WEP or MAC filtering) But a password to use the network. The second WiFi point I was going to use to connect to our internal office LAN. It would be a separate network but I will enable MAC and WEP but users will have to use a VPN connection to be dropped onto our local SBS network. Im not a huge fan of WiFi networks but these guys are asking me for one. I figure the VPN connection would ensure the privacy/security of our LAN. Hopefully what I am trying to do should work… let me know it if sounds a little far fetched.

[#5]

Just FYI, I got it all set up tonight... worked like a charm on the first try. Thanks for the input! This got me thinking... whats so special about the more expencive wireless access points made by HP and Cisco? Also, if I wanted to extend range, could I add another Linksys AP to the other side of my house without any issues?

[rwpatterson]

ORIGINAL: FortiNoob This got me thinking... whats so special about the more expencive wireless access points made by HP and Cisco?

More money, more options...

[abelio]

ORIGINAL: rwpatterson

ORIGINAL: FortiNoob This got me thinking... whats so special about the more expencive wireless access points made by HP and Cisco?

More money, more options...

Also ' brand money' ... many times those 2 bigguys can claim more money for similar things and features.. They know that no one IT manager or CTO was fired just by buying Cisco or HP.

[#8]

Once you get into enterprise class wireless AP' s you get the ability to manage and monitor 100' s of AP' s easily. They also support more advanced features such as vlan' s, 802.1x authentication, SNMP, etc. If you want wireless clients to seamlessly pass from one AP to another you' ll need an AP that supports WDS. If you' re not in a situation where any of that matters then definitely save your money. You can get some of these features with after market firmware such as dd-wrt. -- David

[#9]

I havent done too much research into the dd-wrt firmware, but I do have a few WRT54G routers laying around. Any speed issues with loading a firmware like that that hardware? Firmware flash looks worth while.

[#10]

http://www.wirelessnetworkproducts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1900&gclid=CMuz8an1oZUCFRxNagodKys5kA Anyone ever use something more along the high end bridge line? I dont think a couple Linksys WAP / Bridges are going to do the trick for me. I have two offices across a block that need to be connected... main reason why is for bandwith. We only get DSL at once office, 768k down and Fios at the other location. 50mbps down / 20 mbps up. I wanted to use a wireless bridge to get a 100baseT or Gigabit connection from Lan to Lan. Another Link http://www.solectek.com/index.php