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The original was posted on /r/ubiquiti by /u/TigerKR on 2023-08-20 07:11:45+00:00.
TL;DR: Can I bridge my detached structure's LAN to my main structure's LAN with U6 PRO and U6 Lite?
In my main structure, I have a nicely working LAN with VLANS (50 home, 60 IoT, and 70 guest) and all. Ports on switches are properly tagged, unifi U6 APs have their SSIDs for each VLAN. Everything is routed and blocked and everything is dandy.
I'd like to setup my detached structure with its own LAN, and bridge it to my main structure using my unifi U6 APs. Currently, the detached structure (with no AP within) gets ok wifi from the main structure on the near side, and not at all on the far side.
I understand that I can add my U6 Lite to be a downlink mesh node to my U6 Pro setup as an uplink mesh node. Great, I can have wireless access in the far ends of the detached structure.
I've not seen a lot of info with this specific setup (bridging switches via U6 APs). What I've read has conflicting information. My questions are:
- Can I plug a unifi switch (not flex) into the detached's U6 Lite to give the switch access to the main LAN (via the U6 Pro on the main LAN)?-- I've read in some places that this won't work (speculation?), and that it does work (actual results?).
- Will I be able to tag ports on the detached's switch to my 60 IoT VLAN?-- I've read that wireless clients respect the VLAN of their SSID, but that wired clients attached via unifi mesh uplink - downlink are all on default VLAN 1?
Expensive P2P bridging equipment is a no.
Detached structure has power via underground conduit, but powerline ethernet is a no. Separately, can't run cat6 alongside existing underground power.
Future me will dig a trench and run Cat6 underground in its own conduit. Current me wants to make this happen sooner as opposed to later with equipment already on hand - and maybe this will be fine while saving a lot of digging.
