Open Source Wi-Fi Controllers: Why Mixing AP Vendors Is So Hard
Can any open source controller manage access points from different vendors? Daniel wrote in with a UniFi container, an old TP-Link AP, and six questions. We walk through what controller software actually does — adoption, VLANs, 802.11k/v/r roaming, RADIUS — and why vendors bundle hardware, firmware, and management into one locked stack. Then we survey what open source has actually built: OpenWISP, OpenSOHO, DAWN, TIP OpenWiFi, FreeSDN, and WiMoVE. The punchline: every one of them needs OpenWrt flashed or an open protocol on the AP. Stock UniFi does neither. Episode 5544 —…
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