BeBox Multi SSID

From BE Usergroup Technotes

BE no longer send this router out and there is unlikely to be any newer firmware for it.

The 780WL supports Multi SSID's using the generic speedtouch firmware, unconfirmed with older BE firmware.

All updates and instructions are here: http://www.0x000.org/mssid780.html

[edit] Here is a mirror of the page in case it is down:

Speedtouch 780WL Multi SSID:

So, it appears that the 780WL firmware supports multiple ssids... maybe someone will find this useful for guest wifi access or something...

• Supports upto 3 extra SSID's
• Can only do WEP or Open security on the extra SSID's
• Can be attached to your bridge of choice
• Supports AP isolation on the extra SSID's

On telnet:

=>wireless mssid ifadd ssid ssid_name
=>wireless mssid ifattach ssid_id 1

There are also more options for ifconfig:

Syntax : ifconfig ssid_id = <number{1-3}> [ssid = <string>]
                  [apisolation = <{disabled|enabled}>]
                  [secmode = <{disable|wep}>] [WEPkey = <quoted string>]
                  [addscript = <quoted string>] [delscript = <quoted string>]

Attaching the mssid context to an eth port:

=>eth vlan add name mssid vid 2
=>eth bridge vlan ifadd name=mssid intf=WL_1_local0 untagged=enabled
=>eth bridge vlan ifadd name=mssid intf=ethport4 untagged=enabled
=>eth bridge vlan ifdelete name=default intf=ethport4
=>eth bridge vlan ifdelete name=default intf=WL_1_local0

Now any clients that connect to the named ssid will be isolated to port 4, adapt to suit.
The same could be applied to tagged vlans to save ports, but this is purely a proof of concept.

-- jwh